March 2, 2008

  • A Time For Every Season

     

    Rabbit 002(2)

    She graced our lives for two years, showing up at dawn and dusk to nibble on clover, grass, and the occasional flower.  We never officially named her--it didn't seem right because we didn't own her--but bunny was never afraid of us.  A scootchie-place under the fence gate divulged her pathway, although we never did find her hole.  The temporary one she dug in the butterfly garden as a youngster was quickly abandoned, but she never deserted us.  She forgave my occasional waterings with the garden hose when I couldn't see her in the low light.  I think she even enjoyed our company and quiet conversations. 

    A lone hawk feather
    in the trail of rabbit fur
    answers my question

    I look forward to the time that death will no longer be the natural way of life--when there will be no more good-byes.

    Isaiah 65:25  The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox...They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain," says the LORD.

Comments (7)

  • Oh, that is so sad. Hawks get our birds occasionally, but I've never had an individual that I knew get taken out by a hawk. I read once that rabbit populations are decimated nearly every winter and that only about 20 percent of them make it into the next -- cold mostly, but I'm sure hawks, as well. Nature is most harsh. I like the way you ended this post. I look forward to that time too.

  • Aw.... our domestic bunny, Clover died last year and I miss him.  Hey, when death dies, so will time! 

  • I look forward to that time, too.  I'm sorry about your friend, the bunny. 

  • I believe this will be the way of the future. What you have quoted from Isaiah is the profound hope for not only animals, but for all of mankind. We are all hawks from time to time. Look at the war zones.

    Pray with us for peace and for no more painful death, a world where heaven and earth become one.

  • We become befriend with familiar wild animal and sad when they have to endure the cruelty of natural life .
    I thank you for your words of compassion for the loss of my daughter in law .

    Love
    Michel

  • I love wild bunny rabbits, but round here, there are only escaped pets!

  • A lot to think about there!

    Be Blessed! - Dale

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