Papercut by Takashi Yamamoto
Purchase here Japanese snails enjoying the flower hydrangea..just now, at this time of year
Thanks, Sapphire....I JUST LOVE the images!
I can see that the Japanese snails are a bit different than Danish snails :O)
Papercut by Takashi Yamamoto
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Here is Snail on folded taro leaf netsuke, ivory,
Snail with young, translucent buffalo horn,
Snail netsuke, ca. 1900
Snail symbol meanings deal with steady footing (snails being psuedo pods which actually means "false feet"), and stability. Snails carry their homes upon their backs which is symbolic of carrying our security in our hearts security and happiness in this case is an inside job). Not only sure of foot snails are also symbols of slow (but steady) progress. Featured in the 9 of Pentacles (above), we understand that stability and success do not appear overnight. Rather, success usually comes at a snail's pace
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