Tonight is the first night that my computer has been turned on in 5 days. In part, that's because I worked my overly large ass off over the weekend. I replaced all of the carbon-covered wiring in the house (save a meaningless 5 inch stretch), and yes, some of it was the ever dangerous aluminum. Also, I am the closing manager this month. Since I don't post from work, that leaves me more time to futz in the yard, and vastly less to actually post content. But mostly, it's been the bunnies.
The neighbor, dickhead though he is, has a log-sided shed. Under that shed lives a warren of the rabbitage. Longish ears, twitchy noses ... yeah, rabbits. The cats have taken a certain interest. Last Tuesday (Tyrsday) the young cat brought a bunny inside and laid it in her food-dish. Rather polite, if you think about it. My beloved discovered the bunny and tried to shelter it from the blood-spattered carnage that would defile the house. She went down and bought a live-trap, such that we could rescue the rabbit from inter-domicile wreckage. Unfortunately, Mouse, (short for the Grey Mouser) had done enough damage to the rabbit that it died. *sigh* But the cat wasn't done with Bunny pillage. I came home on Thursday (Thor'sday), tried to post, and Mouse came screaming out from under my computer desk. She had brought in yet another rabbit to feast on, but it had taken refuge under my computer desk. This bunny was very much alive, and crafty as to ways of the trap. Suffice it say that between capture of the rabbit, and clean up of the rabbit's fear response, I haven't been online much the last 5 days.
I so frickiing love this state.
Oh my....what can you say to that???
Posted by: Britt | May 07, 2007 at 09:00 PM
At some point we shall commiserate over archaic paper and tar wrapped aluminum wiring with no ground.
Oh, how I love Romex.
Posted by: JP | May 07, 2007 at 10:27 PM
Now that you are done with your wiring, you want to come over and help me do our bathroom?
Moorcat
Posted by: moorcat | May 08, 2007 at 01:05 AM
My Manx is the cutest little thing, but it's a hunter par excellence. Two days ago, she brought back a rabbit and a bird. Yesterday, it was a mole and a mouse. Who knows what today will bring?
Posted by: Heliologue | May 08, 2007 at 09:09 AM
Great to have you back. I thought maybe you left town and attended some May Day celebrations.
Posted by: Big Swede | May 08, 2007 at 01:03 PM
If Rocky (the solo cat here) captures anything, the dogs usually steal it from him. They're pretty good at catch - but don't believe in release. I got a finch from Sugar the other day to have it die in my hand. . . oh well.
Baby bunnies are not silent when in an enemies mouth.
I have never caught a rabbit in a live trap. Cats - feral & mine, raccoons & a skunk once - that was enough.
Posted by: moos | May 09, 2007 at 07:49 PM