Reading Diary A: Brer Rabbit

One of the first books I owned was a Brer Rabbit book.  I vaguely remember the story about Brer Rabbit telling Brer Fox not to throw him into the briar patch, but I can't remember if it was a tar baby that Brer Rabbit had gotten stuck to or if it was something else.

I found reading the dialect of this unit difficult, so I listened to the audio books and it was much easier.  The stories are much more enjoyable when you can understand what is happening.

I think I love Brer Rabbit because I see a lot of that mischievousness and cunning in my own rabbits.  And I plan on shamelessly using this unit to show off more pictures of my rabbits.

When Ty-ty was still pretty young, he realized that he can jump over just about everything.  He had the run of the kitchen and the laundry room, which are attached, and we had to essentially blockade him inside the kitchen.  At one point we had wired together two baby gates so that they were stacked on top of each other and he still managed to jump over them.  We finally got a break when he started growing into his body and gaining his adult weight.

Khan on his harness for the first time just this past Saturday. [personal photo]

We let Khan out of his cage – a large dog crate with a bedding box and a cardboard “fort” he can sleep in – every day and he always makes it a point to climb to the highest points in the living room (so the back of the couch and a stool near the gate that separate the dining room and living room) and he “periscopes” – he stands on his hind legs and looks around.  

Stella periscoping - she's trying to judge whether or not jumping the gate will be worth the effort. [personal photo]