Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

May 20, 2009: Bunnies! Lost bunnies! House shingles almost finished!

I headed to the farm this morning around 9 a.m. Everything was going smoothly until I got off the interstate and headed up the off-ramp at New Columbia. I pulled up to the stop sign and saw something in the road to my right. I looked over my passenger seat and at first thought it was a big cat. Then I rolled the window down and saw a big blob of fur. At first I thought that someone had run over a cat or some type of animal.

So, I backed up the car and parked off to the side of the road. I got out of the car and saw this big bunny rabbit looking up at me. It just sat there me looking at it and it looking at me. I am not sure which one of us was more surprised to see the other. 🙂 So, I looked around and saw a pile of paper bedding (and some of that hamster cage bedding you put in the bottom of a cage) and a bowl beside the road. So, I put two and two together and thought – well someone must have left this bunny by the side of the road.

I went to pick it up and it hopped under my car. So, I reached under to pick it up and it hopped to the other side of the car. So, I went to the other side of the car and then it hopped back to the opposite side that I was on. The bunny did this a few times. Obviously it was smarter than me. It had this all figured out. Finally I decided I would poke it with something I had in the car. No luck. I finally backed my car up and it just sat there in the road.

I picked it up and put it inside my car. Then I noticed something out of the corner of my eye and there was another big rabbit. A black one. i then walked around and looked for more – I figured there must have been some sort of bunny festival that I wasn’t invited to. I didn’t find any more, though. So, I tried to pick the black one up. It was a bit fiesty, though. Kicking me and scratching me. It was not wanting to be bothered and I guess was not looking for another road trip. I finally got it in the car, though – reluctantly.

So, here I am off I24 with two big bunny rabbits in my floorboard. I wasn’t sure what to do with them. I called my sister, Dione. She told me to take them to the animal shelter in Metropolis. Project Hope.

Dione met me there. There were two guys and a lady working at the shelter. They came to my car and took the rabbits. I think they were happy to see them. lol The one guy said he was looking for some rabbits.

I don’t know what kind of rabbits there were. Dione called them long eared rabbits. 🙂 Which, they were that if nothing else! They also were pretty big – fat. Hopefully they find a good home. I will have to watch for them on the shelters web-site. The one guy that was working there might keep them. Unsure. 🙂 At least they won’t become coyote supper.

Here are some photos of the rabbits – the black one hid in the corner of the car.

The first rabbit that I found on the road off New Columbia exit

he was keeping an eye on me 🙂

This was the pile of bedding that was on the side of the road – and a little bowl

So, after all of that excitement I headed to the farm. Wow they have gotten a lot done over the last 2 days. The roof is almost finished. Looks like today or tomorrow for the shingles to be finished. Bobby and Don were installing windows!!!!!!! I was excited to see all of this.

I cut grass around the weather instruments, the well house, and marked the spot for the generator. Now we have to find someone that will put the propane tank in the ground. We thought West KY Propane could do that. No luck. Looks like we will have to call South Illinois Propane. Tony is working on that end of the project.

Verizon was at the farm yesterday and looks like the T-line is ready. We just have to call Qwest and have them turn it on. I will be anxious to see what kind of speed we get up there. Unsure – never used one. Maybe Jason and I can get the tower cam running and the weather instruments. 🙂

We had dinner with Dione and Tommy last night along with Jason and Jess. Jason and Jess are heading to the Meditteraneon on a cruise later next week. I am sure that will be fun. Hopefully the weather will be nice.

Sunny again today!!! We had a low of 45 at the farm this morning. Brrrrrr! Some clouds will approach the region over the next few days from the southeast. An upper level low is moving through the Gulf of Mexico.

This is where the whole house generator is going