They move towards each other
Slowly
Timidly
Carefully
They reach for each other
Tentatively
Patiently
Inevitably
They explore each other
Gently
Sensuously
Delicately
They mate in silence
Inexorably
Tenderly
Thoroughly
An ordinary miracle
Snails mate in the sunshine
Despite their baggage
unbuttoned or undone 
This made me grin.
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Allright! My job is done here.
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Albeit slowly 🙂
Great post as always Emmy
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At a snail’s pace in fact ( groan). Thank you Alastair
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Haha 😀 Have a great weekend Emmy
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No doubt listening to very smooth Bossa Nova in the background 😉
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Quite.
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I’ve seen close-up video of snails mating, and it is sensual. By the way, did you know that left-handed snails can’t mate with right-handed snails?
rjb
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Right and left handed??? What do you mean?
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Their shells spiral one way or the other. They have to match or they’re out of luck.
rjb
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I actually thought about that and said “Nah!”…. Which goes to show you that I should always trust my first impulse… Ok, may be not always,;-)
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Hahaha !!!:) Emm, this is probably the last thing I expected to see on your site…, but it is a great post !
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Glad to surprise you. I do that every once in a while, don’t I? Nature at work and play, what can I say? I just happened to catch them on the tail end of their mating dance and I was struck by the sensuality of it, ergo the piece.
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Les escargots et l’amour!
Hermaphrodites mating, go figure!
Brilliant!
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You can’t make the stuff up! Sometimes it is right under your nose (or almost under your foot!)
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