"WEIRD ...

... but in a handsome way!"  -  RG the Wordsmith

Enjoy the weekend and if you are there in the path of severe weather, pay attention and stay safe.

"JUST ONE??? ...

...And kind of a little one at that.  I'm a big boy.  I want more!" - Winston the Demanding.

 "He can be a bit nippy too!  Boy but his black fur sure shows the lite-colored fur-hairs that float around our place endlessly!'  -  RG the Careful

We have had quite a bit of cool dribbly weather for all of May.  Very little sun.  Good for spring flowers and foliage!

A PRINCESS PERPLEXED

"Why can't I be on a nice card?  I AM a Princess after all."  -  Bewildered in Bow

"NEED FOOD!

I am badly in need of food.  I'm gaunt and the bottom of the dish is showing.  Please hurry." - Racer the Hyberbolic

 "Calm down Ittle Boy.  Relief is in the way." - RG to the Rescue

"I keep forgetting to show, but there is some fairy magic along that lilac-petal trail."

"SCRITCH, SCRATCH, SCRITCH ....

...  Bite, Bite Bite.  I guess I'm not going to get over there!" - Benji the Fascinated

"Benji has been off his feed for a couple of days.  We gave him some metacam, and a run in a different outside pen - just to jive him up.  He seems to like it.  And, he is doing better this evening too." - RG the Wary

"SO MANY CHOICES ....

... Where shall I snuggle up for the day?" - KB the Perplexed

 "Just don't let the Princess find you out here boy!  Say, how about this astounding purple lilac-petal strewn path to - where else - but the raised beds in which the greens grow!" - RG yur Tour Guide

"WE ARE FINE ...

... Yes, the bridge on Interstate 5 that collapsed tonight is right here about 4 miles from the House of Rabbits.  It crosses the Skagit River right between the cities of Burlington and Mt. Vernon.  Everbody here uses that bridge a lot, as does heavy industrial traffic between Seattle and Vancouver, B.C.  Rerouting all that over the other three, narrow road bridges in the area will be a zoo for a long time.  There is no boat traffic, and fishing season is not on now either.  We have many alternate routes and ready access to supplies and services and thankfully it looks like there were no fatalities and very little traffic on the bridge - which was a big surprise since it is almost always quite busy." - RG, Yur Reporter near the Scene.

"I guess my little disaster needing some engineering assistance will have to wait?" - Racer the Stranded Upstairs

LIFE IS GOOD

This one has it figured out on a balmy, sunny afternoon.

"BL got a gold star from the tooth doc and we had some real food for dinner!  I got a surprise visit from the "Your water-heater don't be a'workin'" fellow.  Now I need a paying job."  -  RG the Troubled.

"NOT MY COLOR ....

...  try something a bit more muted, BL."  -  Racer the Dapper

CLOVERS!

"Look at those nice big clover blooms in Winnie's salad!  Yummy!"  -  Forager RG

Here is a closeup of those rocks painted into bunnies.  The other rock is Kitty Boy.

"'SUP?"

Gabbing in the shade at the litter box corner ....

"BL is doing great.  Gets a followup with the Doc on Wednesday.  I expect he'll want to give me an award!"  -  RG the Caretaker

"THE BACK FORTY ....

... it may have the neighbor's name on the deed, but it MINE!  ALL MINE!!!"  -  KB the Land Baron

"The patient is recovering well and even beginning to get a bit feisty with the marginal help.  I think she might be about ready to fix her own meals in another day or so!'  -  Chef RG

"THUMPERS!"

"I probably should have given Benji's back feetsy slippers a bit of a wash job first.  But BL had an impacted wisdom tooth removed this morning and I have had the ENTIRE duty including nurse-maid.  But she is a good patient, doing fine, and I am keeping up!  Benji would thump me good if I didn't!"  -  RG the Helper

"BUNNEH BELLEH"

"It's Racer's - not much to see there.  I'll try and photo the Princess's belleh - it is one of those soft white ones!"  -   RG the Thinker

 "Number 1 and number 4 daughters came up today for a yearly crab feed and schmooze fest.  Usually it is in early December but stuff got in the way.  Had a great time and got caught up on some fun and inspiring family activities and ate our bellehs full!  They brought these intricate painted-rock bunnies to go with our little herd on display.

