Spiraling

A tense year of snails

I found this snail on the ivy in the alley between the tram and our apartment.

The snails are back.

In late spring (my first late spring in Switzerland) I noticed snails everywhere. It rained most afternoons, and in the morning when I went outside to jog, I saw snails of all sizes on all surfaces. A big green one on the front steps, a couple little yello…