Miss Bunny Tales

Kitty's Christmas Present

2010-01-05T16:46:00.000-08:00

Granny Kay gave Kitty this "toy" for Christmas - now she pays no attention to me no matter how careless I am. "Look Kitty - I have one foot in the air!"

She's totally obsessed with it! "Look at me Kitty! I'm washing my face and unaware of my surroundings!"

Finally! She sees me! Now we're getting somewhere...

Oh brother. I can't compete with that stupid toy. How absolutely annoying.

What does she see in that thing? It does nothing but go around and around. I'm much better prey.

I just can't watch anymore.

Aha! We try to get inside it!

This just makes no sense a'tall.

Easy Chair

2009-12-17T09:13:00.000-08:00

I love stretching out in my easy chair at the end of the day:

Travelling

2009-10-02T20:32:00.001-07:00

They finally realized that I don't like being in my camper while travelling. It's simply too insecure! I'm tossed this way and that way - I can't get comfortable or rest at all. I need to be held while travelling in a car. I'm not going to spaz out and run around the cabin - at first they thought I might, so they wrapped me in swaddling clothes (my heart blanket). Now I just ride along on a lap. I like to be covered because, well I'm crepuscular! I don't like the sun. And especially so because I'm albino.

Please cover me.

2009-09-28T19:40:00.000-07:00

Naptime in my fuzzy house.

McDonald's!

2009-03-23T19:59:00.000-07:00

My Aunt Belle and I got to go to the McDonald's drive-in!
She got the burger and I got the lettuce - a square deal all around.

Litterbox Obsession

2009-03-20T20:38:00.000-07:00

Every chance I git I escape and use Kitty's litterbox. It's a long way with lots of diversions, but I'm on a mission! I really don't know why I have to poop in her litterbox, but I just doo:

Cabin Bedtime

2009-01-08T21:02:00.000-08:00

I have my huge down blanket, water, pellets, salad, and lots of hay! I'm ready for bed! (I'm getting salad in bed tonight because we're going to bed early.) I like to be completely covered up at night; it makes me feel safer.

Christmas Photo

2009-01-03T12:24:00.000-08:00

We had lots of snow for Christmas this year!

Christmas Castle

2008-12-28T12:24:00.000-08:00

Oh oh oh! I know what this is! Santa brought me a new castle! I had a castle for the last four years. When I got sick recently it had to go, along with most of my other porous toys. (They told me that I would reinfect myself on things like wood and cardboard.) I missed my castle so much. I eat my salad in it, watch TV in it, look down on Kitty from it, and have a better view of just about everything. I'm sure this is a new one! I can smell it!

First we take out the windows...

Then we carefully fold it up:

Can we speed this up any?

It smells delightful!

The heart window is my favorite window.

Kitty likes to watch me play in my castle. Occassionally, she tries to come in. One time I had to jump from the top as she came up the stairs!

It's very dark in here.

At last I can see everything that's going on. I see you Kitty! This is the best Christmas ever!

Now I have to "chin" every part of this castle to claim it as my own. I have scent glands under my chin and after I "chin" things they smell like me. I'm chinning every bump on top of this castle and all of the corners and openings.

Thank you Granny Kay! Merry Christmas!

Teeth Troubles

2008-12-12T14:16:00.000-08:00

I'm a very tiny bunny. I'm actually a dwarf, a Netherland Dwarf. It's unfortunate that people like to breed animals smaller and smaller because they are cute. I'm cute alright, but my mouth is too small for my teeth! Ouch! The vet says that very small bunnies and very large bunnies often have teeth problems. That's what happens when animals are bred to the extreme! There are always health and/or personality issues.

My back teeth grow three to five millimeters a week! I have to eat hay just about constantly to keep them worn down. If I don't, then "points" grow; points are like little thorns that grow on my teeth inward toward my tongue, scratch my tongue, and then it hurts to eat, so I eat less, and then my teeth and the points grow more. When I quit eating I have to be force-fed - an event that is not enjoyed by anyone.

