Yesterday, I found a new house in town, and Poncho the bear cub was inside.
He is another returning villager, last living in Forest in 2017. I didn’t hate him or anything, but I didn’t particularly care for him either. I don’t see that changing this time around.
Tonight, I visited Antonio, and I could hardly see him. Only the tip of his nose was sticking out from behind a screen. At least, I hope that was his nose.
At the Roost, I asked K.K. Slider for a random song. He performed K.K. House for me.
I did some bug-catching and fishing, and I thought this made for a cool screenshot of me fishing behind the windmill.
Unfortunately, it was just a sea bass.
Another time, I had a huge river fish on my line…and then a mosquito came out of nowhere to bite me (and scare off the fish). Oof, that hurt.
My bug-catching session wasn’t super long, but I did manage to earn about 110,000 bells worth of bugs tonight.
Yesterday, I received Lobo’s goodbye letter in the mail.
Lately, I’ve been getting a bit annoyed by my grass wear along my bug-catching route, especially in the southwest corner of town. So I did something I haven’t done in years: I added a new path. If I can stick to it, the grass will regrow, and this area won’t look so barren.
Last night, I was playing later than usual…so late that even Nook ‘n’ Go was closed. I did a little bug hunting, but I had to be more selective. No 1k or 2k bugs, and I even had to fight the urge to catch emperor butterflies. But this is what I ended up with:
Each catch is worth at least 6,000 bells.
Today, I played again and I wanted to see what that haul was worth.
I didn’t sell all of them just yet, though. There was a Bug-Off today, so I headed over to town hall and gave Nat an elephant beetle.
It scored 79 points, and that took the spot away from Grizzly’s 61-point jewel beetle. He rewarded me with a siphon. Interestingly enough, I found (and caught) another elephant beetle just 30 seconds after that chat with Nat!
After that, I made my rounds and spoke with my villagers. Many of them also had the Bug-Off on their minds.
At 6:00, I returned to Nat. He confirmed that my elephant beetle won the competition! He’ll send me my reward (a bug trophy) in the mail.
My bank balance is almost at 56 million, which means I’m right on pace to meet my summer goal. There’s still more bug hunting to do, though! 🙂
On Tuesday, Saharah was in town, looking for old carpets once again. I asked around, but Grizzly was the only one who had an old rug to give me. I didn’t have any saved in storage, since I just used my others two weeks ago.
Goldie was still sick, so I gave her another dose of medicine.
At the Roost, I found Tom and Phyllis sitting together. Were they on a date? 😆 I wish there was a way to tease Tom about this for the rest of eternity. 😉
I then got ready for my first late-night bug hunt of the summer! I recorded a full gameplay video of my one-hour bug hunt. How many bells did I make? Watch and see! 😉
Lobo told me he was thinking about leaving town, and I asked him to stay. However, that didn’t sway his opinion. I planned on talking to him again to convince him…but I actually forgot to try again. So when I played again today, Forest’s lone wolf was all packed up.
Goldie was finally over her cold today. She sent me a thank-you letter, with a white boom box attached.
At Nook ‘n’ Go, I wondered if today was Zelda day! Tom Nook was selling a Master Sword, a tea vase (which reminded me of the pots you can break in Zelda games), and a holly bonsai (which looks like the small trees you can pick shock fruits from in Tears of the Kingdom).
At the Roost, I asked K.K. Slider for a random song, and he played DJ K.K. for me. That’s always a good song. 🙂
After I was done with my walk around town, I again emptied my pockets and wallet for a short bug hunt. It was only 15 minutes this time, but not many rare bugs were out! I only made 19k, which is pathetic compared to what I made on Tuesday. I think the problem is that I was playing before 11 p.m., when I tend to do better after 11:00. But oh well, I’m still ahead of schedule for my summer goal, thanks to Tuesday.
