I’m getting ready to leave for the airport, and Mary sends me a photo from home. She’s been working hard at a garden in the backyard, and I helped put up a crude fence around it. We did a good enough job. Look at that frustrated bunny, excluded from the carrots and squash and who-knows-what-else Mary planted.
It’s probably scheming to tunnel under the flagstones, though.
blf says
That’s the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog’s dojo master.
Akira MacKenzie says
Wascally wabbit!
jrkrideau says
It looks me that it is waiting for the rest of the team to bring the ladders.
Do you have raccoons in the area? They would have dismantled the fence in 5 minutes.
Toronto has had an ongoing battle with them for many years. A friend who has not lived there in 10 years still sounds haunted when speaking of them.
Four or five years ago Toronto, with some fanfare introduced a new “Racoon-Proof” garbage can about 4 or 5 years ago.
It seems that it took them almost a week to learn how to open them. https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2018/04/13/toronto-raccoon-green-bin-opens-unlocks-video_a_23410635/
PaulBC says
Possibly my least favorite song from the Buffy episode, but it did spring to mind. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLMaSII_URU
Giliell says
My dad’s been fighting a battle of wits with the pet bunnies for years now and so far he’s the losing party.
Strewth says
jrkrideau @3: Yeah, Toronto’s raccoons are highly trained commandos. https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/xyOaBv45DNu3mw0kViw8vw–~A/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjtzbT0xO3c9NTc2O2g9MzI0/http://d.yimg.com/hd/jokeroo/lotus/1365454203977_12_21xugMmqrQbf1_2_0.jpg?a=jokeroo&c=f9cec43728b414d64c98c41b2bf7e479&mr=0&s=6265d1df75365bee1803f9a2dfaff2c9
wsierichs says
You can tell that he’s thinking, “Of course you know this means war!” I’m really curious to see how battles between bunnies and spiders will end.
unclefrogy says
I realize many are vegetarian who read here including our host but my favorite method of dealing with pesky rabbits is
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/25843/hasenpfeffer-rabbit-stew/
though I often use vinegar instead of wine.
uncle frogy
PZ Myers says
Wsierichs: gonna have to import mygalomorph heavy infantry, and a battalion of Australian shock troops.
moxie says
it looks hopping mad.
Pierce R. Butler says
Doesn’t she have a cat available to fling at it?