However, there are some things we've learned about force-feeding. Number one is patience. I can't eat it all at once! Just a dab at a time and then a little rub on my cheek will get me to lick and swallow. We make up this paste from a powder we got from the vet - it's ground up hay with vitamins and minerals. I lie on my back and the syringe comes in from the side - don't squirt it straight down my goozle or I'll choke! Come in from the side just behind my teeth and about the middle of my tongue - if you put it on the front of my tongue I'll spit it out. Take your time, talk to me, rub my cheek, and don't give me too much at once.

Bunnies can kick so hard that they will break their back; whenever you hold a bunny make sure that you hold her rump so that her back is curled a little bit and she can't kick it out of whack. Notice how my back is firmly supported and my feet are in position where I can't kick.

"I really don't think this is a good time for pictures! You are so dead when I'm done here."

"I'd better get to washin'!"

The vet also x-rayed my mouth. I had one tooth that had an infected root; it had to be extracted. My mouth is so small that my jaw gets really sore after teeth operations, so we force-fed morning and night until my teeth quit hurting so bad. But even after that my teeth are growing too fast and I have to go in and get them trimmed about every 6 weeks! ACK! We are desperate for a solution! The vet said that we should try Orchard Grass since it's coarser than Timothy Hay, and that I should eat veges with lots of silica, such as mustard greens, radish tops, and kale. I was also getting too much salad - and filling up on that rather than hay. It's imperative that I eat lots and lots of hay, day and night. For my size, I should get one salad a day that will fit in your hand and just one little carrot - carrots are high in carbs and are like treats to bunnies!

My teeth hurt for a long time before we found a vet that identified the problem: Avian & Exotic Animal Hospital in Bothell, WA. Now that I'm not in pain I'm a whole lot nicer! And now I love to be petted! I love to have my ears rubbed, and I especially love to have my jaws massaged. I'm told it's very nice not to have to explain the unusual bunny-teeth-shaped markings when getting a mammogram.

If you are looking for a bunny vet make sure you get one that will pry open the bunny's mouth (with a tool) and look at her back teeth! We wish we had found Avian & Exotics years ago. They are the best! And we are very, very grateful. Thank you Dr. Ferguson, Dr. Maas and the most excellent staff!

Favorite Blanket

2008-12-11T19:12:00.000-08:00

Years ago we bought this blanket at Costco. Everyone loves it. It's the most wonderful blanket in the world. That's just a fact. Everyone will do whatever is necessary to curl up on this blanket. It was made specifically for Costco and they don't sell it anymore. It has down in it and it is absolutely wonderful. The minute it comes out we all race for it. I like to get on it and jump and jump and jump. Kitty has the blanket now. If Aunt Belle comes visiting she'll want to sleep on this blanket. It's like a magnet! (Are you listening Phoenix Down?) Will you share the blanket, sweetest Kitty? (Sometimes she'll share and sometimes she'll take a swipe at me. I pity you and your fickle mind, Kitty.)

Bad Hare Day

2008-12-01T11:13:00.000-08:00

This is the birthday card my Granny sent me:

"Be as bad as you want on your Birthday!"

Bunnies Need Boundaries

2008-11-18T20:28:00.000-08:00

When I first came to this burrow I was very sick so I didn't go on reconnaissance missions. As I felt better I ventured further from this large room where we watch TVevery night. No one paid much attention as I quickly sneaked past legs and into other rooms. If you hear a door latch, you must always run in that direction and try to sneak in unnoticed. I've been able to spend nights locked away in various rooms. There is always so much to do! As time went by some of my investigations of air mattresses, baseboards, bed slats (the absolute best, especially if old) and electrical wiring became noticed. Next thing I know we have a foldable wire fence that can be rearranged to keep me in or out of just about anything. Pfffft. That will not do! I will not tolerate it. Once a free-range bunny, always a free-range bunny. So now we have a game: "Let's Get Sweeeeeet Bunny in Her Bed Tonight."

It's best to start a bunny out with boundaries so that we can feel the sweet taste of freedom each day; I get used to it and then I have to find something else to entertain me. I recently found this room especially fun - and just when I'm in the midst of bliss they come in to play our other game: "BunNY! GET OUT!" That game always gets a tail wag.

