Panel 1: The question, “Will a mouse survive a one-story fall?” appears at the top of the page. At the upper right is a forearm and hand wearing a bracelet. The fingernails are painted. The hand has just released the tail of a mouse, which falls to the lower right of the panel. The following quoted text appears: “I dropped a small mouse my cat brought into the house off of my balcony before my cat got it. Is it safe to assume that the mouse survived?” Panel 2: In response is the following text: “Kind of hard to say without knowing what’s below your balcony.” The person responds: “Oh, it’s dirt covered with a thin layer of leaves.” The response continues: “Okay, that’s not quite as good as a grassy lawn…” At the bottom of the panel are a dozen or more leaves of varying sizes. Panel 3: After an ellipsis, the response continues: “But much better than a stone walkway, a concrete sidewalk, or an asphalt driveway. A vertical bar chart appears at the bottom of the panel. The scale is “Badness to fall on” with snow being the least bad followed by grass, dirt & leaves, asphalt, concrete, and stone. Panel 4: The illustration at the top of the panel shows a cat poised to grab a mouse. Not far behind is a high-heeled shoe approaching the scene. The action takes place on a balcony. Below is the following text: “Faced with a determined house cat though, I think the mouse’s chances of survival are greatly improved by that fall off your balcony. This cartoon is part of a series called Falling. It is written and drawn by Jim Hamilton who can be found on Instagram at Green Harbor Publications (all one word, greenharborpublications).
Panel 1: The question, “Will a mouse survive a one-story fall?” appears at the top of the page. At the upper right is a forearm and hand wearing a bracelet. The fingernails are painted. The hand has just released the tail of a mouse, which falls to the lower right of the panel. The following quoted text appears: “I dropped a small mouse my cat brought into the house off of my balcony before my cat got it. Is it safe to assume that the mouse survived?” Panel 2: In response is the following text: “Kind of hard to say without knowing what’s below your balcony.” The person responds: “Oh, it’s dirt covered with a thin layer of leaves.” The response continues: “Okay, that’s not quite as good as a grassy lawn…” At the bottom of the panel are a dozen or more leaves of varying sizes. Panel 3: After an ellipsis, the response continues: “But much better than a stone walkway, a concrete sidewalk, or an asphalt driveway. A vertical bar chart appears at the bottom of the panel. The scale is “Badness to fall on” with snow being the least bad followed by grass, dirt & leaves, asphalt, concrete, and stone. Panel 4: The illustration at the top of the panel shows a cat poised to grab a mouse. Not far behind is a high-heeled shoe approaching the scene. The action takes place on a balcony. Below is the following text: “Faced with a determined house cat though, I think the mouse’s chances of survival are greatly improved by that fall off your balcony. This cartoon is part of a series called Falling. It is written and drawn by Jim Hamilton who can be found on Instagram at Green Harbor Publications (all one word, greenharborpublications).
Published On: February 24, 2025

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