A Hare Crossing, in Three Takes

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Door County, Wisconsin, July 1972. Closer!

Wagging Reunion

Madison, Wisconsin, June 2004. Something has caught Pupa's attention.

Easterscapes, in Three Takes

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Suburban Chicago, Spring 1965 or 1966. My Best Friend's Mom, Louise, decorated the house for every holiday.

Rabbit-Fence Reunion

Madison, Wisconsin, June 1994. I should have known better. I redid this bed several times.

Holiday Window

Chicago Loop, Illinois, December 1962. We used to dress nicely to go shopping downtown.

My outfit was red, and the coat featured a rabbit-fur collar.

Hello, Jack

Door County, Wisconsin, 1975. Dad meets his subject on the dirt road.

Class Notes (Part 16)

Kaunas, Lithuania, October 1933. In this Class Notes entry, my Mom's friend recalls a conversation with a rabbit.

Watch-your-step Reunion

Suburban Chicago, July 1981. Be careful when you mow the lawn.

The rabbit rests.

Suburban Chicago, June 1964. Thumper contemplates the end of the holiday.

Our Christmas Cards: Lazy Edition

Madison, Wisconsin, December 2004. This card featured Pupa and Baci on "Bunny Patrol."

Bundled

Door County, Wisconsin, November 1975. It's easier to sleep when it's cold.

Early-Evening Snack

Madison, Wisconsin, October 2005. We have few rabbits in our Verona backyard. That's because we have coyotes.

Primary Sources

"So next time you pick up a skein (or seven) of your favorite yarn, remember to say thanks to the little dude who gave it to you."

And don't forget about knitting with dog hair.

Playboy Style

Engaging photos from the Playboy Mansion and Playboy Club.

(Via The Daily Prep.)

I was there, too.

Suburban Chicago, June 1964. Yesterday's post about the rabbit reminded me that we have a similar, close-up shot of the rabbit's companion, the hamster.

The Rec Room's cherry paneling is the background for this photo.

The bunny turned into a rabbit.

Suburban Chicago, June 1964. This is how our "pet" rabbit looked when my Parents decided it could not be domesticated.

Thumper lived in the shadow of Barbie.

Suburban Chicago, June 1964. Our pet rabbit explores the Rec Room.

"Any rabbit potentially can hop."

Bunny hurdlers at the Wisconsin State Fair.

Bunny Patrol

Madison, Wisconsin, June 2004. Pupa has her eye on some action in the backyard.

The Rabbit

I mentioned once that for a short time, we kept a wild rabbit as a house pet. Someone assumed the rabbit's mother had abandoned it in nearby lawn nest. The mother probably was away from the nest, getting food.

At first, the rabbit was adorable. But the rabbit was undomesticated, and once it grew, we no longer could keep it safely in the house. It would not be housebroken, and it bit people. At my Mom's urging, my Dad eventually took the rabbit to the Hal Tyrell Trailside Museum. At that time, the museum accepted baby animals.

Food for thought, as spring approaches.

Suburban Chicago, June 1964. The little thumper was quite cute when he arrived in our Rec Room.

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Suburban Chicago, June 1964. We assumed the rabbit and the hamster would cohabit in harmony.

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Suburban Chicago, June 1964. The hamster did not like the rabbit's presence in its territory.

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Suburban Chicago, June 1964. The rabbit brought out my Mom's gentle side.

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Suburban Chicago, June 1964. I was sorry to see the little guy go.