The last few days have been a glorious taste of Autumn, with clean, crisp air, and a subtle shift in the color of the afternoon. Oh, and yesterday it poured rain all day. Anyway, the new moisture has delighted the garden, and brought out more than a few critters as well. Today we found a tiny Glass Snail (oxychilus draparnaudi), which is generally found in more damp climates. Their flat shell is beautiful and glassy (thus their common name) and works well for hiding under pots and stones… Which is where they’ll be next week when temperatures return to the 90s. The landscape of Los Angeles never sees Fall definitively until November…
Would you believe this was shot with an iPhone?
Rainy Day Snail
I love this sweet little snail. I live among the redwoods of Humboldt County, CA, so see sights like this often when out in my garden or those of my clients, but they never, ever lose their charm. Snails get such a bad rap, but this variety rarely seems to attack plants.