Slugs like to stay in your strawberry garden in order to find the best berry to sample.This illustration was inspired by a little 10 year old girl who was the best sales person at a local strawberry farm. She greeted us with open arms, showed us where to pick the best berries that day and how to pick them. She was quite talkative and knowledgeable about the berries. I asked her how they keep all the pests away from such delicious berries and she responded with – "you have to plant a lot of berries. Did you know slugs have a way of finding the best berries? If you find one that has a little bite out of it and you eat the other half, it will be the most delicious berry you've ever eaten. They just know which one is best." She was just so great. I plan to send a copy of this illustration to her as a thank you for such great hospitality.
4 comments:
awww ... this actually make slugs look cute - great job!
cute :) !!!
I love the angle of looking up at the strawberry leaves. Very cute illustration, and yes, I have noticed that there always seems to be a bite out of the best berries!
Thank you for sharing this lovely story and how inspirational and lovely for the little girl that you show your appreciation in that way! More of us should be so giving!
I agree, your slug is very cute and Im glad he is enjoying his berry so much :D
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