Eyeing Nature

For the ones reading this that can go out into the woods or maybe a forest or even a nature trail, what is the first animal you usually see first? From my own experiences in many forests and nature related places I've been to, one animal has always been in each one and it's usually the same cute animal I see first. That one animal is none other than the squirrel. They seem to be everywhere. Most call them rodents, but unlike most other rodents, squirrels are cute to me, so I call them animals. lol Rats are rodents. They are ugly. Squirrels may look like a rat at times, but they are not ugly to me. Back to the point of this. Do you see squirrels the most in the wooded areas near you, or something else, like maybe blue jays, cardinals, hawks, or even the rarely seen eagle or rabbit?

I have rarely seen that many rabbits in the wild. I have on occasion come upon them in open prairies and have seen them in neighborhoods around here where I live. They are more common here in Florida than most people think. Squirrels though, I think we have around 3 in every tree and we have 15 trees in the backyard alone. Do I feed them? Yes I do. I feed them in the wild and in the parks. I know I'm not suppose to feed them, but I do it anyway as most of us do. I feed them nuts only. They wait on me each afternoon at the door too. I'm serious. They are so cute.

Fact: Squirrels live in almost every habitat from tropical rainforest to semi-dry deserts, avoiding only the high polar regions and the driest of deserts.

I have often wondered if squirrels existed in jungles where monkeys rule the kingdom of trees. From my research they do exist, just they dont roam as freely as they would in any other wooded area. If I were a squirrel and had a monkey in the same tree or in the tree across from me, I dont think I would be roaming around that much either. Would you? lol

Feel free to comment and any of my posts. Thanks for reading more of my jibberish. (I love that word).

Happy trails!

Easter Bunny Facts

Do you believe in the Easter Bunny? I do! Yeah!

In legend and old folklore tales, the bunny brings baskets filled with colored eggs, candy and sometimes also toys to the homes of children on the night before Easter. Some compare the Easter Bunny to Santa Claus.

Why the colored eggs? I did some reading on this and most have no idea. I asked my grandma to see if she might know the real meaning of the colored eggs tradition and she said they represented the changing colors of the flowers during spring time. That made perfect since to me.

Why a bunny though? Why not a fox or maybe a deer? Have you ever wondered why a bunny was chosen to represent Easter? Fear Not, I have the answer. lol It seems fertility has more to do with it than anything else. Eggs, like rabbits and hares, are fertility symbols. Since birds lay eggs and rabbits and hares give birth to large litters in the early spring, these became symbols of the rising fertility of the earth at the Vernal Equinox. Vernal Equinox meaning

Rabbits and hares are both prolific breeders. The females can conceive a second litter of offspring while still pregnant with the first. I bet you didn't know that. This is where the term "to breed like bunnies" come from.

Now you know why bunnies were chosen to represent Easter. Did you learn something from this? I sure did.

Happy trails everyone. :)

Calvin and Hobbes: Monopoly

Calvin and Hobbes is my favorite cartoon to read. This one is one of my many favorites from them which I titled Monoploly. Can you imagine playing this game with Calvin? He makes me laugh so hard at times.

Happy trails to everyone today. Starting the day with a laugh will make it a great day. :)

Got a nickel?

Good morning readers,

I got a huge laugh when I saw this last night. Here is this cat sitting in front of a gumball machine with a fish in it. I'm thinking to myself, "I bet that cat wishes she had a nickel." lol I can't imagine what the fish is thinking. Maybe a better home, as the one it is in is not somewhere I would keep a fish, plus it looks lonely. A healthy fish is a happy fish. I can see tubes in the tank, so atleast it's being aerated in some way. Back to the cat: I wonder if she knows that if she lifts her paw and turns the lever on the tank, that the fish will come out. lol

Nature Sounds

Listen......can you hear them?  We got birds and running water and bugs and crickets and bees and flies and animals here. WooHoo! A friend of mine suggested adding some birds here to make it seem more real. She was joking of course. I on the hand got to thinking about it. I knew someone who could possibly make that happen. As you can hear, it did happen. I knew he could do it. He can do anything with a blog. Thank you!

I have been told by this "anonymous" friend of mine that I can change the music whenever I please and listen to what I want, or what we want. Maybe add some rain or thunderstorms? Yeah! I was told I could play 2 songs at once and mix the birds and other animals with the rain. How cool is that? Pretty awesome if you ask me. This is all turning out better than I had planned. I'm going to go listen to this music I can mix together and see what it sounds like. It does sound very interesting.

Thanks for reading and happy trials to everyone. I will be back later with more jibberish. :)

My favorite bunny

Here I am, up at 5am! That's normal around here. I have to be in class by 6:30am.

I have been asked many times what my favorite bunny is. I had to think for a minute as I like them all. The Albino bunny, the white one pictured, is the most common bunny of the south. The color alone is popular among most that live in hot weather. What many dont know is that all bunnies dont adapt well to hot weather no matter what color they are. Bunnies should never be kept in direct sunlight as they sweat alot. There sweat glands are not like ours and they can suffer badly if left in the heat, as there fur keeps them from cooling off like we do. You wont see the signs they are ill either as they hide them well.

The one pictured is not one of mine. I do have 35 albinoes though (we have over 300 bunnies, fyi. I'm not kidding either). I let them out from time to time in the backyard to let them explore and get some fresh air mostly. Never leave them unattended. They are not as shy as you might think. They like to explore. Other animals, cats mostly, love them too. Never let them out of your site. They count on you to protect and feed them. Dont let them down. The love they share toward you is your reward and thank you for caring, protecting, and loving them.

It's time to do my morning ritual of getting ready for school. I will be back after classes.

Thanks for reading and happy trails. :)

About my blog

Hello readers,

I sat down the other night and wanted to make a blog of some kind that portrayed my life around what I love the most in life. I love the bible, my family, my friends, my bunnies, and nature itself - all in that order. How to put that all into one little blog seemed like a huge challenge at the time. Fear not! What you see hear now on my blog is who I am. Nature is all around me. I love nature. I love all the animals nature provides. The setting you see is me! I feel at home here more than I thought I would. I did have some help getting this all together. He wants to stay anonymous for now. I love him! He is my inspiration! Thank you!

This blog will not be about rabbits/bunnies only. No - this will be a combined blog of everything about me. Daily life, gripes, fun stuff, interesting things, friendship, spiritual, animals, and whatever else I find fun to talk about and share with anyone who wants to read my jibberish. lol

I have been around rabbits since I was 3. From raising them, breeding them, having them as pets, rehabilitating them, and even keeping many from being euthanized, (I had to look that word up for spelling) lol. I love them. They are like family to me. I cry when I can't save one. It hurts me badly. That's love.

Feel free to comment on anything I write about. Do know that all comments will be moderated first. No word verifications to bother you either. I dont like them things anyway.

See you on the bunny trail.