When I sit outside at night, I am often amazed by what surprises of creatures visit my small space.This snail was a real surprise, I have lived here for quite a number of years and in all that time this is the very first snail I have encountered in these parts. Fortunately it has not been attacking my trees, herbs and few veg that I grow.

It's a quarter to two in the morning and all is quiet save for my favourite sound, the lone sweet trill of a little nightjar in my avocado tree.

Later in the morning I will awake to the sound of a large troop of vervet monkeys swinging in my trees, thundering across the roof and tormenting the neighbouring dog who will set up a cacophony of baying and barking.

And in spring and summer we are delightfully deafened by a nightly chorus of croaking, clicking, chirping and chirruping frogs, both from the river and our pond.

Such are the sounds of my life and I adore them.

You both sound very lucky to have such wonderful noise in the night and early morning, we have an over-abundance of snails here but they are very pretty.

michellezm it really sounds like you live in a wonderful place.

In so many ways I am really thankful that I can still enjoy these visits by these lovely creatures - the fact that they still exist in my immediate world.

Thanks for sharing your experiences.
Tanyamm thanks for your input also.