boing!
Speedy is back up. He popped up this morning and I can see him still lumbering around the garden now.
He's never changed his mind to this extent before, but I should have known he wasn't properly down for the winter if I could still see the top of his shell and dug earth around him. When he really goes, he not only goes deep enough to be out of sight, he somehow smooths the ground behind him to hide the traces of digging. I'd love to know how he does that but I haven't a clue. I just know that the only way to spot where he's buried is to look for an area of suspiciously unlumpy soil. It's just about possible to spot if you know exactly where to look and it hasn't rained at all since he went.
I'll let you know when he finally decides it's bed time.
He's never changed his mind to this extent before, but I should have known he wasn't properly down for the winter if I could still see the top of his shell and dug earth around him. When he really goes, he not only goes deep enough to be out of sight, he somehow smooths the ground behind him to hide the traces of digging. I'd love to know how he does that but I haven't a clue. I just know that the only way to spot where he's buried is to look for an area of suspiciously unlumpy soil. It's just about possible to spot if you know exactly where to look and it hasn't rained at all since he went.
I'll let you know when he finally decides it's bed time.