New Girl in Town

I met a new mouse in our neighborhood this morning. She said she was visiting her uncle Horatio and aunt Emma for a while. She`s a town-mouse but loves the countryside, as I could tell watching her walk, climb and rest during her morning stroll.

Succulent Hill, a well-loved destination amongst little travel mice.

Our little friend is not afraid of heights, and so she starts climbing the steep and rocky hill.

Up, up, up she goes.

Almost there!

She has reached the summit,

time to sit and enjoy the view.

Hello!

From there, it`s only a short hike to Crocodile Peak - a fun place to take some pictures.

Our little mouse friend got to see many beautiful things that day. On her way back home, she stopped for a little chat with the Mrs. Hawthorn, the snail.

She even got to admire Mrs. Hawthorns newly painted B&B house - currently empty.

What a beautiful day! But now it`s time to return to the Woodmouses.

Not some kid-related pictures for a change ;). I really missed working on the miniatures. It takes a LOT of time but I need some good props and mini-mice, if I want to gather enough material for a small storybook for the kiddos. It´s just not so easy, since I can do nothing while the kids are awake, so I can only get creative in the evenings. But as soon as they are asleep, I´m pretty much always in a coma and just want to go to bed myself...pathetic, haha!

I took the pictures yesterday, in the beautiful morning sunlight, after finishing the mouse and dress late the night before (I think around 2am or so). One of our neighbors has a beaaaauuutiful garden, with many rocks and stones. He planted all these succulents and lavender and flowers on and around them. It looks so pretty. Well, I hadn´t met him before, but yesterday I just went to his house, introduced myself (rather sheepishly with my mouse in hand), and asked if I could take some pictures in his backyard. I had seen him and his wife in their garden before, but never really talked to them until yesterday. Turns out he was really nice. He also had a peach tree in his garden and asked if I wanted one (he gave me like five or six, haha) and allowed me to take the pictures. How sweet! I`m going to print him a thankyou card with the mouse and part of his garden on it.
And the peaches were really good. I had one for breakfast this morning.