Because of a misunderstanding by one of the Etsy sellers whose item I shared on my blog yesterday, I feel the need to have everyone whose items I share here on the blog understand who I am...I am 'NOT' the kind of person that shares other people's talent and creativity just to get a laugh out of it, or to put them down! That's NOT ME!!
I 'am' the kind of person who talks a lot, and who sometimes may not say everything I'm feeling about some of the items I share. For that, I'm sorry!...I made the wordy mistake yesterday of saying that I was just wasting some time on Etsy and found their item and just thought I'd share it. O_O
What I meant was that I wasn't doing anything in particular while I was watching tennis out of the corner of my eye, so I started looking around on Etsy...and saw their cute item and just had to share it!...It was a good thing!!...It makes me sad to think that the world has gotten so cruel that someone would think that I would share their item, contact them to say I shared it, and then proceed to put them down! O_O
I'm the girl that likes to keep it positive, smile-worthy, and up-building around here! I go out of my way to NOT put people down!!! O_O ... But I guess when you talk as much as I do, you're bound to get it wrong every once in a while. :-( So, to the maker of the cute item from yesterday's post (which has now been removed)...I apologize.
MOVING ON!...Let's talk about snails, shall we?! ^_^ I'll tell you why in a minute. First, I have to look at another example of cuteness!...
Yep!...Cute, right?! :-) And it's a cute snail that I 'could' crochet myself!...MAYBE!...if I wasn't determined not to mess up anyone's pattern with my non-talented-animal-crocheting self!! LOL..."I'm still sorry, Baby Wuglyee!"...I'll keep my crocheting talents in the flower realm, and I'll leave the 'detail-oriented' crocheting of animals to those who do it well! ^_^
The reason I'm talking about snails today is because I was scrolling on Twitter this morning and saw this!...
(Giant African Land Snail on Fusion)
The tag line for the story behind the photo said: "Giant Snails Take Over South Florida". O_O What?!!...And it's no joke either!!...(You can click over to the site and see the whole story.)...South Florida is having a Giant African Land Snail epidemic!! O_O
Giant African Land Snails lay 100 eggs a month, can grow up to 15 inches long, and can eat through the stucco walls of a house!! O_O A quote from the site says: "They eat 500 different plants, including everything we grow in Florida as a source of food,"..."In addition to that, they're a human and animal threat, because they carry a parisitic nematoad that could cause meningitis." YIKES!! O_O All we have to deal with here in western Massachusetts is rain!!
After seeing the rest of the video about the giant snails, and the way South Florida is choosing to get rid of them...FASCINATING!...I was in search of some other, less slimy, CUTE snails to focus on!! ^_^ ... And I found some too!!! :-) ...
(Grey and Brown Speckled Picasso, Bronze Lustered 10mm (12pcs) Czech Glass Picasso Beads by BeadsandmorebyYashma)
Awwwwww! Cute snails! :-) And a whole lotta thankfulness that I don't live in South Florida right now!....*cold shiver* O_O ... We are dealing with rain here in Holyoke today though!...I'll take it!! ^_^ Have a good day, Everybody! ♥
Snail-Like
Yes, sometimes I am snail-like,
move real slow, and leave a trail.
And I can hibernate...You, know,
a nap won't make me frail.
No, I may not move fast.
Sometimes it's 'steady as she goes!'
Maybe that's why snails live longer,
They take their time...and a quick doze!
Yes, sometimes I am snail-like,
move real slow, and leave a trail.
And I can hibernate...You, know,
a nap won't make me frail.
No, I may not move fast.
Sometimes it's 'steady as she goes!'
Maybe that's why snails live longer,
They take their time...and a quick doze!
