Happy Harvest Blog
The misadventures of rabbits
I was carrying some wood past the house with my friend and paused to pick up some tools off the deck. Through the open door, out of the corner of my eye, I saw a brown...shape passing the rocking chair. It might have hopped. Things I never thought I would say out loud: "Uh, I think there's a rabbit in my house."I dropped the wood and stepped in, and the very-definitely-a-rabbit leaped up on the windowsill and hunched under an arm of aloe vera. My first thought of course was for the camera.
Porch rabbit
Just when I thought the "wild" rabbits couldn't get any tamer, I took these through the window of the front door, a whole 7 feet away. I had had some bread crusts piled on the deck to bring the chickens, and this little bunny wasted no time hoovering up the crumbs. There's an even smaller baby bunny around that has the same white forehead spot. Unfortunately, I had just set down my camera, when the rabbit stretched out its nose to touch/smell my starts in the pot.
Summertime cuteness overload
I rebaited the trap, in case there's a second raccoon, and the hens really, really, want that egg. Ok, we gotta work the problem! The little silver chick is the cutest thing ever. I wonder what s/he will turn out to be. Their colouring is uncannily similar to their mom's. Only, she's not their real mom. This one was hatched out of a full-sized egg, so there's no direct genetic connection to this mom. Maybe she's really the aunt, though (?). Whoa! What is that!?
Baby bunny season
There are baby bunnies out! They are shy and careful. They're also grown up enough to be out on their own - no longer really babies. Juveniles.A ground nest, one of the odd long-billed birds with a body shape that looks like it should be flightless. But isn't. The chicks have their little wings already. Scampering around. The Silkies have established a favorite sitting vantage point at the top of the ramp. There's always someone there, overlooking.
Instagram.
I may not make a blog post every day, but at least I Insta.
Bite size.
