snail ship

This Spring we've been busy doing clean-up around the backyard

(organizing, purging, moving wood, etc).

When you move items that have been in one place for some time

creatures are usually underneath,

and a myriad of snails were discovered recently.

My naturalist children love these discoveries,

and my husband assisted my son in creating a snail ship

(which I thought adorable and worthy of a photo,

I'd never seen a snail ship, you understand).

This creation is quite typical of my children's time outdoors.

Yesterday they formed a naturalist's club, 

and began a collection that is now residing in the fort.

There is always something going on around here, isn't there?