Accomplish your visions.
Persevere in your ambitions.
Only then can you negate
Visions and ambitions
………………..Whatever you want to do, do it to the fullest. There are just a few provisions. First, you must realize that nothing is forever. You may achieve your goals only to find out that they are no longer important to you. This is all right. That means you have come to the end of your interest and are now free to go on to something else. Secondly, your ambitions should not determine your life. You are a human being first, and your goals are merely adjuncts to your basic quest as a person.
Den Ming Dao
Occasionally I put these quotes up from my Tao Daily Meditation book and I hope that it does not offend anyone. When I put one of these passages up, it is because it speaks to me at the time. Today’s passage was very meaningful to me in a few ways. My DH can attest to my tendency to become obsessed with a new interest. I love how this passage says that it is OK to achieve your goal and then look forward to the next interest on the horizon.
A number of years ago, building websites was my obsession passion. This was back when ISP’s were first making their appearances. I learned how to build websites by typing code and then moved on to Adobe Page Mill. I have been able to maintain the websites that I created back then, but I am feeling that it is time to move into the new millennium. Feeling the need to build a website for my business, the dogs and the bunnies, I am struggling with just how little much I really want to go back to the pick and learn method of learning a new software. To all you computer geeks out in blog land……which do you prefer? Front-page or Dreamweaver??
OK………enough with "Websites and on to "Wabbits"
Isn’t it amazing what a difference one week makes with baby bunnies? No longer do they look like pink little mice. This litter is looking like it will be a litter of Tortoiseshell bunnies…..although, one may be a fawn. I am so excited to see how many of these babies seem to be carrying what is called the "rufus" gene. Rufus is another term for red. This is a repeat breeding for me. In the last litter I had a gorgeous red torte, named Glinda, that I sold to Claudia of Countrywool. As much as I regretted letting her go…..I knew that she had a good home. Unfortunately, she was frightened by a dog that made it’s way into Claudia’s barn, which resulted in a broken back and she had to be put down. So there are a few of us, hoping for a few red babies in this litter.
Twice a day, I check in on Bonnie and her babies. I check to make sure that all are still alive and thriving and that no one is tangled up in the fur that Mom pulls to line her nest with. The last few days, it has been a bit colder here and today, I had a hard time finding the nest. I use what is called a drop nest for babies. Somehow, Bonnie had completely covered her nest up with hay. I literally had to dig the babies out. From this picture you can see how deep Bonnie made her nest. After I took the babies out for the above picture, I cleaned out alot of the hay and put the babies back in. As I was putting them back in, I noticed that a few looked a bit dehydrated and Bonnie’s nipples were very very swollen. That told me that most likely, Bonnie couldn’t find her way back to her babies either to feed them………..yikes!
Seeing how swollen Bonnie was, I decided to take the babies that looked the most dehydrated out of the nest. I popped them into the pocket in my jacket, sat with Mom in my easy chair, and let them nurse one by one. Mom got some relief and the needy babies got an extra fill up at the milkbar. Needless to say, I eliminated a good amount of the hay that was in Bonnie’s cage, so that she couldn’t fill the nest up again.
Knitting Progress
Paprika is almost finished and it has been a complete joy to work on. All that is left is to block it, put the button bands and neckband on.
I will head down south to look for buttons on Monday. My DH has to go to Concord for a business meeting and I will go with him. Three uninterrupted hours to shop at places like "The Elegant Ewe", "The Fiber Studio" and maybe a trip over to "Harrisville"………..YIPPEE!!!
I love days when I actually have an excuse to aimlessly wander around in my favorite stops…
A finished object ………….finally…..woohoo! This is the Branching Out Scarf on the new knitty. Fellow blog writer, Susan, wrote this wonderful little pattern. This is such an enjoyable pattern to knit. There is a wonderful rhythm that you move into as you work on this pattern.
Made with my own rovings, which is a blend of 60% merino and 40% angora from my bunnies here.
In this close-up, you can see the lacework a little better. An easy, yet fun knit. I will definitely be making a few more of these in the future. Thanks Susan!
Enjoy your week~
The Woolen Rabbit 
Ooooooo, they are cute!! My two favorites: both in the row of 4 bunnies, the one to the far left and the one to the far right. 🙂
Nice looking Paprika!
