the ellsworth mouse

last night we saw the ellsworth house mouse running around in the kitchen while we were cleaning up from dinner. it was decided that this little "stove runner" had gotten too bold and needed to go. we weren't sure how to do this, because the humane traps weren't doing the trick... so we opted for a traditional mouse trap. when i awoke in the morning, this little bold fellow was snapped in the trap. it made me more sad than i was expecting... so here is a little tribute to him. he was ever so bold.