I had a birthday recently, and my husband who is an expert and fun birthday ideas had a couple of real zingers this year. (Last year we were camped out on a beach in SE Alaska and he bought me jewlery, a dress, flip-flops, and a back-pack frame that would make traveling on foot easier-- all at a church rummage sale--YEAH!)
This year, he planned a suprise party of 30 people and a bar-b-que, found a beautiful ivory neclace (who knows where!) made me a holster (that is BEAUTIFUL!) and got permission from a fellow down the road for me to catch one of the many feral rabbit that live in his yard. If I caught it, I got to keep it! He had started off with less than 4 a year ago and released them into his yard. Now he has 25 to 30 running loose! (There's a lesson to all of us!)
This year, he planned a suprise party of 30 people and a bar-b-que, found a beautiful ivory neclace (who knows where!) made me a holster (that is BEAUTIFUL!) and got permission from a fellow down the road for me to catch one of the many feral rabbit that live in his yard. If I caught it, I got to keep it! He had started off with less than 4 a year ago and released them into his yard. Now he has 25 to 30 running loose! (There's a lesson to all of us!)
I am serious in this picture. Standing in front of the vehicle "rabbit", I am ready to go rummage through what you see behind me in hopes to catch a REAL rabbit!
(Please note my husband's fine job at "henna-ing" my hair!)
I believe that I have spotted one in that pile of...metal thingies and using some trickery....whoops! Well, missed that one...
Success at last! After about an hour, the owner decided to help out too, and between the 3 of us, we wore out this little beauty and caught her behind a barrel mounted on a metal frame. He had never caught one of his own rabbits and was happy to hold one for a bit! Having been born and raised in something of a large vehicle repair garage area, she had bits of tar stuck in her fur and we called her the "Tar-baby" for a bit until we thought of "Beatrix" (you know, Beatrix Potter), which fits her very well. She is unusually tame for a feral rabbit and is just about the cutest and prettiest little critter you've ever seen! Ask our collie, "Weasel", who has fallen completely inlove with her from the start! (you can see Weasel in the first picture) Ursa isn't so sure.
So, I had a blast for my birthday and now I have a lovely bunny for a pet and we met one of our neighbors! Now I just need to make him a batch of bread!
(Please note my husband's fine job at "henna-ing" my hair!)
