Papillifera papillaris: a tribute to the cunning of the Italian immigrant snail which hid undetected for over 100 years in the Cliveden marbles
Oh mamma mia, we are undone!
Which one of you blabbed?
We burrowed and ate.
You came and looked.
A nice little racket.
Sure, it was cold.
Sure, we made holes.
Sure, we shouldn't really have ever been there.
But overall
you have to admit
our ice-cream whirls
and tutti frutti exteriors
are just as pretty
as any native periwinkle.
(With thanks to Dave Lull for drawing my attention to this story)
Which one of you blabbed?
We burrowed and ate.
You came and looked.
A nice little racket.
Sure, it was cold.
Sure, we made holes.
Sure, we shouldn't really have ever been there.
But overall
you have to admit
our ice-cream whirls
and tutti frutti exteriors
are just as pretty
as any native periwinkle.
(With thanks to Dave Lull for drawing my attention to this story)
posted by Clare Dudman at 1:55 pm
4 Comments:
Nice one. How's it going?
I did in fact save this little missive, for my own private use, and my daughter and I are using it as our little secret communication.
That is so cool.
Cheers!
off the topic almost, have you seen the snail earrings at www.alexmonroe.com - just thought of you
Thank you Onyeka, pretty well. Thanks for asking.
Ah, JL - a secret communication - very intriguing and I have to tell you I feel very honoured. Thank you.
And Gondal Girl! Snail earrings! I'm definitely interested. Thanks for telling me.
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