Cabin Getaway

2008-11-17T20:20:00.000-08:00

I rather enjoy going to the cabin. Everything is different there, but I especially like the dry and grassy smell. It took a lot for me to get comfortable here. My favorite place is my camper that I'm sitting in below. My camper is the large-medium version (there are 2 mediums) of the Petmate line of campers. This one is just perfect for me. I can stretch all the way out and when I sit up my ears don't touch the top. It has a moat around the bottom - so with litter in the back, all of that stuff stays back there and doesn't get into my hay or on my fleece blanket.

We worked long and hard on the perfect camper for me: we tried little litterboxes, towels, smaller campers, but this is the best! Just scoop the litter each day or twice a day on long rides and it's clean as a whisker. When I go to the doc, the top comes off and there I am, ready to see what's going on. I do *not* like it when people stick their fingers in my cage and I will nip at them at best, but with the top off, I'm perfectly at ease. The docs see my cute face and they forget to do anything else but pet me! Kim says that it's a very expensive petting session.

You can see my litterbox in the corner - a dishpan makes a terrific litterbox! There's natural grass pellets (litter) in the back side (I like to back up to corners to pee) and there's hay in the front; eating and peeing sort of go together because if I pee on the hay it grows better. And my droppings help too!

It's very bright in this room in the daytime so I have a shelter over my litterbox and another shelter that's a tent made out of unpeeled willow sticks. You can see a couple of peeled willow balls over there - I don't like the peeled ones nearly as well as unpeeled. I have a tube of willow sticks and behind that my new favorite plush house (they bought it for Kitty, but she's too fat for it).

There's my bowl of pellets on my blanket. I have blankets all around and a chair so that I can watch TV and look out the window. I like to have a pillow below the chair for jumping off - my little legs are so frail and easily broken; I feel much more secure jumping onto a pillow. (I once lived with a bunny that broke its leg; of course, I had nothing at all to do with it.) Here's what I see from my chair:

Fleece blankets are safer than terry towels because fleece doesn't have any strings that I could choke on if I accidentally swallowed some of the blanket. However, if I'm happy and content I don't chew up my things! I know exactly which things are for chewing and I only chew them. Many bunnies of lesser intelligence chew up their cardboard rooms and castles - I only chew my sticks and hay!

Vacation!

2008-11-06T22:05:00.001-08:00

We're off to the Methow Valley! I love to ride in the car.

In fact, I met a bunny named Sapper at the vet the other day. She said that another bunny moved into her home and they didn't like each other much. But one day they both went for a ride in a box in a car together and they had the time of their lives! At first they clung to each other in fear, but then they learned to enjoy it and now they're best friends. What a great way to become friends!

This is me in my camper - I can camp for weeks in it. It has litter (Country Critter plant fiber pellets) in the back, hay on one side, and a soft, fleece blanket on the other. I always pee in the back. I've got my fleece a little messed up here, but Kim will straighten it out in a bit. There is also a food and water dish in the top of my camper and I get water at stops.

We headed out a little late in the season so we had a lot of rain most of the way. Washington Pass looked particularly spooky. It's 51 here at the pass in August:

But as we crossed the pass and headed down the other side it was beautiful! After 5 hours of driving in the rain, the Methow Valley looks like heaven. I have a field of Timothy Hay over there that I love to play in.

The last part of the trip is on a very rough dirt road and it kinda makes me queasy:

What a relief to arrive and get in my easy chair with a big salad. I like to ride in the car, but 5 hours is about the limit!

My Kitty

2008-10-24T21:16:00.000-07:00

Kitty behaves pretty well now and I'll agree to let her on the floor and sometimes on the bed, but it's taken three years to teach her where her place is! And that she has her own hay and is not to eat mine! (She loves to eat hay.)

Another Birthday

2008-09-17T11:40:00.000-07:00

I'm the official present-opener around here. I just do it best!

Well that was a GPS. BORING! I know my routes! The one I really like is the new bathrobe... it's so very soft...

I love it when it squishes me. It makes me drool.

Happy Birthday, Charlie!

Grandpa Bud

2008-07-30T19:47:00.001-07:00

Grandpa Bud came to visit me in June. We went to the cabin and watched TV and ate salad on the couch.

Back home Mac often takes Grandpa outside...

Birdwatching

2008-07-30T19:41:00.000-07:00

I'm pretending I don't see Kitty watching me. What is it that she likes about this birdbath? I see nothing interesting at all! Yet she will watch it for hours... her brain is so small.

