Black bunnies were plentiful.

In our household, if the celebration is about a birthday ending with a five or a zero, it’s a Big Deal.  Nyel’s  birthday yesterday celebrated turning to a number ending in eight, so we decided to low key it and go on a Bunny Rabbit Hunt.  It was a first for us, though we’ve heard about such excursions from Tucker and Carol and their grandchildren.

We left home about 7:45 p.m. — probably a little early — thinking that with all the low-lying fog, dusk would come sooner rather than later.  That’s when the bunny rabs come out to feed — a little before dusk.  And no sooner had we turned north onto I Street from Oysterville Road that we spotted the first one.  No two.  And, look over there — there are three more.

Crossing I Street in the Fog

I stopped the car; Nyel took pictures.  The bunnies froze in place for a minute or two and then hoppity- hopped away.  We continued driving slowly, first north and then south, up one street and down another.  There were lots of bun rabs on G Street — all of them on nicely manicured lawns.  We only saw one or two in vacant lots and only in areas where the grass was short.  That’s not to say ther weren’t any in the tall grass areas, but we surely couldn’t see them if they were there.

Altogether we saw 23 — all sizes and all colors.  Blonds, brunettes, redheads, lots of black bunnies, but no pure whites.  We also saw three deer — a doe and a buck (both large) on I Street and a single doe on Sandridge Road as we were returning home.

Blondie Blending In

So much fun!  So much better than a snipe hunt!  Highly recommended for grandchildren and armchair (or car seat) hunters of all ages!  And definitely the best birthday bunny hunt ever, especially considering it was a first!