Aince upon a day

Aince upon a day my mither said to me:
Dinna cleip and dinna rype
And dinna tell a lee.
For gin ye cleip a craw will name ye,
And gin ye rype a daw will shame ye;
And a snail will heeze its hornies out
And hike them round and round about
Gin ye tell a lee.


Aince upon a day, as I walkit a' my lane,
I met a daw, and monie a craw,
And a snail upon a stane.
Up gaed the daw and didna shame me:
Up gaed ilk craw and didna name me:
But the wee snail heezed its hornies out
And hik'd them round and round about
And -- goggled at me.

William Soutar

I think I should have the head more in focus than the shell here, but I like the shine on the shell.

Went along the Tay to Newburgh today where there is a preponderance of Himalayan Balsam and consequently loads of insect life. Got a few good shots (and yes the obligatory hoverflies) and if I work out how to put thenm in a folder I will do so. Thought I'd go for this snail though on the advice of youngest Murmuration. It also gives me a chance to add the poem by Willie Soutar.
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