I wish I had my topcoat on today - it's quite chilly. I think we reached 64! Oh the dog days of summer!

2008-07-28T20:37:00.000-07:00

Did you make your bed today?

Electrified

2008-07-16T21:15:00.000-07:00

Lightning struck a tree very close to our house the other day. BOOOM!! It was the loudest sound I'd ever heard! I was terrified! Stuff fell off the walls. I thought the sky was falling! I ran up the stairs and under the bed. I thumped and thumped for about half an hour before I would believe my staff's reassuring "It's OK, Bunny."

Anyhow, the stereo was fried. I absolutely love music! I especially love classical, but my tastes vary quite a bit. (If I don't like the music I turn my ears away from the speaker.) So I set about tinkering for most of the day until I got it fixed. I love to tinker! And I especially love the feel of the rubber handles in my teeth. Mmmm. You can pretty much tell how much I like the handles if you get a close look at them. I'm not sure my skills are totally appreciated around here.

Braised Rabbit?

2008-03-24T11:45:00.000-07:00

I love roasting by the fire. The more I lie by the fire, the more I shed, and the more I need to lie by the fire!

Sledding Fun

2008-01-28T16:49:00.000-08:00

At Christmas I went sledding in the Methow Valley. Weeeeee!

It was a blast until...

I'm glad I wasn't on that ride!

Bedtime

2007-08-07T18:54:00.000-07:00

A quick snack and then under the bed to sleep.

Living Room Hang

2007-07-24T19:46:00.001-07:00

Cuddle Bug

2007-07-23T14:58:00.000-07:00

2007-07-20T13:19:00.000-07:00

Today we both got to eat our hay at the table:

Adventure Paper

2007-07-15T13:49:00.000-07:00

Yesterday this big box arrived from the Amazon. It was filled with lots and lots of Amazon Adventure Paper! Kitty and I immediately knew it was for us to hide in, chew on, and make lots of noise with.

Here she comes... If I'm really still she might not see me.
I think I've been spotted, but I'll pretend I don't notice.
At night it gets really exciting! Is that Kitty waiting for me?...

"Mom! Kitty's looking all evil at me!"

Kitchen Monitor

2007-07-14T10:07:00.001-07:00

What are y'all eating?? I want some too!

Were you eating salad?? Let me check your breath.

(I don't go in the kitchen because I really really don't like slippery floors... have you watched any cartoons lately?)

2007-07-01T18:26:00.000-07:00

Today was the day to harvest my Timothy hay at the cabin. Here's Bill baling it.

And here they are hauling the bales back to the barn. We go out and pick up the leftovers - so nice and fresh!

I kept a close eye on the whole operation...

It takes me about 1:36 to finish off a fresh piece of Timothy (this is a video - click to play it):

Relaxing in front of the TV after a long day of watching hard work.

And off to bed. (I sleep where I can keep an eye on everyone.)

2007-05-13T16:46:00.000-07:00

That was one great salad! I didn't even have time to wash my face after eating.

Happy 82, Grandpa Bud! I think I over-celebrated...

Bath Time

2007-05-02T16:46:00.000-07:00

Most bunnies don't like to bathe with water. Our skin is very sensitive and it can change our body temperature too much. Once we get wet we can get too cold and get hypothermia. A hair dryer is too hot for us unless used on its lowest setting and not too close. If we get really soiled, it's best to use baby cornstarch - rub it in and then brush it out. Mostly, I just keep myself clean. After I get petted, I have to wash and wash and wash. I wash my ears a lot. First I lick my hands...

And then I rub my ears and face. It looks like I pull my ears down with my hands, but I can just point my ear downward if I want to.

2007-05-01T11:46:00.000-07:00

Yesterday evening I was sleeping under the bed when I heard the sweet sound of Kitty howling. I dashed to the top of the stairs. There she was in the middle of the living room – pinned to the ground, yelling and howling. I leaped down the stairs and charged. “I’ll help! I’ll help! Let’s git her!” I pulled my lips back so that my sharp teeth would be the first thing to meet her soft flesh. To my surprise my teeth didn’t meet soft Kitty flesh, but the hard rubber of a tennis shoe. I circled and attacked again. More rubber. (They are wise to not expose flesh when I am trying to help torture Kitty.) I darted one way and then quickly back the other way to try to get around the shoe. I leaped in the air and then ran at her again. There seems to be no way around the shoe. Why can’t I help?

