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“Roly-Polys in my Rock Garden”
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Description from Eeka Mouse: The glass drops with brown stripes reminded me of the roly-poly bugs I used to find when I turned over the stones in my mother's rock garden as a child.... then I saw the blue/grey/black striped ones and thought 'slugs'! (but in a nice way! - I like 'em!)
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On Aug 26, 2011 at 10:39 am #
Gina P - Delta Chick says:I love this pick!!!!!
On Aug 26, 2011 at 10:40 am #
Mary S - Sweet Chick says:Gasp! Love this! Love the colors, the textures and shapes! So earthy & natural and a great visual to create that garden feel! Straight to my Favs!
Weren’t those cute little buggers the neatest things to peak a child’s curiosity? (Well, they did for me anyway.) I loved watching them & playing with them as a child.
On Aug 26, 2011 at 5:38 pm #
Chicky Red-haired Grammy says:Okay, so I am illiterate – what are roly-polys? Are you talking about the ‘hippodrome’ insects? Did you seriously play with them?
Please advise!!
On Aug 26, 2011 at 9:37 pm #
NY Bella says:I love your pick! But hate slugs!
On Aug 27, 2011 at 8:52 am #
Eeka Mouse says:Another colloquial name for the ‘roly-poly’ is ‘pillbug’; I;m not sure what it’s formal na,e is. They tend to roll up in a ball when messed with, sortof like an armadillo. When not rolled up, they scurry around on many legs. They are small, 6 – 8mm long.
Here are some pix:
fig 1 extended
fig 2 rolled up
fig 3 diagram
On Sep 07, 2011 at 10:30 pm #
Chicky Zee aka Alice says:Congrats on this pick being one of the week favs!
On Sep 08, 2011 at 2:53 pm #
Janet Miriam says:I LOVED watching the roly polys when I
was a kid! This is a great earthy pick! I really like the mix of stones and beads. You must not live in the Pacific Northwest! if you did, you would NOT like slugs!!
On Sep 08, 2011 at 5:35 pm #
Eeka Mouse says:No, no, no… it’s not the slugs that I like… it’s the beads that look a little slug-like! Slugs are slimy and disgusting!
On Sep 08, 2011 at 6:35 pm #
Chicky Red-haired Grammy says:We called them ‘hippodromes’.
On Sep 13, 2011 at 8:40 am #
J Yee smart chick says:Eeka, Congrats on this fab Pick being a fave of the week
- and I too have never heard of these “roly poly’s” bugs, thanks for the pix/description, yeech!!
On Sep 13, 2011 at 7:54 pm #
puppychick labratbecky says:excellent textures and colors.