Cliff Fishing

On January 3rd, I found Lolly fishing from the top of the cliff in the northeast part of town (near the zen bell).

Lolly: I think I'm ready to reel in a big one!

Usually when I see villagers fishing from a cliff (which isn’t often), it’s typically in the southwest corner of town. I saw Cube fishing from there last August. But after searching through this blog, I found no other instances of any villager fishing at the northeast cliff, where Lolly was fishing this time! That doesn’t mean it was the first time it happened necessarily, but it’s certainly quite rare.

On January 13th, Rolf asked me to dig up his time capsule. So I did.

Look! I dug up a time cap

I took it back to him, and he found a natty shirt inside. He thinks he just grabbed a random item from around his house to throw in there. 😛

Rolf: I think I grabbed something that was just lying around the house and put it into the capsule. GAHAHA!

So of course, he gave me the natty shirt. Just what I never wanted. Thanks, Rolf.

Rolf: I'll give this to you as a thank-you. So here ya go--one recently dug gift: a natty shirt!

Last Wednesday, Ava the chicken was camping at the campsite. So I stopped inside her igloo to say hello.

Ava: Oh, hello! I heard a rumor that this was a lovely town to camp in, so here I am. It's nice to meet you!

Last night, I had another camper. I stopped to take this photo of the igloo under the northern lights and a nearly-full moon.

An igloo sits under the northern lights and a nearly full moon.

Curly the pig was camping inside, trying to keep his bacon warm. 😉

Curly, camping in an igloo: Hey! Do you think it's OK if I camp here for a while?

Today is Cube’s birthday, so I bought a wooden counter at Harv’s campground for him. Unfortunately, Cube didn’t seem thrilled with the gift.

Cube: It's not something I would've thought to buy for myself...

But he still seemed to be having a good time. And his penguin buddy Aurora was also at the party.

Aurora: I'm glad you came to celebrate with us! When it comes to parties, it's certainly the more the merrier.

Happy birthday, Cube!

One other quick note: My savings balance reached 128 million bells recently.

According to Luna, my recent dream visitors include Teren from DalyCity again, and Jamie from Oakridge. Thanks for stopping by! And Never Stop Crossing!

Zodiac Dragon

Last night was New Year’s Eve, and Inkwell told me he was looking forward to the countdown. Especially since he normally counts up with his exercise reps. 😛

Inkwell: Today is Countdown! I usually count UP with reps and sets and stuff, so today will be fun, in the sea!

Over at the event plaza, Isabelle gave me some sparkling cider, and I bought a New Year’s hat from Crazy Redd.

Standing at the plaza, awaiting the final countdown to the new year 2024.

At midnight, the new year began…and so did the fireworks. Happy 2024, everyone! 🎆

Fireworks mark the beginning of the new year.

My favorite part of the New Year’s fireworks is the year fireworks that shoot up every five minutes. I took screenshots at several spots around town. 🙂

2024 fireworks GIF

I also noticed that you can sit by the town tree and view your town’s history with the fireworks in the background.

Viewing the history of Forest during the New Year's fireworks show.

Today, Isabelle was at the event plaza again. This time, she was handing out a zodiac dragon.

Isabelle: Aren't dragons so cool? I decided to rekindle my geeky side this year, so I got some dragon decorations.

While I was at the plaza, I stuck my face into the holiday standee.

The special holiday face-cutout standee for New Year's Day.

I took the zodiac dragon home to take a look at it. Pretty cool! 🐉

The zodiac dragon in Animal Crossing: New Leaf.

And of course, my villagers wished me a Happy New Year. 🙂

Mira: So...allow me to formally wish you... a happy New Year!
Cube: Happy New Year, muscles! Last year was great! I ate, I slept, and I partied like crazy!

According to Luna, Lamir from Lamiered was my most recent dream visitor. Thanks for stopping by!

I hope you all have a great 2024! I hope you’ll all return throughout the year for more Animal Crossing content, because you know I Never Stop Crossing. 🙂

See you again soon! 🙂

Between Holidays

On December 18th, I saw the northern lights up in the sky as I played to collect more Toy Day hints.

The northern lights shine in the sky above a decorated cedar tree.

Inkwell told me he wanted something orange for Toy Day.

Inkwell: This year I'm hoping my Toy Day present is orange!
You want yourself?

Two days later, Inkwell asked me for a piece of fruit. I gave him a perfect peach, and he gave me a computer in return! A new computer for a piece of fruit?? Why can’t we ever make trades like that in real life? 😉

Inkwell: Thanks for finding the fruit for me! I'd like you to have a reward--my computer.

I was (eventually) able to collect 19 of the 20 possible Toy Day hints. I figured that should be enough. So when the 24th (Toy Day) rolled around, I felt like I was ready for the challenge.

Jingle: Happy holidays! I'm Jingle, the black-nosed reindeer! Isn't this the best time of the year, kid?

He gave me the Santa bag to use, to start delivering gifts to all my villagers.

Boots: Holy holiday hamstrings! It's a present! I'm gonna open it!

I got a bit of a scare when Inkwell said this:

Inkwell: I didn't think I was gonna get what I wanted! But I did!
You had me in the first half, not gonna lie.

*Slippy Toad voice* I was worried for a moment. But it all ended up correct. Whew!

Jingle: Let's see... Yup, yup! You've indeed delivered everything perfectly, kid!

Here’s a list of what my villagers wanted, and what I gave them:

  • Aurora: blue toy (elephant slide)
  • Boots: white rug (birch flooring)
  • Cube: colorful umbrella (gelato umbrella)
  • Hornsby: red clothes (red warm-up suit)
  • Inkwell: orange furniture (grapefruit table)
  • Jeremiah: red lamp (polka-dot lamp)
  • Lolly: a white lamp (minimalist lamp)
  • Mira: yellow furniture (lemon table)
  • Molly: red furniture (juicy-apple clock)
  • Rolf: something orange (kitschy tile)

Jingle rewarded me with a festive wreath for a job well done. 🙂

Jingle: Since you did such a holly-jolly job, I'll give you a special little present. It's a festive wreath!

Today, I received a letter from Jingle, again thanking me for the help on Toy Day. He attached his photo to the letter.

With Christmas over, my villagers’ attention has switched to the upcoming New Year’s Eve countdown. Molly plans to clean up her house for the new year. And to be honest, she probably needs it. It’s a bit crowded in her room! 😛

Molly: I'm cleaning up my house to prepare for the big Countdown! I just can't start a new year with a dirty room.

Cesar the gorilla was camping at the campsite. My town is already full, but I don’t think I would willingly invite any gorilla into my town anyway.

Cesar, at the campsite: Even I think I'm a bit crazy for going camping out of town in this cold weather...

I ran into my old buddy Bob up on Main Street. Nice to see him around again, even if it was just to shop.

Bob: If it isn't Jeff! I came to do some shopping today, pthhpth.

Apparently, no one new has visited the dream version of Forest since my last entry. So I can’t give any shout-outs this time. 😛 But I hope you all had a good holiday, and I hope you have a great New Year’s Eve too! See you next year! 🎆