The 10 O' Clock Hedgehog

On our way to London to see a ballet, we stopped at J's parents in Berkshire. Their back garden is a haven for various species including a cute wood pecker, a family of blue tits and the biggest wood pigeons I have ever seen. There is even a family of peacocks and peahens who have set home on their street!

J's parents have mentioned several times over the past few years that they had a "6 O' clock" and a "10 O' Clock" hedgehog. The little animals (or is it the same one coming back?) cut across their patio at the very same time every evening, but we had never seen them before. Until this time!


J's mum put some leftover cat food on the patio and we sat by the patio door and we got our knitting out and waited... And, bang on time, he turned up! I grabbed my camera, spring watch style, and...

Isn't he cute?!