“No Miss Bunny, we’re not torturing Kitty – we’re cleaning her ears.”

Sheesh. This place is no fun at all. Some days I wish I’d never been rescued.

2007-04-17T14:04:00.000-07:00

We don't have snow much here, but back on March 1st we had an inch or so. Kitty hates the snow. It was a great day. Kitty wouldn't even walk out on the roof like usual, but just sat next to the house, looking out, wishing it would go away.

Before Kitty came to live inside with us she would come up on the roof here and look in at us. She still comes and goes this way. It's a little spooky when she asks in at night... there's just a little "scraaatch, scraaaaatch" and barely perceptible green eyes.

Begging at the Table

2007-04-16T16:48:00.000-07:00

C'mon - throw me a bone... something... anything...
I check this spot regularly for scraps of food when no one is looking. Sometimes there are veges on the table too! They keep them in a "vase" and I have to stand on my hind legs to eat them, but it's so worth it. One time I made the mistake of carrying a rosebud back to my chair - later I heard, "so that's where they've been going" - and then the vase was even higher. I can pretty much always get to it though. I love roses.

The Monster Under the Bed

2007-04-07T16:49:00.000-07:00

There is a monster under the bed at our house. Often, you will hear it scratching, grunting, or chewing. If you hold a piece of hay under the bed, it will get yanked from your fingers - a very convenient way to clean! Be careful not to stick your toes too far under the bed.

That monster would be me. When I first took up residence in this burrough I quickly found that is where we sleep. It's nice and dark under here and I can sleep here most of the day too. I'm crepuscular, which means I sleep at night and day and come out at dawn and dusk (which works out well because that's when my staff is around too!). Today I set up the tripod so you could see me coming out of my sleeping spot. I keep the bottom of my travel carrier here with litter and hay in it so that I remember to eat lots of hay all of the time. I like it clean and fresh every day. My staff say that it's very relaxing to go to sleep and wake up to the sound of me chewing hay. And it completely masks the sounds of rats in the attic!

All of the wires around here are covered with paper towel tubes. I don't like to chew paper towel tubes (even though I can quite easily) so I leave them alone... unless I want attention... they make a loud, hollow sound when I chew them and I will immediately get attention. Then I wag my tail and run!
I received a comment that I should not use my tripod so much and take pictures of the other critters that I live with. Fortunately, the laundry basket was at the foot of the bed so I hopped up and got a picture of Kitty. She usually sleeps on top of the bed - usually on top of Dad. She is very curious about my camera, but way too stupid to understand it.

2007-04-05T10:44:00.000-07:00

This is my most relaxed pose.

2007-04-02T10:58:00.000-07:00

This is my granny.

2007-03-27T10:09:00.000-07:00

This is my Aunt Belle. She came up from Texas to see me. She likes to chase me. She chases the bunnies in her yard, but I think they can run faster than me. She likes to travel and knows lots of tricks! She can get her toys by name, roll over, play dead (while the cat plays with her), dance, and about 20 others! They try to make me do tricks. I can dance (twirl around on my hind legs), walk, and ring my bell. I love to ring!

2007-03-24T14:20:00.000-07:00

I'm watching Kitty get get her nails trimmed. It is wonderful to watch her be tortured in this way. I am so superior. I have my rear perched up high to exhibit this feeling.

... Little did I know they were coming for me next! I screamed, "You got the wrong guy! You got the wrong guy! You want Kitty!"

2007-03-23T11:05:00.000-07:00

What more can I say?

Spring?

2007-03-20T11:40:00.000-07:00

My staff went to the park last weekend. They brought me this picture. I can see blue sky in the picture. This is a big event here in the Pacific Northwest. They said that they could feel the sun warming their skin - a feeling they hadn't experienced in months. They were ecstatic! They said that they saw the sun - not brightly, but through a haze. The subdued sun made for good pictures. It has been raining ever since. Will it ever shine again?
They had some company on their walk.
Hanging out in the dining room...

