Here comes Peter Cottontail

Once upon a time there was a guy who worked 6 days a week, let's call him Jason, and a girl who couldn't figure out how to do yard work, housework and cook while watching a toddler on her weekends, let's call her Sharon. Well these people resorted to paying a nice guy by the name of John to tame their wild yard.

One day when John was taming what was by then an out of control yard he uncovered a bunny nest. In this nest were three itty bitty bunnies all nestled together and snug in their dirt bed. We won't speak of the mowed over bunny baby that was a few feet away but the live bunnies were smaller then a dollar bill and quite timid, as one would expect baby bunnies to be.

These bunnies were a fascination for all who encountered them and Jason and Sharon felt an obligation to make sure they would survive. This meant keeping the dog away as well as making sure their baby, let's call her Alex, kept her distance. We They kept their distance as well and thought the thing to do would be to scatter bunny food along the ground for them so they would be sure not to starve. But what do bunnies eat? Carrots obviously (have you never read a story about a rabbit? These stories would lead you to believe that this is all bunnies eat) and perhaps strawberries and grapes.

So clearly such things were sprinkled on the ground as the concern over the location of the mommy bunny grew. What if the mommy never returned because the safety of the tall weeds had been demolished? Wildlife sanctuaries were called and it was learned that the bunnies would likely be fine. Turns out that well meaning humans often accidentally kill wild bunnies with overfeeding. The thing to do is to cover the babies up with some dry grass to protect them from the sun and all food bits must be removed lest they attract predators. And this neighborhood has predators like fox, raccoon and opossum. Also, it turns out, mommy bunnies only return to the nest twice a day, at dawn and dusk, to nurse their young. This is sufficient for their well being and helps protect the little ones.

Every day the family would check on the baby bunnies. Sometimes they would be in their hovel and sometimes they would have moved down to the corner where the porch meets the house. After about 4 days the rabbits left the families life as quickly and mysteriously as they'd entered it. And they were all left to marvel how fascinating the smallest of God's creatures can be as well as how well He takes care of even these little ones.

Maybe there will be another rabbit family to meet next year.