Gotcha Day 🙋

It has now been officially 6 years since we brought the bunnies home.

 

Dansk 

Det var skønt vejr på denne dag, og det betød, at det var muligt at folde picnic tæppet ud i løbegården. Det blev straks invaderet af kaninerne, der med det samme skulle se, hvorfor der dog lige pludselig kom et tæppe ud af det blå, som absolut skulle ligge midt i deres hjem. Det var tid til lidt ekstra hygge, selvom at det var en fantastisk følelse at sidde og se på kaninerne løbe rundt i rolige omgivelser. Det er altid sjovt og underholdende, på den sødeste måde, at Molly og Sandy farer rundt i løbegården og laver deres daglige gøremål. De fik lidt tid til at græsse i outbacken, hvilket de nød godt af begge to, for de ville i hvert fald ikke ind i løbegården igen. De skule lige have lidt mere græs, inden de skulle ind. De fyldte munden med græs og andet lækkert fra græsplænen og løb dernæst ind igen.

Molly startede med at få en gave, for det var der nemlig også på denne ikoniske dag. Dagen bliver fejret hvert år. Men det er samtidig en anledning til at give kaninerne gaver, så de fik nogle stykker hver især. Molly´s første gaver var en 'Treat n´ Gnaw Carrot' fra Rosewood, som hun var helt vild med. Hun var så vild med den, at den knap nok nåede ud af emballagen, før hun stak af med den i munden. De har været svære at finde, men nu fik hun endelig lov til at smage dem igen. Det er en del år siden, at hun sidst fik lov til at gnave i sådan én, så det var i hvert fald et hit. Lidt senere fik hun gave nummer to, hvilket var nogle små æblekiks, som hun også var yderst interesseret i. Hun var helt ude af sig selv lige så snart hun løb forbi alle de lækre godbidder, så indimellem fik hun stjålet nogle af dem, mens vi mennesker vendte ryggen til. Hun er snedig. Sandy fik sig også en gave. Det var en rede, som var lavet af pilegrene, med små gulerodsgodbidder gemt i kanten af reden. Hun løb begejstret rundt om den, for at udtænke en plan, for hvordan hun skulle få gnavet sig vej igennem den. Den var lidt tung, så hun kunne ikke løbe med den i munden, selvom at hun meget gerne ville, så hun trak lidt rundt med den i stedet og skubbede lidt til den. Hun gjorde alt, hvad hun kunne, for det var ikke en helt let opgave, som hun havde fået. Sandy sprang rundt om hendes nye gave. Hun var glad og ivrig. Undervejs blev hun lidt irriteret og frustreret, men hun vendte altid tilbage, for det skulle lykkedes. Hun skulle bare lige køle lidt ned indimellem, og så fandt hun ellers hen til den igen, for at udtænke en ny plan for, hvordan hun dog skulle få de lækre godbidder og snacks ud af pilereden. Den blev raslet med, vendt på hovedet, gnavet i og kastet rundt med. Sandy endte med at få skubbet så meget rundt med hendes nye spiselige legetøj, at hun faktisk fik en af de små gulerødder ud. Det var hun yderst tilfreds med. Det var mere udmattende, end hun først havde troet, så da hun sejrede, tog hun sig endelig en pause og lagde sig og slappede af.

En gang imellem byttede kaninerne udfordringerne, så de begge fik prøvet deres nye ting. Nogle gange var det bevidst og andre gange stjal de tingene fra hinanden, men de begeg fik muligheden for at smage alle de nye lækkerier. Både Molly og Sandy tog sig en runde rundt i løbegården med Rosewood guleroden i munden. Den skulle vises frem. De skulle desuden finde sig et godt sted at sidde for at gnave i den i fred og ro. 

Der blev lavet en mini skov af diverse grene fra træer og buske i haven, som er ufarlige for kaniner. De elskede deres skov. Der var hyggeligt og mørkt, og de gik strakts i gang med at tygge i de friske blade. De gik først i gang med at gnave i grenene nogle dage efter, da de havde spist alle de lækre grønne smagfulde blade. Det var en gestus, som de nød særligt godt af, for det er ikke så ofte, at de fik så mange grene på én gang. Det kræver jo at træer og buske er grønne og frodige. 

Kaninerne lod til at nyde dagen. De vidste formenligt ikke, hvorfor de fik alt den opmærksomhed, men de var glade og tilfredse. Det er en gave i sig selv, at se kaninerne være glade og begejstret.

English 

The weather was beautiful on this day, which meant that it was possible to unfold the picnic blanket in the running yard. It was immediately invaded by the rabbits, who immediately had to see why a blanket suddenly appeared out of the blue, which had to lie in the middle of their home. It was time for a little extra fun, even though it was a fantastic feeling to sit and watch the rabbits run around in quiet surroundings. It's always fun and entertaining, in the sweetest way, that Molly and Sandy calmly run around. They got some time to graze in the outback, which they both enjoyed. They filled their mouths with grass and other delicacies from the lawn and then ran back inside.

Molly got the first pf her presents. The day is celebrated every year. But it is also an occasion to give the rabbits presents, so they each got a few. Molly's first gifts were a 'Treat n' Gnaw Carrot' from Rosewood, which she absolutely loved. She loved it so much that it barely made it out of the packaging before she ran off with it in her mouth. They have been hard to find, but now she was finally allowed to taste them again. A little later she got gift number two, which was some small apple biscuits, which she was also extremely interested in. Sandy also got herself a present. It was a nest made of willow branches, with little carrot treats hidden in the edge of the nest. She excitedly ran around it, devising a plan for how to gnaw her way through it. It was a bit heavy, so she couldn't run with it in her mouth, even though she really wanted to, so she pulled it around a bit instead and pushed it. She did everything she could, because it was not an easy task that she had been given. She was happy and eager. It was rattled, turned upside down, chewed on and thrown around. Sandy ended up pushing her new edible toy around so much that she actually got one of the little carrots out. She was extremely pleased with that. It was more exhausting than she had first thought, so when she was victorious, she finally took a break.

A mini forest was made of various branches from trees and bushes in the garden, which are harmless to rabbits. They loved their forest. It was cozy and dark, and they immediately set about chewing the fresh leaves. They only started gnawing on the branches a few days later, when they had eaten all the delicious green tasty leaves. It was a gesture that they particularly enjoyed, because it is not often that they get so many branches at once. After all, it requires trees and bushes to be green and lush.

The rabbits seemed to enjoy the day. They probably didn't know why they were getting all the attention, but they were happy. It is a gift itself to see the rabbits happy and excited, which they definetly was.