Sunday 9 January 2011

Mouse carries stone

the mouse scuttles into view, runs away as I shriek, comes back again, retreats as I move, then back again to pick up the crumb of bread.

for A River of Stones

7 comments:

Eliza said...

Awww bless it. :) I love field mice. They're very determined!

Anonymous said...

neat title! I know it was startling, but I had to laugh.

Alison Wiley said...

Mmm . . . . I wish I could take such a poetic view of the mice that frequent my compost. :)

Thanks for sharing this.

Hildred said...

A courageous heart in that little mouse.

RG said...

So little, so scary!

Annie Jeffries said...

This is my second wee mouse story of the day. Both were delightful and the mice won the games.

Mimi Foxmorton said...

The mice always win....believe me, I know! lol