Raging winter storm

When a storm is coming

Dansk version:

Stormen udviklede sig hurtigt som timerne gik. Stormen blev til en orkan. Natten mellem den 17. og den 18. februar blev orkanen så kraftig, at vi var nødsaget til at tage kaninerne ind i læ i udestuen. Der blev ryddet op og gjort klar til, at kaninerne kunne overnatte inde i den stille udestue. Det var for voldsomt vejr allerede ved 17-tiden, og det var på dette tidspunkt, hvor vindstødene blev for kraftige, og kaninerne var dermed ikke længere i sikkerhed i deres løbegård. Træerne stod og svajede faretruende oppe over løbegården. Det var simpelthen for farligt. Kaninerne var meget stressede og havde svært ved at finde ro, for det larmede og knirkede og knagede i træerne. De var begge hele tiden på vagt, for der kunne ske noget hvert øjeblik, som de skulle reagere på. Selv hvis de ville forsøge af flygte, så havde de jo ingen steder at flygte hen. Da kaninerne blev flyttet ind i udestuen, hvor larmen kom på afstand og roen igen sænkede sig over dem begge, selvom orkanen stadig rasede udenfor, så faldt de meget bedre til ro inde i udestuen, hvor der hverken var for varmt eller for koldt. Der var læ, men der var ingen varme udover det. 

Molly og Sandy blev fodret mens de stadig var i løbegården, hvor de var vant til det, men de var meget utrygge, og det var her jeg for alvor besluttede, at kaninerne skulle indenfor i udestuen, hvor der var sikkert. Der blev fundet tæpper, puder, måtter og en masse kanin udstyr frem, så vi alle følte os hjemme. Vi tilbragte resten af aftenen og hele natten sammen med kaninerne. Der var hø og frisk vand til kaninerne samt tæpper, hynder og halm, som de kunne sidde på. Derudover var der snacks og lækkerier, så Molly og Sandy havde noget at hygge sig med mens vi alle ventede på at orkanen ville løje af, men det vidste vi alle godt først ville ske om morgenen. 

Molly var meget usikker i starten, for hun er ikke særlig glad for at gå på glatte fliser, så hun plejer altid at være meget forsigtig i starten, men lige så snart hun har vænnet sig til underlaget og omgivelserne, så løber hun rundt i fuld fart. Sandy og Molly havde et fælles sovested, hvor de lå op ad hinanden og puttede sig ind til hinanden for at søge tryghed i de fremmede omgivelser. Molly var mere forsigtig end Sandy til at undersøge og udforske det hele. Hun ville hellere tage det i etaper. Hun udforskede lidt, sov lidt, udforskede lidt mere og sov så lidt igen og sådan fortsatte hun til det hele var undersøgt. Sandy var lidt mere modig også helt fra starten. Hun forsøgte flere gange at vise Molly, at det ikke var farligt ved at hun kom hen til Molly og "hentede hende" og løb så ud på nye områder for at vise vejen. Hun ville bare fortælle Molly, at det altså ikke var farligt at bevæge sig rundt på måtterne og i tæpperne.

Udestuen gjorde lydene fra stormen udenfor dæmpede og kaninerne vænnedes sig også hurtigt til det nye lys og de anderledes lyde, lugte, skygger og refleksioner fra vinduer, som der nu var i deres omgivelser. 

Orkanen blev desuden navngivet Otto officielt.

English version:

The storm developed rapidly as the hours passed. The storm became a hurricane. On the night between February 17 and 18, the hurricane became so strong that we had to take the rabbits into shelter in the conservatory. It was cleaned up and made ready for the rabbits to spend the night inside the quiet conservatory. The weather was too violent already at 5 p.m., and it was at this time that the wind became too strong, and the rabbits were thus no longer safe in their enclosure. The trees stood and swayed dangerously above the running yard. It was simply too dangerous. The rabbits were very stressed and had difficulty finding peace, because there was so much noise coming from the trees. They were both constantly alert, because something could happen at any moment to which they would have to react. Even if they wanted to try to escape, they had nowhere to run. When the rabbits were moved into the conservatory, where the noise came from a distance they calmed down although the hurricane was still raging outside, they settled down much better inside the conservatory, where it was neither too hot nor too cold. There was shelter.

Molly and Sandy were fed while they were still in the run, where they were used to, but they were very insecure, and this is when I decided that the rabbits should go inside the conservatory, where it was safe. Blankets, pillows, mats and a lot of rabbit equipment were found so that we all felt at home. We spent the rest of the evening and all night with the rabbits. There was hay and fresh water for the rabbits as well as blankets and straw for them to lay on. In addition, there were snacks and goodies, so Molly and Sandy had something to enjoy while we all waited for the hurricane to pass, but we all knew that wouldn't happen until the morning.

Molly was very unsure at first, because she is not very happy to walk on smooth tiles, so she always tends to be very careful at first, but as soon as she is used to the surface and the surroundings, she runs around at full speed. Sandy and Molly had a shared sleeping place, where they lay next to each other and snuggled to seek safety in the strange new surroundings. Molly was more careful than Sandy to investigate and explore it all. She would rather take it in stages. She explored a little, slept a little, explored a little more and then slept a little more and so on until it was all explored. Sandy was a bit braver from the start too. She tried several times to show Molly that it was not dangerous by coming to Molly and "picking her up" and then running out into new areas to show the way. She just wanted to tell Molly that it wasn't dangerous to walk on the mats and carpets.
The conservatory muffled the sounds from the storm outside and the rabbits also quickly got used to the new light and the different sounds, smells, shadows and reflections from windows that were now in their surroundings.

The hurricane was officially named Otto.

 

 

 

The bunnies slept in the conservatory during the storm