The Hall Monitors

2007-03-19T13:02:00.000-07:00

"You lookin' to pass by here?"

Behind me is "the office." The office is full of rubbery twigs called "wires" that are simply a delight to chew on! My staff doesn't seem to appreciate this so we have this game where I sneak in there any chance I get. If I hear them coming I tear out of there; if they make it to the doorway I run at them at full speed, jump in the air and fly right by them. Then they close the door. If Kitty is in her chair, they push it out into the hallway. She thinks that they are putting her here to keep an eye on everything and make sure that no one gets past without a swat.

You can see that Kitty likes to scratch her chair. Kitty can be so very destructive at times.

"You still awake up there?"

2007-03-18T23:15:00.000-07:00

Here's me eating my Timothy hay (actually this is Kitty's, but I consider it mine). Timothy is the best hay for bunnies. I have to eat as much as I can to stay healthy. It helps that my upper lip is split right up the middle - it's like I have three lips... so I can talk, run, jump, and still eat five pieces of hay at a time.

2007-03-16T13:29:00.000-07:00

I'm SO glad it's Friday!

2007-03-15T19:46:00.000-07:00

It's been a long day. But even while sleeping I must keep listening...

2007-03-13T18:16:00.000-07:00

Relaxing under my chair...
This is my favorite chair to hang out under. I picked it because it's close to Kitty's things. I have to keep a close eye on her things and eat her hay because her hay always tastes better than mine. Yes, Kitty likes hay too! She learned that from me. She especially likes it in the winter, but she'll often sneak into my part of the living room and eat it right from my plate!

This furniture is great for bunnies because it doesn't have any sharp corners. I just don't like sharp corners and it's so tempting to try to smooth them out with my teeth. And I don't like furniture too close together where I have to squeeze through; then I have to try to enlarge the openings. I don't chew furniture much anymore because I might get squirted with water. Yikes! About the only furniture left with sharp corners that I just can't resist are the slats under the beds. Soon I will have them worn completely away. But furniture with rounded edges is just perfect for house bunnies.

2007-03-09T14:43:00.000-08:00

This is my best friend Teri petting me. She is very skilled at petting bunnies and I highly recommend her. That's because she's an acupuncturist - that's where they train you to pet bunnies I think. Here she is using a pressure point to put me in my extreme relaxation mode. Teri wants to get a bunny, but her husband is afraid he'll look like a sissy. They have a niece that likes to pet bunnies (I hope I never meet her). I hope Teri will come over and pet me again soon.

2007-03-08T15:13:00.000-08:00

Kim saw my post and explained to me that female bunnies that don't breed will almost always get uterine cancer unless they are spayed, and that they weren't torturing me. I stared at her blankly and she said, "bunnies are meant to breed or be eaten." Oh. That's why I can run so fast! And I can jump in the air and instantly change directions in mid air! You should see me - I'm as fast as lightning. Sometimes they call me White Lightning.

This is me the first night in my new home. Most of the ticks had been removed, but my lips were still purple from them. It felt so good to be held then. Now... not so much.
It feels so good to be safe.

2007-03-05T16:09:00.000-08:00

Next thing we knew there was a big cage in the living room with a CAT in it! As second in command it was my duty to constantly patrol the area, getting under the covers and as close as possible to the cage. I was to secretly bite the cat if it got too close to the side, while being very careful to hide any cat hair that might fall outside the cage. Most importantly, I must wash my face so that I don't go running around with black hair sticking out of my mouth; the head of operations severely reprimands me for such sloppiness. I would spend time giving it the evil eye, and telling it how we were going to continue to torture it. It appeared to have been through another level of torture than I had; I had my stomach cut and items removed - they called it "spayed," but apparently the cat had her stomach and her ear spayed. But the stupid cat thinks she's special and goes around wearing this collar like she's some kind of queen!
Night and day I must watch and watch. My eyes are weary, yet I will not let them close.

