June 15, 2009

• Snail movement has been detected……

  WOO HOO, at exactly 5 minutes till 9am I saw this little like antenna type thing emerging from the snail shell and it was like emerging and waking up I suppose.  This here is the Betta fish that I decided to put by my bed on my desk.  At work there was this ivy bowl with pebbles in it in the back room and I saw it and thought well lets put some philodendron clippings in it so we can start rooting from the plant I brought over from my shop and get more plants from the mother ship.   So went and washed it out and got the clippings in it and thought, hmmmm, it would be cool to have one of those betta’s in here.  So P (friend at work) got to talkin and after a grewling day at work on sat. we went to PetSmart cause she needed cat litter and food anyway and I ended up getting a betta.  Ha, so we got back to the shop and the bowl had already been sitting with the water and plant clippings in it for 2 days already so I just put him in there.  He swished all around spreading out his fins and seemed to like his new digs .  Oh, also got a snail to go in there too.  A gold one.  Never bought a snail before but they had them in green, gold and black, who knew.  So got a gold one.  Then we plopped  in the snail and it just kinda sunk to the bottom and didn’t do anything.  Then we put in a betta food fish flake to see what would happen.  Well it took a few seconds for the fish to notice and then almost as if it could smell it or something it like perked up and got all excited and headed towards the floating flake.  Then it circled around and looked at it planning its attack and gulp we witnessed its first feeding, LOL.  You would have thought we were freeking 5 years old, LOL.  It was too fun.  It was all quiet in the shop and the lights were out except for the light from the window and we just sat there watching this fish.  It was so relaxing.  Ha, then the snail decided to go into action and made its way up the bowl and just sat there for awhile.  This will prove to be interesting when kids come in and they can see it and check it out while they are getting their haircuts.  Getting this one fish set up at the shop got me to wanting one at home so yesterday I went by the thrift shop and got another ivy bowl and then went off to the Petsmart and got another fish and this time some freeze dried blood worms.  I read about these fish online the other nite and apparently this is like a big treat to them.  It really is a lot of fun to watch them.  I mean the snail is a hoot.  Last nite he was at the bottom all tucked in his shell and I was like well if he’s dead then that is 2 dollars down the drain.  Ha, I can’t believe I spent 2 dollars .  But this morning at exactly 5 mins til 9am as I’m sipping my coffee looking into the bowl there it was a tentacle then another one and movement and it was like makin its way along the rocks and side of the bowl at a pretty good pace.  Oh, I named the fish at work Oscar and then P said we should name the snail Felix so then they could be like the odd couple.  LOL  So here’s a pic of the fish/snail set up at home.

  

  It’s not the greatest pic.  The snail is the yellow thing that looks like a stone way over to the left in the pic and of course the fish is the blue thing floating at the top to the right and not being very co-operative for this photo shoot.

  Okay, so I just had to go out and take in the laundry since it started raining again.  Had it out on the line all day yesterday and it just wasn’t quite all the way dry.  So early this morning went out and put it back out on the line.  Well in the middle of posting this it starts raining again so had to go and take it all in, LOL.  I am bound and determined to not use the dryer today.  So will just lay it all around since its just barely damp.  TTFN have a good week

  P.S.  If you pay your taxes quarterly like I do then today is the day so don’t for get

   

  • 9:55 am
  • 1 Comment