As I was walking past my meditation area this afternoon I noticed something that hadn't been there before.


Actually, someone.







Perhaps he's a Buddhist, looking to brush up his karma for the next life. Rather like our feral turtle Hannibal, who showed up in our koi pond the day after I placed a statue of Kwan Yin out there last summer.

And of course I had to call him Bill. Here's a hint.



I'm a little scared of scaly critters, so I found a glove and tried to pick him up to put him outside, but neither of us found that to be a pleasant or satisfactory experience. So I've left the back door open for him and wish him well.