Shine on, you crazy rabbit.
Darwin died last night.
He was about 6 or 7 years old, which is around the average lifespan for a Dutch rabbit. He hadn't been sick, nor lost weight; he had been more shy recently, more inclined to find a quiet and cool spot beneath a shelf and not come talk to us. I thought the recent visits of some neighborhood kids had made him uncomfortable, but in retrospect it seems likely he was looking for a place to die.
My nephew Zaphod and I buried him in the yard, beside Jade and Serafina. This makes two summers in a row that the nephew has lost a pet he's known longer than some relatives. On my way out of the yard, a little black and orange butterfly flitted two steps ahead of me.
And as I reached the line above, the nephew came in to say a package had just arrived. It's from![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
eekers; there's a bunny on the shipping label, and butterflies on the envelope inside.
Thank you, Eekchan--it was just the smile we both needed today.
He was about 6 or 7 years old, which is around the average lifespan for a Dutch rabbit. He hadn't been sick, nor lost weight; he had been more shy recently, more inclined to find a quiet and cool spot beneath a shelf and not come talk to us. I thought the recent visits of some neighborhood kids had made him uncomfortable, but in retrospect it seems likely he was looking for a place to die.
My nephew Zaphod and I buried him in the yard, beside Jade and Serafina. This makes two summers in a row that the nephew has lost a pet he's known longer than some relatives. On my way out of the yard, a little black and orange butterfly flitted two steps ahead of me.
And as I reached the line above, the nephew came in to say a package had just arrived. It's from
eekers; there's a bunny on the shipping label, and butterflies on the envelope inside.Thank you, Eekchan--it was just the smile we both needed today.