tortoise day
Mar. 14th, 2011 11:41 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
woolymonkeySpeedy came out of hibernation yesterday. It felt very early, perhaps because Easter is late this year. Last year he came up on 9th April, but the year before was March 17th, which isn't much later. Daffodils are just coming into flower. Normally he waits until they're finishing. The cats are intrigued but seem to remember him from last year.
What was definitely surprising was the speed. By tortoise standards, he positively exploded out of the ground, and made a full tour of the garden within hours rather than the usual days, not in the least put off by the sun going in and rain falling on him. Today is sunny, but he's back in his hole with just the top of his shell showing. He's not eating, but then he doesn't usually eat at first (though he did last year).
Pics soon, when I've got some marking done
What was definitely surprising was the speed. By tortoise standards, he positively exploded out of the ground, and made a full tour of the garden within hours rather than the usual days, not in the least put off by the sun going in and rain falling on him. Today is sunny, but he's back in his hole with just the top of his shell showing. He's not eating, but then he doesn't usually eat at first (though he did last year).
Pics soon, when I've got some marking done
