If you move at a snail's pace, you have more time than most to admire the wonders of nature.
And this snail seemed entranced by what must have seemed a vast bubble that it encountered in a tiny puddle on a Ukrainian country lane.
These beautiful close-up images show the snail peering at the bubble and then plunging its head through it.
The snail's reflection appears in the gleaming surface of the bubble that was floating in a Ukrainian puddle
What happens if I push it? The intrigued snail gently touches the surface of the glistening bubble
Taken by dental technician Vyacheslav Mischenko, 48, near his home city of Berdichev in northern Ukraine, they show the mollusc utterly captivated by the gleaming bubble.
Mr Mischenko, who enjoys photographing wildlife in his spare time, said: 'It started a long time ago, my father was a school art teacher.
'He loved to gather mushrooms in the forest, and he started to take me with him when I was six years old.
'As a result, nature became a huge part of my life from a very early age, and I also inherited my father's passion for photography.
Perched over the puddle on a tiny twig, the snail was in no hurry as it prodded the bubble from every angle
I'm in! The snail forces its head into the bubble in a stunning image by dental technician Vyacheslav Mischenko
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