We have Mojave Max (instead of Punxatawnee Phil) to let us know that summer is here. Max is a desert tortoise, and hibernates in the winter. He won’t come out until the ground is warm enough to warm his blood all the way through his body.
He’s rather endearing, in an ugly sort of way...
If I had a shekel for every time somebody's said that about me in a whisper I wasn't supposed to hear . . .