And Then There Were Two

I often rationalize to myself that if I had a decent camera then I would be able to take decent pictures.  Using my Nikon Cool Pix 4800 (circa 2004) I've managed to get a few great pictures.  For every great picture I luckily snap I take bushel baskets full of pictures that could be used for warnings on current day medicines.  Most pictures wind up in the bit bucket, a few I save just to refresh my memory and fewer still I share with friends and blog readers.  The following pictures would normally be sent to the bit bucket however I doubt if I will be getting a nice SLR digital mega-pixel camera with zoom lens very soon if ever so I present to you the little creature that was first mentioned in this post.

I first noticed this little guy just out of the corner of my eye.  A quick movement that you look to see what it was and then think you must have imagined it.  Finally spotting the mouse was fairly easy.  S/he is fun to watch as I think they are cute and OK to have around so long as they stay outside and away from my stuff.... like where I store my bird seed.

For quite some time I only saw one.  Of course it might have not been the same one but I only saw one. 

Yesterday I saw two!

Let me set the scene.  Near Joe's station are a number of flat stones that I use on both sides of the falls.  There are lots of places where mice and other small creatures can live somewhat sheltered from the elements and safe from larger predators.  The area where these mice were pictured has a space under the flat stones and is also one of the places I put bird seed every morning.  The little guys are protected under the stone and peek their heads out to scarf up a few seeds.  They only do this when they feel safe.  If a bird, large or small, comes near they quickly duck under the stone.  Of course most birds around my pond don't care about no stink'n rodent but the mice seem to take the cautious road.  They're still around so I guess it's working.

So now I have two.  I guess another way to say this is: I used to have a mouse and now I have mice.  The pair do the same thing as the single mouse did and they are still cute.  I just wonder how large their family will become.  These guys are worse than rabbits in the multiplication arena.

So by straining your eyes you can view the single mouse in the first picture and the pair in the second.  If you double click on the pictures you can see the larger and more pixelated original (still a poor picture though).

If, on the other hand, you just can't stand poor photography and/or have already strained your eyes beyond reason and still can't see the damn mouse.  Feel free to send me a nice SLR digital camera with a zoom lens and I'll swap out these pictures post-haste.