Then we hit the dessert!  Called Chocolate Turtle Pie - or some such thing.  (Save some for me ladies!)"  -  Father RG

"EARS? ...

... Mine are as good as they get!"  -  Chico the Modest

 "I'm working with a team using High School Science students to document what lives in and on some of our local beaches at about low tide.  Here we are a few days ago on a really muddy one!  Those are two large refineries in the background.  They receive several large tanker ship-loads of oil from Alaska every week, and also oil from North Dakota by train.  The refined products go out by ship, train, pipeline and trucks.  If there is a spill disaster, we will have a better idea of what was here in the beaches before.  So far, so good."  -  RG the Citizen Scientist

TAIL

"Somebody asked about tails.  They seem to be mostly hidden from the lens recently.  But here is a nice white puffy one!"

"BACKS ...

... Yuppers!  Ours - as cute a pair of backs as you will ever see!"  -  Chico and Zoey

"Nice earsys too!"  -  RG the Admirer

"TAKING A HIKE."

 "This is far enough. I can keep an eye on my entire world!!!"  -  KB Ingenious

"TOES"

"Who else's but my gorgeous ones!"  -  Racer the Cute

 "Not too sure of your grammar there Racer, but BL's lilacs by the bedroom window are doing super this spring - the yard is quite fragrant!"  -  RG the Photog. 

"NOSE"

"Craisins!  I smell craisins!  Gimmee, gimmee, gimmee!"  -  Benji Knows

"Ay Gott, I can hardly keep up with these demands.  What can I do?" - RG the Overworked

"EYE ....

... see you.  No shenanigans now.  Just clean up, refresh the food, leave a treat and GO AWAY - quietly." -  Princess Alert

"Sweep, sweep, sweep; pour, pour, pour; rustle, rustle, rustle; tip-toe, tip-toe, tip-toe." - RG the Obedient

(Hey - in this economy, any job is a good job.)

"ANGLE OF REPOSE" ....

.... For Benji, it is just about zero, or maybe one or two degrees from flat, maximum!  (It is quite toasty out today.) - RG the Geometer.

Now for a little more of that always welcomed House Of Rabbits History, Tidbits and Trivia!

The story, "Angle of Repose", is a well thought of novel by Wallace Stegner who also wrote a lot about how the western USA was explored and settled with various governmental policies in the mid 1800's.  (One of Stegner's students was Ken Kesey, who wrote "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."  Kesey was also famous for his trip in the bus named Further with the band of Merry Pranksters back in the hippie days ... which is the inspiration for that famous trip on the 7-Bunny-7 a few years ago - and which, of course, you can read about by going to the bottom of the list on the right.)

Still with us here?  Stegner also wrote a book called "Beyond the 100th Meridian" about those times in the west during the mid-1800's.  The 100th meridian goes right up through Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, and So. and No. Dakota.  To the east of the 100th meridian there is enough rain to farm well, while not so to the west.  A great visual is below - the lights in the USA at night from space.  The 100th meridian is quite easy to see!  (You can even see Racer's nose glowing with such fierce inspiration, just below Vancouver B.C in the far upper left!)  

CINCO DE MAYO

"Now.  THIS is a sombrero fitting for a caballero as dashing as myself!" - Chico the Grandee.

"Status on the hops.  Here we are on May 5 - a long way to go.  We have Pepper and Brandi thinking before June 15 to reach the post top, and Speedy and Crafty Green Poet thinking after.  Going to be a week of really good growing weather, so it should really climb now ..." - Farmer RG

"LET ME COME IN! ...

... Let me come in! - KB on the Outside

"Prove you are not a Robot."  -  RG the Cautious

"82339 ilhmkjg"  -  KB the Cat

SALAD TIME!

"These two are very good about each eating their own salads.  Of course, they are pretty hungry by the time the evening salads come!" - RG the Impressed.

AN ODD DISCOVERY ...

 BL noticed that Racer was not eating very much hay when he was inside.  For some reason she got the idea of cutting it into short pieces.  Racer likes it!

 "Well, if you are too slow to understand it, I am not about to explain it.  Besides, I'm busy with my oats.  Shut the door and go away."  -  Racer who Knows
 
(Ancient Bunny Wisdom)