Jeff's New Leaf Blog

On July 14th, Freckles ducked into town for some camping. My town is full of course, but it was nice just having her around for a day.

Gulliver was down on the beach, talking about Niagara Falls and maple syrup, so I knew he was headed to Canada. After I correctly answered his question, he started talking about his fashion choices.

He even floated the idea of dressing as a cowboy instead of a sailor!

That would be funny if he actually was a cowboy in a future game! Maybe he could show up on a horse or something. Maybe his cowboy name could be Galloper. 🤠

Anyway, he sent me a dream catcher in the mail the next day.

Cube asked me for a horned hercules (beetle), so I tried searching for one. Unfortunately, I only had half an hour before Cube went to sleep, and I was unable to find one in that span. The following day (last Wednesday), he had another tough request for me: a Raja Brooke butterfly. It took me nearly an hour, but I finally caught one for him.

When I took it back to him, he only rewarded me with a stove!

After 90+ minutes of hunting for rare catches over two days, I was boiling mad that he didn’t give me his photo! 😛 I wanted to push him in the oven like Hansel and Gretel. 😆 But on the bright side, I did catch several other valuable bugs during that stretch…and I shot down at least four balloon presents too.

On Friday (July 18th), I returned a lost item to Molly. She must’ve been feeling down after losing it. But she was grateful that I found it…in a pond. It wasn’t actually in a pond, but whatever floats your boat. 😛

She rewarded me with a mango.

Today, Inkwell asked me to return something to Lolly. I knew it would be an easy request, considering we were standing right by her house!

Inside, I gave Lolly the item, which was a teacher’s desk. Except, she didn’t give me a reward, and neither did Inkwell when I went back outside! This is another small detail that annoys me about New Leaf; occasionally, they don’t reward you for favors.

Grizzly was camping at the campsite today, and he almost looked cute today! But he’s not someone that I would invite into town, even if I had room.

Tonight, I went on a 45-minute bug-hunting and fishing session, which I split between my beach and the island.

After racking up around 200k, I sold my catches and put some bells into the bank. I was able to bump up my balance to 135 million bells.

The rain recently has put a damper on things, including villagers’ moods.

Lolly even told me that the rain has made her feet soaked and wrinkly…among other things.

Rolf asked me for an orange yesterday, so I found one for him. He loved it, and he rewarded me with a paper wall lamp.

I shot down a balloon present in the rain, and it contained a cupid bench. You gotta love that. 💘

It’s as if I was shooting Cupid’s arrow, and not just a pebble from my slingshot. Regardless, that perfect shot will set a new bench-mark for slingshot users everywhere. 😛

I found a lost item on the ground, and it took me a while to find its owner. But I did eventually return it to Hornsby. He thanked me by giving me a jungle-camo shirt.

With all the rain we’ve been having in this rainForest, I’m sure the jungle-camo will blend right in.

Boots asked me for something to replace his yellow butterfly, but I didn’t have any small tabletop furniture for him. So I caught a squid for him instead. He was excited about his new pet, and he said the adventure starts today!

Today, Boots seemed more interested in eating me! 😲

He asked me to deliver a gift to Molly, who was close nearby. You can even see her in this screenshot:

He sent her a round clock, and Molly loved the style. She rewarded me with a sno-cone tank, which I decided to put on for summer.

Cube wished me a good evening…until he realized it was morning, not evening. Maybe he’s used to seeing me in the evening instead. 😛

He asked me to play a game of hide-and-seek, and he gave me 15 minutes to find him, Molly, and Boots. I found Cube within seconds; he was behind a tree right next to the plaza.

Less than a minute later, I also found Molly. She was behind the zen bell, and I had found two of the three hiders in one minute.

Three minutes after that, I found Boots behind the Sphinx. If he thought that was a good hiding spot, he must be in de-Nile.

Instead of standing up tall like that, he should have tried lion low.

Cube rewarded me with an exotic table for winning the game. But July is almost here…is anyone excited about peak summer bug season? I know it’s not quite the same in New Leaf, since you go to the island and catch summer bugs year-round… but I think it’s a fun time of year! I always enjoy catching those big valuable bugs!

Lolly’s catchphrase has continued to provide some entertaining moments in recent weeks.

Rolf also asked for a new catchphrase last week, so I told him to say “at death.”

Today was the Summer Solstice, the day of the midnight sun. I played about 10:30 p.m., but as you can see, it was still bright and sunny. I headed over to the event plaza to get my gift from Isabelle…except Isabelle looked a bit different today.

The Bug-Off was also held today, so that explains Nat’s appearance at the plaza. But still, where was Isabelle? I was confused. Regardless, I stuck my face in the cutout hole for a photo. 😛

But moments later, everything made more sense. I found Isabelle standing outside of town hall!

It felt weird seeing her here for an event! But I spoke with her, and she gave me some ladder shades. 😎

The indoor villagers were talking about the Summer Solstice, and Hornsby wondered if dinner should still be called dinner.

And my outdoor villagers were talking about the Bug-Off. But since I didn’t play between the hours of 6-9 p.m., the awards ceremony was cancelled. Boots and Jeremiah were bummed out about that.

This may be nitpicky, but this is one small thing I hate about New Leaf. Animal Crossing has always pushed the idea that town life goes on whether you’re playing or not. So to cancel an event just because I didn’t play within a specific three-hour window annoys me. I did see on the bulletin board that Inkwell won the event with a 41-point bug, but there’s no reason to guilt players who missed the ceremony.

Anyway, I put on my ladder shades and posed for one last photo of the night. Have a bright night, everyone! ☀️