Snail's Pace

I can't believe this wasn't included in our highlight reel of our homage to summer at home! Our first month here was marked by Tavish's discovery of snails. He brought them food, he checked on them, he made sure they had water, he held them, he even made them homes, sometimes a mobile home...



MOMENT: Snail Science

"Even a snail will eventually reach its destination"
- Gail Tsukiyama

It started out as a passing note that there were snails around our new place and evolved into a lesson in science. There were questions (what kind of snail is this?); keen observations (it has four things sticking up from it's head but only two seem to have eyes); experiments (which one moves faster and why?); research (can we get a book about snails at the library?); and eventually conclusions of snail understanding that he likes to share with anyone who will listen (it has only one foot, it has two eyes and the other two tentacles are used for smelling and feeling around, etc). Such a great summer of discovery, snail style...