And as for the weapons that hung by their side, we flung them as far as we could in the tide

[sovay]

The leopard slugs are out tonight in Somerville. It seems to me that they are slightly out of season, but I was so happy to see them glimmering in the streetlight as I walked around the block for a break between bouts of catch-up work, I don't want to take it as a sign of global warming or further derangement of the biosphere. The half-moon above the trees was the warm color of old ivory. Notes toward a con report from Readercon tomorrow. Tonight, sleep.

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[shewhomust.livejournal.com]

Leopard slugs sound like something terrible, a portent of the ed of the world, but since you are happy to see them, I shall try to be happy too.

[sovay]

Leopard slugs sound like something terrible, a portent of the end of the world, but since you are happy to see them, I shall try to be happy too.

They're beautiful! They get their name from their coloring: a kind of springy glittering tawny brown or gold with black markings, and they're about palm-length, so they can really show it off. They are the only terrestrial slug I find as lovely as the nudibranchs, although I will always have a soft spot in my heart for the banana slugs that I met in northern California when I was twelve. I really enjoy living in an area where on cool damp nights they just glide out to be seen.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

I didn't know we had leopard slugs around here!
Now I'm very happy.

I'll look forward to your report. By all accounts it was a superlative Readercon.

[sovay]

I didn't know we had leopard slugs around here!

At least in Somerville we do! I don't believe they are at all native, but since they haven't destroyed their habitat, I am delighted to see them.

I'll look forward to your report. By all accounts it was a superlative Readercon.

I'll try to get something down before the end of the day. I am desperately behind on work due to internet troubles last week. It was a wonderful Readercon.