It was hard to tell when Spring started this year, after what felt like a long winter, but the moment February came around, a fresh start was needed while slowly emerging from hibernation: that would be Harry the Giant African Land Snail who has the luxury of hibernating! It has felt like a never ending cycle of storms and persistent raindrops but despite the muck and need of welly boots, our own little Spring baby, Bahar, arrived on February 1st 2024. Bahar, Persian for "Spring": بَهار