Prickles

prickles stretched and yawned, prickles and his siblings have a task they warned was it today the day they leave their bed many months , was where they laid their head he shuffled along to the entrance of his den, lifted his long snout in the air...... and then, giving a squeal of delight he felt the warmth, it was time to wake up from their long rest unharmed. slowly and carefully they scampered out as one their work started now, so much to get done someone had mowed the grass so was easy find those worms and slugs mother nature leaves behind soon will be time to find a wife, let courting begin oh my! courting hedgehogs make such a din. if your lucky and we live in your garden....please make sure no rubbish is about into which we can squeeze. penned 21 may 2016