Sarah is a British eccentric who writes offbeat fiction, haiku and tanka poetry. When stuck for words, she sketches or paints instead. She's into nature conservation, sustainability, gardening, dogs, natural health, and reading. Her sociability is something that happens in short bursts with long breathing spaces in between.
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15 thoughts on “Monday Morning #Haiku 53 — Acanthus mollis”
I think snails are quite attractive looking with their houses on their backs, but I don’t like their slime or their voracious appetites.
Thanks for the link, Dale. They’re excellent photos. My favourite one is of the snail giving those raspberries the eye.
PS Apologies, Dale, I called you Sylvia just now in a comment (but have now edited it). I do this to my friends all the time, muddling up their names. The other thing I do is to forget their names altogether when making introductions. It’s so embarrassing and is a dead giveaway as to my age!
Don’t even mention slugs, Sherri. Snails are quite enough. Come to think of it, I’ve not seen a slug on this particular plant, but perhaps they’re more sneaky than those brazen snails!
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Ha ha! Love this one…
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Those snails … grrr … I sense them getting ready to reactivate!
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How something so “cute” – if you’ve seen Vyacheslav’s photos http://www.vmishchenko.com/#gallery-Snails – could cause such devastation in a garden…
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I think snails are quite attractive looking with their houses on their backs, but I don’t like their slime or their voracious appetites.
Thanks for the link, Dale. They’re excellent photos. My favourite one is of the snail giving those raspberries the eye.
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That was funny! No worries – you saw the error of your ways before I did! 😉 This photographer kills me with his photos.
But yeah, keep ’em away from MY garden! 😉
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PS Apologies, Dale, I called you Sylvia just now in a comment (but have now edited it). I do this to my friends all the time, muddling up their names. The other thing I do is to forget their names altogether when making introductions. It’s so embarrassing and is a dead giveaway as to my age!
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But for how long? Those leaves look quite luscious. 🙂
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Green temptation, indeed!
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Ha! Yes, quite lushious…but where are those pesky slugs indeed? Let’s hope they are not as prolific as last year! Lovely Haiku and photo Sarah 🙂
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Don’t even mention slugs, Sherri. Snails are quite enough. Come to think of it, I’ve not seen a slug on this particular plant, but perhaps they’re more sneaky than those brazen snails!
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I think they just might be Sarah…so be on the look out
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Nice warm day today – I know you miss them but they will be back soon!
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No, no, no! Covering my ears D:
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That won’t be long .. another day .. you are going to see it!
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Yes, an army of snails soon to invade!
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