them. Notice the button nose, the sweet white tail, the soft cuddly fur. Ohmmmmm. There are things to do to protect your produce and young trees from the avid wild chewers. I think that young trees are worth protecting. For a few dollars one can purchase a tree wrap and skip all the angst in the spring of, “Did my matching lilac trees make it through the winter?” As for the garden produce, why not toss in a few marigold seeds? (Marigolds are a natural rabbit deterrent.) It could help save your crop as well as keep you from expending the angst and hatred on unsuspecting neighbors. Why, after all, spend a moment of hatred on an innocent rabbit when our world shows us almost daily tragedy caused by humans? So, then, why the hatred of the rabbits, you city slickers? Think of the contribution rabbits have made to literature. What would we do without the sweet tales of Flopsy, Mopsy, Peter Cottontail, Benjamin Bunny, the Velveteen Rabbit, the White Rabbit, Winnie-the-Pooh’s rabbit, and of course the Energizer Bunny. Story rabbits even keep up with the times. Think of Robo-Rabbit. Why not gather and tell sweet stories about rabbits? Their folklore; their place in the food chain; the joy that they bring to so many. And if you still don’t like them, at least stop spewing the hate. As for me, Here Comes Peter Cottontail and I have a sunset to catch. R Page 76
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