Yes, I spent the long weekend visiting my brother in Bloomington, but of course my heart pined to be with my little queen. I missed bunny kisses on my nose in the morning (even if it is 5 a.m.) I even missed the grumping, which I was submitted to upon my return.
Lucky for my, the bunny queen is merciful and got over her grumpiness soon. I think it helped that my mom put a little more effort into bunny-sitting; she even let Umbra out for play time!
I did get my bunny fix while I was away and I have a ton of pictures of bunny antiques to share, but that will come another day as I have just endured a 4.5 hour drive.
Monday, May 27, 2013
Friday, May 24, 2013
Alarm Clock
Don't you hate when your alarm doesn't go off? Usually I would agree, but it's a pleasant surprise when the furry, four-legged alarm clock usually set for 5 a.m. lets you off feeding duty.
. . . Either that or I forgot that I had fed Umbra already so she got to breakfasts.
. . . Either that or I forgot that I had fed Umbra already so she got to breakfasts.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Long over due
I'm not quite done with school for the year so between that, my job and some personal stuff, I have been neglecting the blog. As an apology here is a cute video of Umbra playing with a coat hanger she managed to get out of the closet even tho it was closed.
I think there was a better video, but I accidentally deleted it.
Anyway I hope everyone's summer is off to a good start and your bunnies are keeping cool. Umbra is enjoying our new wood floor its a much cooler resting place. I'm going to be looking for a child gate for my bedroom so that I can keep the door open so cool air gets in (we don't have central a.c.).
Anyway I hope everyone's summer is off to a good start and your bunnies are keeping cool. Umbra is enjoying our new wood floor its a much cooler resting place. I'm going to be looking for a child gate for my bedroom so that I can keep the door open so cool air gets in (we don't have central a.c.).
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Text books
I guess we will be seeing more of each other because they are in too bad of shape to be returned according to the rental agreement. The bookstore ladies got a kick out of Umbra's little munchy marks though.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Keyboards
I always though Umbra liked keyboards, mostly the click of the keys when she hops on them while I am trying to write an essay. Last night she took it to a new level.
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Luckily she only managed to pull off the page up and down keys which I never use. I was able to reattach them too, but they aren't quite the same.... Umbra is lucky she is too cute to punish.
P.S. I saw a squirrel binky today. I tried to get a video but of course it didn't do it again. You should know that I really like squirrels too, but not as much as bunnies.
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P.S. I saw a squirrel binky today. I tried to get a video but of course it didn't do it again. You should know that I really like squirrels too, but not as much as bunnies.
Monday, April 15, 2013
Odd Couples on Nature
This episode of Nature aired last fall (on my birthday in fact), but I just happened to not watch it until last night... instead of reading for class, but that is besides the point. The episode featured various animal "odd couples" who shared tight bonds despite being different species.
One peculiar friendship was between a dog and a rabbit, although it wasn't one of the featured relationships. Still a good watch nonetheless. Explores the longstanding belief in science that animals don't have emotions or relationships like humans do. True, animal emotions and bonds differ than humans, but it doesn't make them any less real or strong. I thought it was a little silly that scientists are spending all this time researching, trying to prove something that much of society has experienced. I think the closeness we have with our pets is testament enough to animal friendship; I consider Umbra my friend, and I think she feels the same (although there is some debate over who wears the pants so to speak.. obviously rabbits don't actually wear pants) There is a great quote in the episode: "the plural of anecdote is data". How many of us know of amazing animal friendships whether inter-species or not. I once had a cat and a parakeet that were best of friends. When the bird became suddenly ill and died, my cat sat on top of her cage all night and cried. They used to share bird seed (the cat was a pig and would eat anything but that is another story).
I feel that this is really relevant to rabbits as well. A lot of people think that they can just through two rabbits together and everything will be dandy. But like people, not all animals get along with everyone of the same species; they all have distinct personalities and not all of them are compatible. This goes for other pets as well. Since I have had Umbra I and during my time volunteering at Indy Humane, why people only have to have meet-and-greets with their dogs, but not cats and certainly not rabbits. I give IHS the credit for assessing the personality of the animals. For example and cat might be labeled as needing a single cat home or being good with both cats and dogs, but people didn't need to introduce their current cats to a potential adoptee. When I went to Elkhart Humane, they thought I was crazy that I would want to introduce Umbra to her suitors before adopting (which fell through anyway).
If people didn't underestimate animals so much maybe we would care more about how we treat them and our environment. They have a lot to teach us too.
One peculiar friendship was between a dog and a rabbit, although it wasn't one of the featured relationships. Still a good watch nonetheless. Explores the longstanding belief in science that animals don't have emotions or relationships like humans do. True, animal emotions and bonds differ than humans, but it doesn't make them any less real or strong. I thought it was a little silly that scientists are spending all this time researching, trying to prove something that much of society has experienced. I think the closeness we have with our pets is testament enough to animal friendship; I consider Umbra my friend, and I think she feels the same (although there is some debate over who wears the pants so to speak.. obviously rabbits don't actually wear pants) There is a great quote in the episode: "the plural of anecdote is data". How many of us know of amazing animal friendships whether inter-species or not. I once had a cat and a parakeet that were best of friends. When the bird became suddenly ill and died, my cat sat on top of her cage all night and cried. They used to share bird seed (the cat was a pig and would eat anything but that is another story).
I feel that this is really relevant to rabbits as well. A lot of people think that they can just through two rabbits together and everything will be dandy. But like people, not all animals get along with everyone of the same species; they all have distinct personalities and not all of them are compatible. This goes for other pets as well. Since I have had Umbra I and during my time volunteering at Indy Humane, why people only have to have meet-and-greets with their dogs, but not cats and certainly not rabbits. I give IHS the credit for assessing the personality of the animals. For example and cat might be labeled as needing a single cat home or being good with both cats and dogs, but people didn't need to introduce their current cats to a potential adoptee. When I went to Elkhart Humane, they thought I was crazy that I would want to introduce Umbra to her suitors before adopting (which fell through anyway).
If people didn't underestimate animals so much maybe we would care more about how we treat them and our environment. They have a lot to teach us too.
Joy of Rabbit Parenting 6
Rabbit tries to dig through you like you are just a pile of dirt in her way. Thank you bunny, that helps my self-esteem tremendously.
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