For the past week or so, Peter Rabbit has been visiting our garden. I have tried hunting him with the camera, but he is very shy and uncooperative. The color of his fur seems a perfect match for the dry ground, so when he is still, he disappears into the background unless his white tail is visible. The fence around the garden is supposed to be rabbit and deer fencing. It has very small spacing at the bottom to keep the little critters out. However, I found a few places where the ground did not meet the bottom of the fence and have since filled in those spots. Of course the gate presents easy access to the cottontail bunnies we have here. There is more than enough room for them to get under. In fact, a few nights ago as we finished dinner, we looked out and saw the rabbit was between the garden and the house. Before I could grab the camera to get a picture, the rabbit dashed under the gate and ran into the garden — and apparently escaped through one of those low spots on the other side. So far, I don’t think Peter has really done more than munched on a couple low hanging strawberries as they ripened. I suspect we will be playing hide and seek in the garden for weeks to come.
