Another Storm

A storm called Pia

Dansk:

Det træk endnu en gang op til storm. Denne gang var vindstødene mellem 25-28 m/s. Vi tog begge kanininer med ind i vores udestue og endte med at tilbringe hele aftenen og hele natten samt halvdelen af næste dag inde i udstue og selv ikke dér var vinden løjet ret meget af. Men kaninerne trængte til at komme hjem igen. Men nu havde de fået sig en go lang lur og samtidig fået muligheden for at udforske lidt og gå på eventyr. Næste dag sørgede vi får at de kunne lukkes ud i deres løbegård igen via haven. Kaninerne løb direkte hen og ind i deres hjem. Vi behøvede ikke at guide dem ret meget. Molly tilbragte de første mange timer af aftenen inde i sin transportkasse, som hun blev transporteret ind i udstuen i. Dér lå hun og sov, spiste lidt hø og indimellem stak hun snuden ud og overvejede at gå på opdagelse men så fortrød hun og lagde sig til rette igen i kassen. Hun følte sig allermest tryg i sin lille hule. Hun fik lov til at hvile sig derinde i lidt tid, men timerne gik og vi endte med at blive en smule bekymret for at hun ikke ville komme ud af sin transportkasse lige foreløbig og dermed ikke få drukket væske. Så hendes transportkasse blev åbnet og SÅ blev Molly nysgerrig. Hun stak forsigtigt snuden i luften og begyndte at tage alle duftene ind. Hun listede sig frem med hovedet skiftevis hævet og sænket. Dette er en undersøgende adfærd. Hun kravlede ud over kanten på siden af kassen og så listede hun ellers rundt i tæpperne og de forskellige måtter der lå spredt ud på gulvet for at forhindre at kaninerne glider på det glatte gulv. Kaniner har jo trods alt pels på poterne og ingen trædepuder, og derfor er det lidt sværere at stå fast. Pelsen er en fordel, da de så meget lettere kan holde varmen i fødderne når de går i eksempelvis sne eller vådt terræn. Sandy rendte frem og tilbage og forsøgte endda indimellem at hente Molly med sig for at vise at det ikke var farligt at bevæge sig rundt. De løb til sidst rundt sammen og snuste rundt. Molly tog sig også nogle eventyr ture rundt i omgivelserne solo. De endte begge med at farere frem og tilbage i diverse retning på kryds og tværs af hele området. Meget af aftnen og natten brugte kaninerne dog på at sove. Det var jo også meningen at de skulle slappe af nu hvor stormen alligevel larmde udenfor. Molly og Sandy ved efterhånden godt at de bliver bragt ind i sikkerhed, når det stormer op til de voldsomme storme. Hvis stormen får navn, så er det i hvert fald voldsomt nok til at tage dem med ind i sikkerhed. Mens vi (mennesker) sov så var kaninerne aktive på en håndfuld tidspunkter i løbet af natten. Vi lå på gulvet nede i kaninernes øjenhøjde. 

Lejligheden blev benyttet til at julehygge lidt med snacks og urter. Vi læste julehistorier og lavede klippeklister sammen. Vi skrev sågar breve til julemanden sammen. Selvfølgelig fra kaninernes perspektiv ❤️

Dagen efter åbnede vi blot døren ud til haven og mens vi holdt øje med rovdyr og rovfugle så sørg de vi for at kaninerne løb sikkert hjem igen og så fik de ellers bare lov til at vænne sig til vindens raslen i træerne igen. Det var ikke nær så slemt på dette tidspunkt som aftenen forinden. De var samtidig glade for at være hjemme igen.

English:

A new storm was here once again. This time the wind were between 25-28 m/s. We took both bunnies into our conservatory and ended up spending the whole evening and all night and half of the next day in the conservatory and even not there the wind didn't die down. But the rabbits needed to come home again. But now they had taken a long nap and at the same time had the opportunity to explore a bit and go on adventures. The next day we made sure they could be let out into their run again through the garden. The rabbits ran straight to and into their home. We didn't have to guide them very much. Molly spent the first several hours of the evening inside her transport box, which she was transported into the conservatory in. There she lay and slept, ate some hay and occasionally stuck her nose out and considered exploring but then she regretted it and lay down right back in the box. She felt most safe in her little cave. She was allowed to rest in there for a while, but the hours went by and we ended up getting a bit worried that she wouldn't get out of her transport box for the time being and thus wouldn't get anything to drink. So her transport case was opened and THEN Molly got curious. She gently poked her nose in the air and began to take in all the scents. She slipped forward with her head alternately raised and lowered. This is an investigative behavior. She crawled over the edge on the side of the box and then she slipped around the carpets and the various mats that were spread out on the floor to prevent the rabbits from slipping on the smooth floor. After all, rabbits have fur on their paws and no foot pads, and therefore it is a little more difficult to stand firm. The fur is an advantage, as they can keep the heat in the feet much easier when walking in, for example, snow or wet terrain. Sandy ran back and forth and even tried occasionally to bring Molly with her to show that it was not dangerous to move around. They ended up running around together sniffing around. Molly also took some adventure trips around the surroundings solo. They both ended up walking back and forth in various directions on the entire area. However, the rabbits spent much of the evening and night sleeping. After all, they were also supposed to relax now that the storm was raging outside anyway. Molly and Sandy know by now that they will be brought to safety when it storms up to the violent storms. If the storm gets a name then it's violent enough to take them to safety. While we (humans) slept, the rabbits were active a handful of times during the night. We lay on the floor at the rabbits' level.

The apartment was used to have some Christmas fun with snacks and herbs. We read Christmas stories and made Christmas decorations together. We even wrote letters to Santa together. Of course from the rabbits' perspective ❤️

The next day we simply opened the door to the garden and while we kept an eye out for predators and birds of prey, we made sure that the rabbits ran safely back home and then they were just allowed to get used to the wind rustling in the trees again. It wasn't nearly as bad at this point as the night before. At the same time, they were happy to be

 home again.