Scarred Bones

Yesterday, Apple suggested playing a treasure hunt game. She gave me six minutes to find the buried item, but I didn’t even need one minute to track it down.

I dig up some treasure with 5:10 remaining on the timer.

I took it back to Apple, she gave me the item: a tiger-face tee dress.

Gulliver was washed up on the beach, so I woke him up and collected his phone parts for him.

Gulliver wakes up on the beach.

I received my reward from him in the mail today; it was a nutcracker (a red one).

The July Bug-Off was held today, so I met up with Flick at the plaza to get it started. On my first run, I caught seven bugs (two of which were banded dragonflies!), which gave me a total of nine points.

On my second run, I scored 10 points. But more importantly, my all-time point total surpassed 300, so Flick will be sending me a prize in the mail tomorrow!

Flick: That means... Oh! Your total points from all the Bug-Offs now adds up to at least 300!

I played three more rounds, scoring 7 points, 11 points, and 12 points, respectively. I had 51 points in my pool, so I redeemed them for five prizes: two ladybug umbrellas, a spider doorplate, a toy centipede, and an artisanal bug cage.

When I visited Bones, he told me that he has a scar on his face from a tragic book accident. He was reading a popup book, and the castle foldout popped up and injured him. 😛

Bones: I opened it, and the castle foldout popped up. But I guess I wasn't holding the book far away enough...

Midge also had a book story for me today. She said she was reading a novel from the library (wait, since when does this island have a library?), and she found an odd note inside. The note said that balloons won’t pop from a mosquito bite.

Midge: I read the note. It said, Balloons won't break from a mosquito bite. Seriously weird, in the sky.

Midge was so perplexed by the note that she couldn’t concentrate on the book any more.

K.K. was a no-show in town tonight, thanks to the Bug-Off. But he should be around tomorrow instead. Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Glowing Painting

It was raining again yesterday, and Bones told me to be careful so that I don’t slip, fall, and crack my coconut.

Bones: Careful... The ground's wet! Don't slip and fall! You'll crack your coconut!
And you be careful not to break your Bones!

Jolly Redd’s ship was parked at the north shore. He had a fake serene painting, a fake jolly painting, a glowing painting I wasn’t sure about, and a warrior statue I also wasn’t sure about. I decided to take a chance and buy the glowing painting, because I like how it looked.

Wisp was also in town, and he gave me a humidifier for gathering up his spirits for him.

Today, I received the glowing painting in the mail from Redd. I took it up to the museum, and Blathers confirmed its authenticity. 🙂

Glowing Painting - July 22nd, 2021 - Donated by Jeff

When I visited Louie, he told me about a dream he had: His abs were a 64-pack, and each of those abs also had its own 64-pack.

Louie: I had this awesome dream... My abs were a 64-pack, and each of THOSE abs had its own 64-pack.

It made me think of Donkey Kong 64, which came with a N64 expansion pak…especially since it’s Louie, the Donkey Kong lookalike, who had the dream!

There’s no Friday Night Forest this week. But the next Bug-Off is coming up on Saturday, so I’ll probably post my next entry then. Have a good Friday!

Mecha-Hornsby

Wisp was in town on Sunday night, so I gathered up his spirits for him. Two at a time. 😉

I caught a Wisp spirit piece! Brrrr--it's kinda cold!

When I returned them all to him, he gave me a (yellow) diner chair.

Hornsby was talking about wishing on shooting stars. He said that he was going to wish that he would become a giant robot version of himself, called Mecha-Hornsby. He would even let me ride on his shoulder. 😀

Hornsby: Also? Since I'd be a giant? You could ride on my shoulder!

Yesterday, Louie hopped into his chair as I entered his house…and I just thought it looked funny. 😛

Louie hangs mid-air above his chair.

Celeste was in town, and she taught me the DIY recipe for a tulip wand.

SWEET! I learned a DIY recipe for a tulip wand!

There was a camper in town, and I was horrified when I walked in and saw an evil clown!

Pietro the evil clown shows up as a camper in my New Horizons town.

I was fortunate just to escape with my life. I hope that thing never shows up in Forest again!

Today, Bones told me he tried to fill his house with furniture that feels like him. But he assured me that he’s still softer. 😀 Aww, I wish I could pet him and see. 😛

Bones: A huh huh huh! Whaddays think? I tried to find furniture that raelly felt like me! But I'm still softer.

It was raining in town, which means I’ll have lots of new flowers to clean up tomorrow. That’s never fun, but at least it’s been a while since I’ve had rain so it’s not too heartbreaking. 😛