2007-03-03T00:18:00.000-08:00

I'd like to tell you about Bubba. She found me in the park and took me in. We hung out together and I taught her to eat veges. She had to try a few times to choke down parsley, but was determined to eat it after seeing me eat it. We liked to eat carrots together.
I turns out that hay and veges are good for most critters! We all know that cats and dogs like grass during the summer - hay in the winter is a treat! Her favorite veg was bok choy. And it turned out that it was very good for her! Her stomach felt much better if she ate a stalk a day! Sometimes she ate it like a bone and sometimes it was broken up in her food bowl. The enzymes really helped her digestion. If you know a dog with digestion problems, give 'em some bok choy.

Since I shared my veges with her, she'd share her kibble with me. Kibble really isn't the best thing for bunnies so I had to act fast to get away with it.

You already saw us napping together. Life was just fine. Then this cat started looking in the window. I tried to scare it away, but it kept coming around. It was a black cat and it was a little scary to see those eyes looking in the window at night. I started to hear more and more talk about this cat. Oh brother, didn't their mother tell them to leave wild things outside?? Here we go again. Think, Bubba, think! What are we going to do? I tell you, that cat is going to ruin everything!

2007-02-25T12:34:00.000-08:00

When I first came to live here from the park, I took a likin' to this chair. My food and water was under here and I could climb up inside the chair if I got scared, which only happened a couple of times when those little girls came over. Not much scares me; I'm ok with dogs, cats, people, but little girls really scare me. One time a little girl came looking under the bed where I was and I was so scared that I ran over and bit her on the neck. Her 3-year-old brother saw the two marks on her neck and called me a Vampire Bunny. There is some speculation that this behavior has something to do with me being in the park. Lots of people think bunnies are good pets for kids, but they move too fast, grab at us, yell, and just make us nervous - we like older kids or adults.

2007-02-25T12:20:00.000-08:00

This is from our last camping trip in November. It was so cold! I love camping. I love to go and love to ride in the car. If it's too cold - below 40 or so - I bundle up; the main thing is to stay out of drafts so I always get covered in this plastic bag when the door is opened. If it's hot when we go camping - much above 80 - I get frozen water bottles in my cage, which act like air conditioners and I also like to like the cold condensation off of them. Is it camping time yet? I can hardly wait!

2007-02-23T12:35:00.000-08:00

Why can't I have a nice house like Bunny?

Mom!! Kitty's in my house!! Nevermind... I'll take care of it. (And she did.)

2007-02-22T13:12:00.000-08:00

Oh man these sticks are good. I think they're Willow. How do they grow in these balls? This is the next best thing to peanut butter.

Today is my cousin's birthday! Happy 5th Birthday, Madeline!! Do you blog?

2007-02-21T11:49:00.000-08:00

I just can't stay awake when Kim starts talking about her computer. BORING!

2007-02-17T16:33:00.000-08:00

Yay! Yay! My sticks came today. I love sticks. mmmm. But why does Mark keep glaring at me and muttering, "75 dollars for sticks... hay everywhere... bunny bunny bunny" ?

These big balls are good for tossing around. And look at the variety: peeled, unpeeled, big, small, and even a little basket of twigs - I love to toss the whole basket in the air! (Kim likes to put them back - it's a game I've taught her.)

Stair Play

2007-02-15T16:53:00.000-08:00

May I please go down the stairs, Kitty?

Well, that was pretty easy...

Now, reverse and charge!

Mom!! Kitty touched me!!

2007-01-31T16:37:00.000-08:00

This room is just getting too small.

2007-01-30T13:54:00.000-08:00

Grandma sent me this rabbit for Easter. I wish my ears were that big. But I'm originally from the Netherlands you see; I'm a Netherland Dwarf. Folks have very small ears over there, but I can still hear exceptionally well, unless I don't want to - then I point my ears the other direction.

2007-01-30T13:52:00.000-08:00

Sweet satisfying stick, Batman!

2007-01-30T13:51:00.001-08:00

Almost...

2007-01-30T13:50:00.000-08:00

Naptime!

2007-01-30T13:49:00.000-08:00

Be very, very careful.

2007-01-30T13:43:00.000-08:00

Excuse me. This floor is for bunnies only!

I am highly skilled in the arts of war and illusion. Even though I am only 2 pounds, I appear as big as a 10-pound kitty! I could remove Kitty from this pillow with the slightest movement of my jaw. (As was proved in the next split-second.)

2007-01-30T12:37:00.000-08:00