My snail tirade
Snails - what good are they. What purpose do they have?( Escargot aside) Because we have lots of ivy, we seem to be a snail breeding ground. Until recently they have laid low, only coming out at night to travel who knows where. I would see their silvery trail the next morning.
But this week, they have been out of hand. We purchased some annuals to bring color to our yard. Though I used snail bait liberally, they have munched on the zinnias as they died. They have also dined on pansies and consumed hunks of the Iceland poppies.
On Thursday I bought a new brand of snail bait. This is no ordinary bait but one that claims to be " pet safe." That makes it twice as expensive. However I thought that the investment would pay off in the long run. HA! The snails slithered right on by it as they traveled to the moonlight banquet of zinnias.
In a perfect world, there would be no snails. Also absent would be aphids( mine have been attacking the pansies) and cutworms, the nemesis of petunias( we only use "p" as a code for them in our house) and gernaiums.
We had a perfect world once. When God's two beloved children chose their way over His, creation was cursed just like people. God tells us in Romans 8 that creation itself anxiously waits with all believers for what is to come in the not too distant future. The universe will be perfect again, no longer subjected to futility as it is now. That means to me that besides purchasing men for God on the cross, Christ also purchased the emancipation of the plant and animal world too. They will be free in eternity to co-exist as the did in the garden of Eden.
The Water of Life River will flow in the heavenly garden. The tree of life will be planted on each side of the river. The trees will bear fruit, a new kind each month. It's leaves will be for the healing of the nations.
Never again will anything be cursed. So I guess that I can endure snails and aphids and cutworms for a few more years, knowing I will have eternity in heaven, snail free.
But this week, they have been out of hand. We purchased some annuals to bring color to our yard. Though I used snail bait liberally, they have munched on the zinnias as they died. They have also dined on pansies and consumed hunks of the Iceland poppies.
On Thursday I bought a new brand of snail bait. This is no ordinary bait but one that claims to be " pet safe." That makes it twice as expensive. However I thought that the investment would pay off in the long run. HA! The snails slithered right on by it as they traveled to the moonlight banquet of zinnias.
In a perfect world, there would be no snails. Also absent would be aphids( mine have been attacking the pansies) and cutworms, the nemesis of petunias( we only use "p" as a code for them in our house) and gernaiums.
We had a perfect world once. When God's two beloved children chose their way over His, creation was cursed just like people. God tells us in Romans 8 that creation itself anxiously waits with all believers for what is to come in the not too distant future. The universe will be perfect again, no longer subjected to futility as it is now. That means to me that besides purchasing men for God on the cross, Christ also purchased the emancipation of the plant and animal world too. They will be free in eternity to co-exist as the did in the garden of Eden.
The Water of Life River will flow in the heavenly garden. The tree of life will be planted on each side of the river. The trees will bear fruit, a new kind each month. It's leaves will be for the healing of the nations.
Never again will anything be cursed. So I guess that I can endure snails and aphids and cutworms for a few more years, knowing I will have eternity in heaven, snail free.
posted by Mother Mary @ 4:41 PM
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