Adventures in Rodentia

At some point I'll post some photos from yesterday's Adventures in Botany and Birdwatching, but at the moment the files are being held captive by a capricious mouse. It can act tame and obedient for days at a time, but then suddenly it starts scurrying all over my computer desktop opening and closing programs, clicking on files, and moving things around--and once it starts its merry dance, there's nothing I can do to make it behave, although I've been tempted to try whips and chains. So this morning I'm handing my laptop over to the IT gurus so they can take my mouse to obedience school, which is a good thing because my next step would have been to reach for the sledgehammer.