The Life and Times of Bunnies

  • Goodbye, Hugo!

    We learned this morning that our friend Hugo has gone to the rainbow bridge. It’s always hard to see one of our furry friends go away, but it’s especially hard when they look just like me!

    We wanted to send nose bumps to Miss Eve and Hugo’s human, but dad tells me that you can’t send nose bumps via e-mail (something about “nose bumps can’t be base64 encoded,” whatever that means). So, Miss Eve and Hugo’s human, if you were here, we’d give you nose bumps.

    We’ll miss you, Hugo, but we’ll see you again someday!!

    -Gus

    Gus's Newer Portrait

  • They Left Us!

    Can you believe it? Mum and dad left us home alone on Christmas!

    Oh, sure, they had an excuse – they had to travel back to Massachusetts to see family, and it was only for one night, and we would’ve hated traveling with them (that is true), but still… no one was here to give us TREATS on Christmas morning!

    Of course they’re back now, and we had a great time running rampant through the whole house while they were gone, but… still… well I guess I’m just glad they’re back so we can stick to the routine I’ve trained them for (i.e. giving me food and treats at specified times).

    I hope everybun had a nice holiday!

    -Gus
    Gus's Newer Portrait

  • Where’s My Chair??

    Today I came into dad’s office and my chair was gone!

    gus on my chair looking grumpy as always

    In its place was this big round thing:

    papasan chair with flash

    I’m not sure how I feel about this!

    On the plus side, the new big round chair is mich easier to hide behind – and it creates a neat “tunnel” behind it that you can run through. And it really blocks the corner where we like to hide – you can’t hardly see us at all!

    On the down side, I sort of liked my chair – I liked to lick it sometimes, just for fun – and it gave me a nice place to sit when I wanted pats from dad.

    So, I don’t know what to do… I will have to think about this change today and see if I approve or disapprove!

    -Gus

    Gus's Newer Portrait

  • Don’t Be Scared Dad

    Yesterday dad came out of his office and saw Betsy and I in the living room. I guess we were in his path, because he stopped and said:

    “Oh no – two vicious bunnies in my way, what am I going to do? I can’t go on, I’m just too scared!”

    We actually didn’t mean to block him, scare him, or give him looks of disapproval – so we hopped over to the other side of the room and let dad walk past. (We like to do nice things for dad once in a while – keeps him on his toes.)

    He seemed pretty grateful.

    -Gus

    Gus's Newer Portrait

  • Morning Treat Time with Dad

    Sometimes dad gets up first, so he gives us treats instead of mummy (who usually gets up first and usually gives us our treats). Dad is a bit more strict than mummy when it comes to treats, though…

    gimmie treats

    Gus is always begging for more treats than I do. Mum always says he’s such a “naughty boy!” Not me, though! I’m a perfect lady.

    now give me treats

    Ummm…. see? Perfect lady, much more dainty than Gus… ummm… right?

    please gimmie treats

    Wait, is Gus getting another cranberry? No fair! (Actually dad gave me one after this so it’s OK.)

    are there any more treats

    …are there any more treats, dad?

    what no more treats

    What?? No more treats!?!?

    goodbye

    Well if there are no more treats, then I’m outta here! Goodbye! Harumph!

    sneaky treat from mum

    Mmmm… secret treat from mummy! Yay for me!! 🙂

    -Betsy

    Betsy's New Portrait

  • Lounging Around

    Sometimes I just like to lounge around.

    gus lounging in the middle of the living room

    Y’know, just relax while dad’s off working in another room.

    Unfortunately, dad never turns up an opportunity to annoy me with the sound of his camera (or that little green light it flashes when it auto-focuses). ANNOYING!

    gus realizes he's on camera

    Fortunately, I was able to give dad the disapproving look he deserved for disturbing me. Maybe next time he’ll think twice before snapping my photo!

    -Gus

    Gus's Newer Portrait

  • Not Comfortable

    Betsy is always hogging the inside of the bunny temple. But sometimes I manage to squeeze in there, too.

    uncomfortable fur

    In case you were wondering, no, it’s not very comfortable. But I’m staying in there on principle!

    gus's furry behind

    Dad says I’m crazy for doing this. He says “Gus, that can’t be comfortable! Why don’t you just go sit on the chair?”

    Maybe he’s right…

    gus comfy on my chair

    Ahhhh… much better.

    Zzzzzzz……….

    -Gus

  • We Hate Christmas Photos

    Every Christmas, dad thinks it’d be “cute” to pose us and take photos for his Christmas cards.

    We strongly disapprove of this.

    we will kill you for this injustice

    Yes. We disapprove of this idea.

    buns hate christmas photos

    Ugh. Fine, dad, if it’ll get this over with, we’ll look cute… for just a moment.

    get me out of here

    Now get me OUT OF HERE!!!

    -Gus

  • Mischief? Us? No Way!!

    gus and betsy plotting mischief

    “Pssst… Betsy… Let’s go check to see if the bedroom door is open now, while he’s distracted by taking our pictures!”

    -Gus

  • Absolute Disdain

    Dad sometimes disappoints me. When he does, I like to give him a look of absolute disdain.

    betsy disdain

    That usually gets him back in line with my expectations.

    -Betsy