Hedgehogs

Shaun’s growing some hedgehog cucumbers in the greenhouse at the moment but although they’re called cucumbers, they’re not for consumption so we’ll just have to keep them as pets and recently I was pointed in the direction of the walking boots man again although now he’s a beardy walking boots man making videos for Webtogs about North Face Hedgehog trainers so I watch the video to see if the trainers are for running or just to be kept as pets.  He doesn’t mention anything about pets which is a shame but says they’re their bestseller and to be used for low level trail walking and running out on the hills.  As usual, he uses a lot of technical words I don’t understand but apparently this particular shoe (I’m assuming he means the other in the pair too, and not just the one he’s fondling in the video) is breathable, keep your feet dry (but he said that about the sandals and they had huge holes in them so I’m not sure he’s to be fully trusted) and protect your feet from stones.  He also says that the air bubble puts a spring in your step.  Ah, so that’s what the bubble’s for then.  He then jauntily flips the shoe over to show us the sole and goes on to say they have fantastic grip and traction but I want to know when I’m going to see a hedgehog and maybe one will wander past in the video but, alas, no hedgehogs appear.

I also haven’t seen any hedgehogs round here either.  I have seen a dwindling number of sheep in the field at the bottom of the garden which have either dwindled further or disappeared altogether as I haven’t seen them for a couple of days, lots of bunnies (the dead/alive ratio wasn’t looking good for a while but that rectified itself yesterday on an early bike ride), a few horses and a few cows.  But no hedgehogs.  And I thought the countryside was full of animals, not just a few dead bunnies?