Saturday, August 28, 2010

Bunnies In the Garden

My garden is growing more than tomatoes this year. We have a whole litter of bunnies! I found them in a hole, just moments after they were born. Tiny, pink, and hairless with their ears plastered against their heads. At first I thought I found a nest of mice!

The next day, they were buried under a mound of bunny fur, all comfy and cozy. I was careful not to touch the nest, but I couldn't resist peeking under the bunny fur blanket by lifting it with a stick. They already had fur! The "blanket" grew bigger and bigger, bunny fur knitted with dry grasses.
And day by day the little bunnies grew. There ears got bigger and their hair thicker with white spots.
Then one day when I went to peek at them, one little bunny hopped out of the nest! Without touching him, I scooted him back in his nest and covered up the hole. The next day, all of them were gone. And I never did see the mamma bunny.
And through all of this, Wilma and Kramer didn't realize that there were bunnies right in their own back yard!

2 comments:

pattib said...

That's amazing! Way to get some great pictures, too. Thanks for sharing!

Marilynn & Sherri said...

OMG just too cute. That's interesting how their nest was. You could walk by it and never notice them..good eye.
Your veggies are looking good.