maddie and i were blowing bubbles in the garden this evening when i noticed a little black spot scuttling across the pavement. it was about one inch long with a long nose, a tail, and virtually no fur. we followed it through the gate, behind the barbeque, under the flower pot, and over the drain cover in fascination until it lost us by running under my car and disappearing in the flower bed on the other side.
being a bit naive about british mammals i told madeline it was a baby mouse, but i was later informed by richard it was probably a shrew. sure enough, when i saw a photo, i was convinced. it was a smaller and less furry baby version of the animal in this photo, a pygmy shrew. very cute!
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