So my Saturday started off like any other Saturday. I had some breakfast, went on a run, and then went to check on the garden. It hadn't rained for several days so I decided to give all the plants a good watering. As I was walking along the side of the garden, something moved near my foot. The creature was small and rodent-like and at first I thought maybe a mole was running around the garden, but on closer look, I saw that it was a very small, baby rabbit!
My first thought was: how did this rabbit get into the garden? My second thought was: I better go and get my camera so I can document it for the blog! So I ran off to get the camera and on the way back I noticed that there was a second, small rabbit outside the garden. I tried to chase it away from the garden, but instead the little bugger darted right under the fence and into the garden! Grrrrrrr, but at least I saw how they were getting in (I thought) and could fix that, so I rushed back into the garden and started trying to chase TWO rabbits out.
Well let me just say that the "chasing" did not go very well. Instead, I ended up running in circles as two tiny rabbits ran in and out of vegetables. But then, one of the very little rabbits decided to try to dart through my bean trellis and got stuck in the mesh. It was awful! I wanted them out of my garden but I certainly didn't want to strangle the poor thing, so I rushed off to get my garden pruners. It was still stuck when I got back and I thought I would have to cut it out, but by holding the mesh taut, the little rabbit was able to squeeze its way through. Here is a photo of the little rabbit running in the garden:
As soon as the rabbit was loose, it bolted out of the garden and jumped right THROUGH the fence, and then I knew how they were really getting in! With that realization, I decided it was futile to continue the chase, so I returned to watering and what should I find but this:
A tiny rabbit sound asleep between my rows of carrots. This guy was so relaxed that I literally had to give him a prod to get him moving on his way! He did finally start moving and I think that the other rabbit also finally left the garden. Perhaps I tormented them enough with the chase that they will not return or perhaps I shall see them again tomorrow.....
Erin and I recently enjoyed a fabulous week of whitewater kayaking in the Great Smoky Mountains. Each day we spent six or more hours on the water, and needless to say, it was another physically demanding trip. Over the week we received instruction on whitewater skills and techniques. We used lake sessions to work on Eskimo rolls and rescue skills, before running rivers and putting those skills into practice.
Now we can't wait for our next whitewater adventure.
