Monday, June 06, 2005

Bunnies in the Gardens Springtime, and the bunnies are ecstatic over the arrival of fresh greens to eat!  Bugs can't get enough lemon thyme, which we have planted instead of grass in several sectors of our yard.  Grass is not only boring, but it takes an awful lot of water to keep it healthy.  Here in Colorado, other fragrant flowering groundcovers work better and serve multiple purposes. Bunnita, however, prefers the tops of the peanut plants that sprout up after the squirrels hide their peanuts in our garden each fall.  We keep a few peanut plants thriving, just to keep the bunnies fat and happy.  Both of them go nuts for lemon balm leaves too!  That's a relative of the mint, with a strong lemony leaf that is wonderful in tea and full of vitamins.  I put it in my water bottle before going for a hike, to flavor the water.  Bugs also loves the peppermint and spearmint leaves.  I guess minty-fresh breath might matter to those little guys too.  I'm just happy that the long, long winter is over.  Last week the temperatures went down again in a crazy way, down to freezing at night.  So unusual.  But now it feels like the cold is past.  Bugs and Bunnita get to play in the hammock enclosure, digging their hole deeper and deeper every day.  Maybe some day I can figure out how to upload photos and post some pictures of them in their estate. * * * * * * 11:57:24 AM    comment []

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