It has been two weeks since I mowed last and with all the rain we’ve been getting the grass is getting tall once again. That means Skittles is once again enjoying the privacy. If you haven’t read my 5/1/08 post on my Photo Blog, Skittles is the bunny that lives in my yard. He likes tall grass to hide in.
Today I noticed him lying out in the tall grass again. I notice that he seems to love doing that just when I’m thinking of mowing. I hate to keep taking away his hiding spots, but I also don’t want the yard to get too much out of control. I can’t believe this, but I actually considered mowing most of the yard except about a 3 foot circle right in the middle so Skittles will still have a place to hide.
That’s where I found Skittles today, right in the middle of the yard. It was a beautiful day, nice and sunny, blue skies, temperature in the seventies. It was so nice that I began my day by skipping coffee and breakfast and went for a 40-minute walk instead. When I returned, I was thinking of mowing, so I looked out into the yard and saw Skittles lying right in the middle enjoying the sun.
The neighbor on the other side of my back yard was already out mowing and singing loudly (and badly) with his ipod and earphones on. The other neighbor was dipping in and out of the garage, clanging and making a bunch of racket. Behind Skittles, people walked by and stopped to talk on the sidewalk, buses stopped according to schedule, cars and trucks passed, and he ignored it all and took a nap right there in the middle of the yard.
Here’s a picture of him to prove it. He managed to prop his eyelid open half way as I aproached, but I didn’t seem to bother him because he went right back to his nap and ignored me. He looked so cute, I felt sorry for him so I left him alone. Rather than mowing and distubing him, I decided to go out front and trim the hedges that were now about 3 feet too tall.
My Hedge trimming project took all day. Perhaps it wouldn’t have taken as long if I didn’t stop to take so many pictures. I kept ducking in back to check on Skittles and then I did a lot of holding still and waiting for the Cardinals to get in just the right position to take their picture. I had the company of both a male and female Cardinal for most of the day while I worked out front. If you want to see those pictures, they are posted on my FLICKR page.
Thanks for stopping by.
Ty Randall
