The top of my sister's quilt is finished ( Read more... )

In an effort to duvet less, I'm going to be trying to get back here and post random crap more often again ( Read more... )

It's been a long time since I've really been on lj - there has been a lot of duveting. I am unlurking to share this picture of George on the start of the wedding quilt for my sister.


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The largest land snail in the world is the tiger snail (achatina achatina) which are getting considerably rarer in the wild as people eat them much faster than they breed. They're also quite tricky to breed in captivity ( Read more... )

I present my latest two ( little dears. )

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On Sunday a clutch of archachatina marginata suturalis eggs started hatching. My first dark-skinned suts! I am so pleased :D Photos ( behind the cut )

I wanted to get nice shots of six young snails (achatina fulica, var. rodatzi x jade) who are now part of a controlled breeding program. They, however, just want to cuddle. Like a pile of puppies! And one is hiding until it's all over. So I made it into a short and badly-executed animation for the general edification of all.

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