All winter long Nelson the rabbit lives in her glasshouse sneaking up and down the steps, in and out of bedrooms, eating clothing, sleeping in washing baskets and nibbling on any paper left lying about at all!

I know a bunny in the glasshouse sounds a little unusual but Nelson does not like greens. So my winter food is safe. But summer is coming and the glasshouse has begun to fill up with vegetable seedlings.

The only thing Nelson the rabbit has ever eaten in the glasshouse was the rosemary – that was a little disappointing – it looks like a bonsai lollipop tree now – but once the bush was placed out of reach we were good. Which reminds me I must take some rosemary cuttings for this years gardens – I need to do that today!

Done!

(Someone walked into my house the other day holding this ENORMOUS Kaseys drink container with something blue sloshing about inside it. (With a plastic lid and a plastic straw god help us all) I had to work very hard not to allow my face to curl its lip then give a lecture on single use plastic that cannot be recycled and will still be on the planet long after she had met her natural demise. And how that is not sustainable. But I stayed silent because I do not know her that well. As they left she flicked the empty container straight into my rubbish bin. I waited until they were off the porch before grabbing the container back out (5 second rule) washed it and with a couple of holes in the bottom it has made a lovely pot for striking my rosemary.)

Anyway: Nelson cannot stay in the house all summer – she is a rabbit. And now she has discovered her summer digs. The South porch where my washing frame is. It is easy to gate off and has a lovely sunny aspect. In the late summer the trees shade it beautifully. And yesterday she was walking in and out as though she already owned the place.

She loves her summer porch even though Spring has not even arrived yet. (though it is getting up to 60 today!).

Yesterday she was peering back in the screen door just in case I had dropped a piece of paper on the floor for her. Similar to the longing look Boo gives me when I am working in the kitchen.

Did you know that rabbits make little grunty noises? I am not sure why that surprised me. Little ‘get out of my way’ noises when I place her food down and she pushes my hand aside in her eagerness.

Mr Flowers is still beautiful. His tail is already long.

Good morning!

celi