Larger than Life

A snail, found in a nearby flowerbed and placed on a rain-splashed porch railing for observation, crawls along the wet wood. An unusually wet spring has delayed planting for many gardners, and increased the number of snails and slugs in area gardens.

 Mark Gibson

A snail, found in a nearby flowerbed and placed on a rain-splashed porch railing for observation, crawls along the wet wood. An unusually wet spring has delayed planting for many gardeners, and increased the number of snails and slugs in area gardens.