Where's speedy?

Metropolis Wild Animal Alert, #1

According to posters scattered throughout the sun-squeezy southwest metropolis, Speedy the tortoise has escaped! According to his humans, Speedy is a relatively small tortoise (6-8 inches in diameter) who is thought to have been heading west -- that means toward Lyndale Avenue, and then on to lovely Lake Harriet.

Speedy likes shade, and my be napping under the bush nearest you. So take a look and find Speedy. His humans are offering a reward for his safe return. They must be worried.

Let's see what the Dickinsonian oracle predicts about Speedy's escape and fate:

God made no act without a cause -
Nor heart without an aim -
Our inference is premature,
Our premises to blame.
(E. Dickinson, 1192)

Oh dear. Does this bode well for Speedy? Perhaps so; let's not jump to conclusions. It seems he may be on a mission.

P.S. The above photo does not depict an actual likeness of Speedy. I've never seen Speedy, but am on the lookout.