snail munchies (haibun)

Tournesol Haibun 2014-11-132014-11-13 1 Minute

My childhood friend used to collect her eggshells starting in March up to May. She would crunch them into tiny pieces and put them in her flower beds to prevent snails from crawling in her garden. If they crawled too quickly (I doubt there’s a chance of that) or not cautiously, the eggshells would cut them. Ouch!! Poor little critters. Before you start feeling all sad about this, I just discovered they enjoy eating the eggshells, it is filled with calcium just perfect for their shells, like the photo above. I wonder if my friend knew that part.

crawling gingerly
eggshells in flower beds
snail’s obstacle course

gourmet nutrient
eggshells in flower pot
snail munchies

Carpe Diem Little Creatures

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Published 2014-11-132014-11-13

14 thoughts on “snail munchies (haibun)”

martha0stout says:

2014-11-13 at 16:33

Maybe the eggshells around the edges just made them think, “Hey, we don’t need to bother with those greens, we’ve got a feast right here!”

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1. Cheryl-Lynn Roberts says:
  
  2014-11-14 at 00:46
  
  then everyone is happy and we are reusing/recycling too:)
  
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moondustwriter says:

2014-11-13 at 19:42

we used to pour salt on them and watch them get all frothy. They are fun to watch until you come out in the morning to see your garden devoured.

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2014-11-13 at 21:35

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1. Cheryl-Lynn Roberts says:
  
  2014-11-14 at 01:52
  
  Done! and thanks for letting me know:)
  
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  1. panikikubik says:
    
    2014-11-14 at 09:39
    
    🙂 Thanks again!
    
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J says:

2014-11-14 at 02:11

Poor fellas!
Perhaps next year I’ll add eggshells around the purple crocus!

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1. Cheryl-Lynn Roberts says:
  
  2014-11-14 at 02:36
  
  Sure and they will love the extra chips..hard on the teeth though:)
  
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Dolores Fegan says:

2014-11-14 at 04:09

Nicely done! I think I’ll forgo the eggshells now because I have a plethora of snails.

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1. Cheryl-Lynn Roberts says:
  
  2014-11-14 at 04:24
  
  My friend swears by them.
  
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kaykuala h says:

2014-11-15 at 02:30

Clear case of ‘join them if you cannot fight them!’ Must be fun being ‘tummy full’ for the snails! Nice write Cheryl!

Hank

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1. Cheryl-Lynn Roberts says:
  
  2014-11-15 at 02:57
  
  Exactly, Hank, I knew about the obstacles but decided to research and discovered the little critters like them:)
  
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Bastet says:

2014-11-15 at 06:13

Cool … glad it was him munching 🙂

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1. Cheryl-Lynn Roberts says:
  
  2014-11-15 at 07:30
  
  🙂
  
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