In memoriam

Cinnamon, the original Disapproving Rabbit has passed.
No joke here. Sincere condolences to Sharon and Bill.
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Please honor their sentiment with a donation to your local HRS or animal shelter. As they said: If you feel like donating, please give your money, resources, or time to a local animal shelter, which is where we found Cinnamon.

I know there's a treat in here!

Young buns (not a movie title reference, unless you want it to be)...
From the Bunya archives, here he is flattening out his formerly svelte self (hey, me, too) to try to get the little treat he hears rattling around at the bottom of this cereal box. (No, not the cereal - it was a bunny treat.)
If we tried this today, he (and Lucy) might need a Costco-size cereal box.
Ethel, on the other hand, could set up housekeeping in this one.

(Wish we had this picture with Bunya's feet sticking out of a Trix box. "Silly...")

Square Rabbit bunny sighting

Spotted in NC (by my daughter) ...

Whatever they serve, we have to like the name.

Not forever - but when she was walking by.
Just wanted to show you the cute "Closed" sign.

Lucy: It's a balery?!?
Ethel: Oh, boy, they make bales of hay?
Bunya: No, it's a bakery. A b-a-k-e-r-y. You need to get spell check when you text.

Actually, it seems to be a balery and more. You can check out the menus and offerings here.

Snuggle bunnies

The gate is open.

They could be running around.
They could be chewing stuff they are not supposed to.
They could be hopping in and out and on the cardboard playground.
Bunya could be giving me one of his patented "give me treats" stare-downs.

But when I looked over to see what they were up to, this is what I found.

Sweet. Very sweet.

(Although later posts explain why the pen arrangement has changed, you can read about why the picture is taken "through the pen", in the paragraph above the picture here).

Hold that pose - it reminds me of something...

Is it just me, or does this melding of butts remind you of something?



Dr. Dolittle's Push Me Pull You

Bunya and Ethel give new meaning to the phrase "cheek to cheek"...
(Not an Irving Berlin reference, unless you want it to be.)

The name "Bunya"

When people ask the brown bunny's name, the answer is "Bunya".

And then we are asked, "What does it mean? Where did it come from?"

Well, to us, it didn't mean anything except for that sweet, incredibly soft, frequently shedding, cinnamon bunny that appeared in our basement one afternoon (our daughter bought him "on sale" at a pet store).

The name was the result of some errant spark of electricity across a brain synapse that was attempting to make a nonsense name of the word "bunny". Mangle that in some fashion and you get our "Bunya".

Since then, we have discovered Bunya elsewhere...

In Australia, there is a Bunya tree, also called a Bunya Pine. This tree has some SERIOUS pine cones.

Pineapple dwarfed by a Bunya pine cone

Yeah, you don't want to be bonked on the head by a Bunya pine cone,
and it won't send you a postcard or beep before it hits you
(according to the sign - there's no notice)

Well, anyway, Bunya is not named after this tree. Nor is he named after ...
... the Bunya Mountains,
... the Bunya suburb northwest of Brisbane,
... the Bunyaville Forest Preserve,
... the Bunya corporation,
or the Bunya spa in NY.

He is named Bunya,
after himself.

Ethel, the snuggle bunny

Ethel is the original snuggle bunny. My wife can pick her up and sit down at the computer to work ... Ethel will tuck her head into the crook of my wife's arm and stay there for a half hour, getting her tushy scratched and her head and back pet.

The arm as chin rest

The arm as pillow - a one-eyed view of things

But if treats are being passed out, she's gone like lightening.

Bunny money

Once again, my son that mocks my bunny slave status the most comes up with a great bunny thing sighting:

Bunny bucks!

This would make great currency.
Who wouldn't smile when they got their change?
It would make pay day extra special and happy.
It's so cute, when bank robbers were mesmerized looking at it and going "Awwwwww", the police could snap on the handcuffs.

It's all about the Bunjamins (not a Puff Daddy reference, unless you want it to be).

Lucy makes herself comfy

From the early days, before Lucy grew into the gargantuan 5 pound lapin she has become...

Lucy curls into the curve of this corner piece and nods off.

Still one of my favorite pictures of her.

Suspicious behavior

To put this in a physical context, I opened the door to the long hallway that leads to the bunnies' den. There they were, all huddled together, frozen in a "ready to flee" position, legs cocked, all eyes on me.

It's the human! Act nonchalant!
(at which they failed)



Close-up of the curious threesome...
bulging eyes focused on me like laser beams,
all ears forward, legs ready to spring.

Well, they never moved.

They looked at me, and I looked at them.