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Oh they are soooo amazing! And they look completely different, if i might say, much cuter. Have fun shopping! I read about the Elegant Ewe in Knitter’s Stash.
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I look forward to the quotes. Paprika looks wonderful.
Have fun in Concord.
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I just love your blog. Thanks for posting the cute pics of baby rabbits. It satifies my need for a baby bunny fix without ME having to breed any. What is the greenery on your April 13th entry? It looks alot like something I have in my garden I can’t identify. 🙂 Mine has purple hooded flowers when it blooms. I also love your scarf.
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Paprika looks good and you just tempted me with Branching Out. 🙂 The rabbit babies are so adorable! I didn’t know there are so many things involved with the mother and the babies. Over here at the tropical countries, they get no wool and hay and things like that. Most likely a nice soft piece of cloth and recycled paper I think.
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Your scarf looks simply wonderful! And your cardigan too! Wow! You are cranking out the FO’s.
The color of the new little ones is really showing up well now! I know you are hoping for a repeat of Glinda – both her color and her personality!!
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Frontpage has worked well for me, but a lot of hosts don’t work with Frontpage extensions and you have to work around that. Otherwise it’s just like using a word processor.
Love the bunny pics; I’m getting ready to put in nest boxes and start the countdown for the litters I’m hoping for here!
Truth is truth and beauty is beauty, no matter what religion the glorious words come from.
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Wow! You’ve been busy Kim! The bunnies are simply adorable. Amazing difference from a week ago. Paprika is Gorugeous, as is the Branching Out scarf. You’re making me want to finish up my rovings from you and get knitting! 🙂
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Oh what lovely bunnies! Planning to cast on Branching Out today so I was very pleased to your beautiful finished scarf. Really enjoy the quotes.
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Cute rabbits! I love Paprika!! Can’t wait for your finish. Your day of shopping sounds heavenly…
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Those bunnies are soooo incredibly cute. Stop tempting me!!
I love your Branching Out scarf…thinking that might be my first lace project ever!
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More babies!
I love coming here…..
it is like my birthday every time you post baby pictures
vi
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Thank you for posting the bunny pictures, it really made my bad day better.
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You should never hesitate to put your beautiful quotes on your blog. I can’t imagine who could possibly be offended by those words.
The bunnies are adorable. 🙂
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Beautiful babies! They are very pretty!
I code by hand, using Notepad, in HTML. Coding by hand gives you more control over your page.
You have to learn the HTML language, though. Search for “HTML tutorial”, or “web design tutorial” on Google. That’s how I learned.
I’ve heard Dreamweaver is good – own it, but haven’t installed it. No need to!
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Dreamweaver – hands down(for speed but learning curve can be steep), but to be honest, you still need to be able to hand code – so you might think about just using Homesite (much cheaper) – and if you haven’t done much of it lately, getting up to speed on XHTML and web standards might be helpful too. The bunny babies are just wonderful!
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Can’t help ya with the computer stuff. Everyone around here thinks I’m a wiz because of the blog! LOL! Little do they know how easy Typepad is.
Wow! What a difference a week makes in a bunny. Definitely looking cute now.
And, my…. you’ve been busy! The Paprika and the scarf are terrific. Can’t wait to see the Paprika modeled on you!!!
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I appreciate this quote – very nice. And bunny baby – not knowing a thing about bunny babies I learned a lot about raising them. Very pretty babies. Will look forward to seeing them in action 🙂 Lovely FOs too.
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You are a great bunny grandma/mommy. The babies are adorable. And your knitwork is beautiful.
W. 🙂
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Gosh are you a busy one! The little wee ones look just adorable. I wish I could see them in person! I am definitely NOT ready to mate mine, even though I think they would make great looking babies!
You finished that scarf really quickly, and it looks GREAT!!
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Those baby bunnies are so cute. Isn’t it funny about the nest though? I guess Mother Nature doesn’t always function on auto-pilot. Lucky bunnies that they have you to care for them.
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Bunnies! How wonderful to get to see your photos. We have had two house rabbits over the years; the last one now lives at the childrens’ center where my daughter works and is a treasured pet for all of the kids. I am excited to try the Branching Out scarf now that I have seen your results.
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Your words and your knitting projects always inspire me. You are probably the only one who keeps me knitting … someday I may be able to do it like you! And the bunnies are awesome.
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