A novel experience

 I had a new experience last night. We had walked to our son's house to collect something and were standing outside having a socially distanced chat when my son suddenly asked "Is that a hedgehog?" I have never seen a hedgehog before in real life and so I followed it as it walked along the pavement. It walked past half a dozen houses before disappearing through a gap in the hedge into a garden. It headed straight for the gap in the hedge so it must have known where it was going. I took a photograph but it was completely dark so it is not a great photo but it will help me remember the experience. The hedgehog was 8 - 9 inches long which is bigger than I thought it would be.