It was like I had interrupted a game of Rabbit "Red Light".

I took a couple of pictures with my phone. They didn't budge.

Slowly, I closed the door and went upstairs.

I don't know how long they were like that before they finally moved.

Vanity license plate - HRUDUDU ... a quiz for you

Don't you love the four little bunnies across the bottom?

The owner of this license plate is a big-time bunny fan!
Can you interpret how we know this??? Well, just how much of a bunny fanatic are you? Submit your answers via comments to this post.

Another way (nothing to do with the license plate) to tell this is a friend to buns is the car owner's site, listed in Rabbit Resources in the right-hand column: Rabbit Health Central.

Lucy: Do you know the answer?
Bunya: Of course. You'd know I do if you checked my profile.

What happens when bunnies grocery shop

Never made it out of the produce department...

A Bunny Memorial Day

Bunya, grocery shopping: Now, where have those girls gotten off to?

Hey, wait, wait - we have to pay for this first!
Ohhhhh, we shouldn't grocery shop when we're hungry!

Finally, settled down on the picnic grounds in front of their pen,
the bunnies can enjoy the holiday spread.

And thank the members of the armed forces, past and present, that they have the freedom to do so.

Bunny things spotted at the Decatur Arts Festival

Went to the Decatur Arts Festival yesterday and found a few bunny things to show you...
 

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Detail of a bunny
in a larger box figure



"Watch me pull a rabbit outta' my hat."



Bunny family tree?



The name says it all.

You can see more of the above artist's works and contact her at Karen Fincannon.

Now this is how you recycle aluminum cans!
Of course, I found the one bunny in a menagerie of animals
and an amazing air force. Check out Can Do Planes.
They really are amazing and the props would turn in the breeze.

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More of this wonderful art can be found at Bob Davis

Water for you,
your kids,
and your bunny
(or dog).

If you missed the festival this year, put it on your calendar for next Memorial Day (see here).

HEY, YOU OUT THERE - LISTEN UP!

It's a holiday weekend.
Have a good time - but BE SAFE!
Don't make me open a can of disapproval on your butt.

You know them all:
Don't drink and drive.
Don't text and drive.
Don't drink and text.
When boating, wear a big orange life vest (we think those make you humans look funny).
Play with your bunnies and give them lots of treats!

And remember soldiers past and present.

The Wrap-up -- Miscellaneous London & Paris Bunny Things Sightings

Here are the "one-off" sightings...

Bunny artist



Floor bunny
about 2-3' tall
on floor of kids store

  

 

Displayed in
store window

 

Bunny slippers for sale

  

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Bunny thingy in a stationary store


















Bunny art displayed for sale
at Portobello Market.
At the bottom is a tab for
"Alice in Wonderland" art.

Bunny in need of wardrobe advice



More --- Bunnies Everywhere!

Spotted during a weekend trip...

Bunny cactus



Another bunny cactus
(both raised by my sister)

This was on a tiny tarnished cup.
It is a hand making a "V" or peace symbol.
Naaaah - it's making a bunny shadow!

This is a picture of a picture.
This artwork, a photograph, was of kitchen gloves.
This is a detail of the glove that looked like you-know-what.

Check out Rabbits Everywhere on bunspace, where you can see more sightings and submit your own (and see if these were added).

Bunny Sightings at London Portobello Market, Pt 2

The English are crazy about Peter Rabbit and Alice in Wonderland.

One vendor's stuffed bunny display
(The bears referred to in the sign
were mostly on shelves to the right of this shot.)

Eat more cows

Passing by a street corner magazine stand in Paris and what jumped* out at me?

* bunny pun

I had a friend translate for me: Should we eat animals? (Thanks, Christian)

Well, I don't eat meat but that decision is each individual's personal choice.
But if you eat meat - not bunnies!
Eat more cows! (The chickens made me say that. And chickens know how to spell, too)

Are bunny things stalking me?

We checked into our Paris hotel room and were unpacking when we noticed...

...decorative little bunnies on the top shelf of the bookcase.

This was getting spooky. How many bunny things had we spotted in this city?!?

They are starting to find me. 

It's not paranoia if they really are after you.

Actually, I took this as a sign from above.

I really am nuts.

And yet, there are more bunny thing sightings to come...

I went to the British Museum and all I got was...

... one little picture of a bunny thing ...

... a picture of a book that caught my eye,
in the gift shop, as I was on my way out.

 
To be fair, this place was vast, inside and out. You could spend a week or three exploring the place and all I had was one afternoon. So I'll let this slide and assume somewhere in the 95+% I did not see, there are other bunny photo ops awaiting the bun-demented.