For Mr. Snail, the traverse of several feet is the equivalent of the mile and a half I will travel from one end of the path to the other. He too will pause to investigate things along his way, if perhaps with a mind to their edibility rather than their beauty. And your narrator, like the solitary snail, will follow a route until it leads somewhere, heedless of time and putting aside the search for a goal for the simple sake of going to some undefined point, then turning in a new direction. A wise companion, Mr. Snail, who knows that the goal of life is to get from one end to the other in one piece.
365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Trail Companion
For Mr. Snail, the traverse of several feet is the equivalent of the mile and a half I will travel from one end of the path to the other. He too will pause to investigate things along his way, if perhaps with a mind to their edibility rather than their beauty. And your narrator, like the solitary snail, will follow a route until it leads somewhere, heedless of time and putting aside the search for a goal for the simple sake of going to some undefined point, then turning in a new direction. A wise companion, Mr. Snail, who knows that the goal of life is to get from one end to the other in one piece.
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Great photo of Mr. Snail! Lovely colors, wonderful narration!
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