Another One Bites the Dust...

This Easter, several of us have written stories about dead rabbits on our blogs. Chris' great grandmother killed two rabbits to cook. She was photographed holding them while a small child looked on. I wrote about finding a dead rabbit in the field during an Easter egg hunt when I was 3ish. Another blogger wrote about a dead rabbit, too, but for the life of me, I can't find it again!

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Well, today, I think my Riley dog scared a future Easter Bunny to death!

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I was planting a curly willow tree by the cemetery and had left the gate to the cemetery open because Riley Dog likes to go in there to chase lizards. He zoned right in on something in the grass. I was digging up a tree and watching Riley out of the corner of my eye. All of a sudden, something furry darted across the cemetery with Riley Dog hot on it's trail. I tried to rush in to intervene when more furry things came pouring out of the ground. I counted 6 in all. Riley Dog just kept running and chasing.

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One little fellow fell out in the grass. I picked him up quickly so Riley Dog wouldn't grab him. He was completely still. I held him up to my ear trying to hear a heartbeat. Nothing. I felt something warm on my arm and realized his bowels had released and was running down my elbow. Poor baby!

This is what I could see from outside the fence.

This is what Riley Dog saw. The cemetery is now blocked off to Riley Dog. I watched for a long time, but never saw any rabbits return. I hope he didn't scare all of them to death!

It's not all doom and gloom in my yard. This periwinkle is blooming near the hen house.

I have variegated periwinkle, too.

My first azalea popped open!

And the red bud trees are in full bloom!

I can't remember what this shrub is called, but it is completely covered in pink spiky blooms. I'm surprised all this pink shows through all of the pine pollen. My white truck is currently yellow. With no rain in sight, we'll be leaving footprints in the pollen.

Happy Easter...and hopefully, one of the five remaining babies will grow up to be the Easter Bunny!