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greetings

well, what do you know. this might well be a case of me seeing (or observing) something that's actually, or possibly, worthwhile sharing, look you see. 

there i was, visiting my place of previous residence prior to entering me era of exile, when i had what i believe to be a good reason to step into the garden momentarily (sorry). as part of doing so, or during it, i glanced around and was quite surprised to see something very dear. 

yes, indeed, as you may well be able to work out, a rare, unusual and potentially matter of concern sighting of Spiny Norman, the hedgehog, in the garden. or dans le jardin if for some unfortunate reason you are a frenchie yet feel a need to read this. certainly i appreciate he, or possibly she, isn't too easy to spot in the above image, but i am sure if you look closely you will see. 

i say potentially of concern for, strictly speaking, hedgehogs are nocturnal. the general advice is that if one sees a hedgehog roaming during daylight hours then be sure to look out for any signs of distress or injury. yet it is so that hedgehogs can wander in the day without being in harm. more often than not, and here i am hopeful, it would be to forage for things for a nest, or to take a brief break from nurturing younger members of a Spiny Norman clan. 

oh. yes, perhaps (maybe) i should have mentioned prior to it popping up, but yes, we have got a video. that is i took some video, and here it is (above) for you to watch if you so wish. just a few seconds mind, but enough i trust to show Spiny Norman heading off to the splendid palace fashioned. 

my suspicion has long been that there is very much a Spiny Norman clan living in the mentioned palace, which would be the remnants (or remains) of a massive tree long since cut down, presumably or quite possibly for safety concerns. it has been a while, but going on the different sizes of Spiny Norman i got to see over the years, well, it just struck as plausible that there was more than one. hopefully it is so, as i believe they are an endangered species. and hedgehogs are class. 

just the one more picture, then, which shows Spiny Norman heading back in to the nest, if you will. i suppose nest is probably the more better word than palace, but still. 

certainly i appreciate these images (and video) have not been of the best quality. it simply isn't so that i am either a wildlife photographer, or even a decent picture taker. my main concern was to not disturb, or of course scare, Spiny Norman. 

be excellent to each other!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!