"It was imprudent of us, in the first place, to become authors. We could have become something regular, but we managed not to.
We were lucky, but we were also determined." Roy Blount Jr

"I don’t change the facts to enhance the drama. I think of it the other way round, the drama has got to fit the facts,
and it’s your job as a writer to find the shape in real life."
Hilary Mantel

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Big Brown Bunny

The snowshoe hare, who is absolutely enormous, regularly comes out of the forest to nibble the grasses and sheep sorrel. The multitude of chipmunks stuffing their cheeks with safflower seeds stared at him but tolerated his presence. He's not a competitor for their favourite food.




He came quite close to the deck and didn't seem to mind my presence. He wiggled his enormous ears with every click of my camera lens.




He's very quick, as you'll see here:





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