FUBAR

May 10th, 2008

Well, not any more. I don’t know what I did yesterday — all I was trying to do was make some of the files needed for this blog to function writable, and I completely hosed the blog. Thankfully the database was intact, but after three reinstallations, including the themes and plugins, I JUST NOW got everything to work properly. Phew! It was really stressin’ me out! Goes to show you that even partially technically-savvy people shouldn’t mess with things they don’t fully understand. Unless it doesn’t bother them to completely blow away their blog, in which case I say have at it.

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Friday Foster - Hilo

May 9th, 2008

This is Hilo (pronounced HEE-lo), our own little half-pint. She’s just a little bit of bunny, but don’t tell her that. Hilo was adopted out to what we hoped would be her forever family several months ago, and was returned after a pretty short time because the family got a dog and no longer had the time for a wee little bunny. Granted, she’s a wee little bunny with lots of attitude, and they were basically letting her run roughshod all over the place, but still… it always saddens me when we spend time and make the effort to provide education and set realistic expectations about life with a house rabbit only to turn around and have it go all wrong.

Anyway, Hilo now lives at my house, where she is relearning the fine art of being a well-behaved lady rabbit instead of an utter heathen. For the first couple of months she was here she lived in a little smaller cage with the cage closure in the front, and that did NOT go well. She had become very aggressive about hands reaching in for her, and caring for her on a daily basis was definitely not fun. I’ve had aggressive rabbits here before, but not like her. I count five scars on my right hand alone… all from the Tiny Teeth of Terror. Last month after my rabbit, Angus, passed away I moved her down to the bottom of a 2-story Bunny Abode. She hasn’t been the same rabbit since. No more lunging, no more attacking, she lets me stick my hands and arms into her condo without any trouble at all. It’s so amazing and wonderful to earn their trust, and to see such a big change in such a short time, with so little effort! This is one of the primary reasons I enjoy rescue.

Hilo was originally found by one of our volunteers just hopping around a neighborhood all by her lonesome. She loves to be petted, and will sit by you and lift her little nose to have it rubbed for as long as you’ll rub it. She’s really fun to watch, and as long as you approach on her terms, she’s happy to have you around. I will be excited when she finds her real forever home, and hope she finds a person to appreciate her for the spirited little bit that she is.

If you’re interested in adopting Hilo or any of our other adoptable rabbits, please visit our website at www.indianahrs.org. You’ll find a list of upcoming events we’ll be participating in, as well.

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Au naturel

May 6th, 2008

I came home from work today and decided to mow the lawn. I hate mowing the lawn — and I don’t think hate is too strong a word. It’s sweaty, it’s hot, the exhaust from the mower smells, it makes me sneeze, and it’s just no fun at all. Of course, I suppose it’s one of the only things keeping me from being completely sedentary, this weekly lawn trim. And then there’s the fact that it looks SO nice after it’s done…

So, after I finished mowing the lawn, I decided to take a few pictures of the local flora. I would have tried to get some fauna, too, but they all hopped away.

I had a hard time getting a picture of this gorgeous moss that’s growing on a tree root in the yard… it’s surrounded by grass, but it’s so neat that I wanted to get a shot of it.

There were also some cute flowers all over… I love wildflowers. I think the purple is a violet, but I don’t know what the others are. I’m especially interested in the tri-leafed white flower — if anyone knows what it is, please let me know!