When Photographing Snails. . .

Last Saturday Johnathan  picked me up from work and I noticed his hair was wet and his moccasin slippers were soaked. This wasn't that odd seeing that it was raining. However, I wondered why he would be out in the rain without an umbrella. I will proceed to explain the mystery behind Johnathan's moist head and wet slippers. . .

1 Hour Prior: Because it was raining, the snails in our complex were coming out of their shells, if you pardon the pun. Like any normal person, Johnathan found interest in these snails. Thinking it would be a great idea to take a picture of these snails, Johnathan grabbed his camera and went outside. He then grabbed a snail from the rain and moved it to a dryer area to photograph. This summer a snail lived on our door for about week. His name was Henry and one day he disappeared. We have the suspicion that a young child saw him and grabbed him off our door in a violent manner. Who knows where Henry is today. Anyways, Johnathan tried to recreate this by attempting to put a snail on the door. It wasn't working very well, so, without thinking, he shut the door, forgetting that our door locks automatically. Being locked out of the house, he went to our CA who has the master key. As luck would have it, they were not home. So he went to alternate person who held another master key. Unfortunate for Johnathan, they live up the hill from us, which requires an amount of walking. Hence the wet hair and shoes. Let's just say our friend Johnathan learned a valuable lesson that day: when photographing snails, don't forget your keys.

By the way, even though Henry was stolen from us, a new snail has become attracted to our premisses (specifically the corner of our door and the adjacent wall.) We shall call her Henrietta. Below is a picture of our new friend.