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I have a George story.

For those who came in late, George is our very large and very dumb house rabbit. He's a mutt, brown with one lop ear and one erect, and weighs somewhere in the neighbourhood of 8 kg - 17 pounds. We haven't weighed him in a long time, because he's not a fan of being picked up, so it's stressful.

Anyways... last night I went to give him a treat before I went to bed. He has one of those flat-packed wooden cottages that you fit together with tabs and slots, and generally overnights in it. He's generally in there some time before I go to bed.

So I got the treat, came to the cottage, and called him as usual. He was in the cottage in the opposite direction of his usual way - and even though there are entrances at both ends, he couldn't figure out how to get out... 🤣 He kept trying to turn around inside the cottage, and he's too big for that.

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✨Sorcière aux lapins ✨
J’ai enfin terminé cette nouvelle illustration toute douce, avec plein de petits détails. Je me suis challengée car ce genre de composition met vraiment ma patience à mal 🥲 mais je suis plutôt contente du résultat.

C’est un peu différent des ambiances habituelles, donc n’hésitez pas à partager vos impressions 🌸🐇

We're a week into April here on the Canadian prairies [1], but it's a little different than other places. Spring isn't here, it's on the horizon. Everything's still got a blanket of snow on it, and we could easily get more [2]. There's no blooms or buds to tell you spring is on the way.

There are really only two big clues that Old Man Winter is thinking about leaving:

1. Days are noticeably longer than just a few weeks ago.

2. The jackrabbits!

They're turning brown again, losing their winter-white coat. Unfortunately it's kind of ruining their camouflage.

I find it interesting that the degree or progression of the change is so different between different individuals. I'm told the change is triggered by the lengthening days, so it's some sort of built-in variance.

These are white-tailed jackrabbits, which are actually a species of hare, not rabbit. They're the most common hare on the Canadian prairies, shown here in my backyard.

[1] It's probably a week into April where you are, too. Funny how that works.

[2] In the time I've lived in Saskatchewan, I have seen snow fall in every month of the calendar except July.

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In the U.S., the stove pellets are also called Horse Bedding. They can be kind of sharp and ouchy on bunny feet, but there is a way to fix it. Either add something on top like Picasso suggested, or rehydrate the pellets. It makes them nice and fluffy. I let them dry out overnight before I change the boxes. Sorry for the lame photo…