Uninvited Lodgers

There is great excitement in the household today, you see, my four dear feathered girls who live at the bottom of the garden have got a guest staying with them. I did not know they were taking strangers in, they hadn't mentioned it to me. and it certainly isn't in thieir lease agreement, but I opened up the egg hatch this morning, and there was a pile of prickles snuggled down amongst the shredded paper and egg crates-a hedgehog.

At first I feared the worst-they are not know for their promiscuity, but the supine body suggested the Madams had had their wicked way with the poor fellow, and left him to die, but at a second glance it seemed more likely that he is a she, and possibly finding a place to have her baby hoglets.

It explains why the eggs have been disappearing recently. It also explains why the girls have been up so early, shouting their heads off and waking all the neighbours; I mean, have you tried to lie in whilst snuggling up to a flea ridden pin cushion....OK so you know what its like then!

Bit off moving in then eating the eggs though, wonder if the girls will return the favour when the baby hedgehogs arrive, chewing on the hoglets and spitting the gristle out. I hope not, even I wouldn't do that to a guest, paying or non paying!