Tortoise refuelling

Yesterday we had 40mm of rain. This is the first rain we have had in 2007 and December, January and February have been frightfully hot. Temperatures daily above 35C and cooling to 25C at midnight.

This old dear (yes, it is a female) had her head under the water in this pool in the road this morning.

A major refuelling. What a relief. Guess she's seen it all before!!

We have a good friend from Switzerland who generally speaks excellent English but insists on calling one of these a "torture".

Annemarie......we think of you each time we see one!!! and, it is often too.