Watchful Grey

The grey heron stands motionless at the water edge for hours, watching. It does not move until it must. When it does move, the movement is decisive. The Watchful Grey mouse has this quality: it is not the fastest or the lightest, but it is reliable, precise, and asks nothing more of you than a decision to begin. Every practice starts somewhere.

This is the mouse I give to someone who is equipping their first serious desk. Not because it is the best — the Patient Owl is better in every measurable way — but because it is honest. It does its job. It proves the concept. And it leaves enough budget to get everything else right. — The Monk