New Additions

July 21, 2015February 14, 2016 | Allison

Yep, we already have a lot of pets (5 rabbits, 1 cat, 1 dog, 2 kittens) but we just added more! We now have 5 crayfish, and um… a LOT of underwater snails! The crayfish (also called crawdads, crawfish, or mudbugs) are fascinating to watch. We have the four biggest ones in a large tank, and the smallest one (which is mine by the way!) is in a fishbowl so he/she won’t get eaten.

I named mine Mudbug, and the other four are Duncan, Mike, Bart, and Jamie. Sometimes the big ones fight each other, and they make their own little nooks and crannies to hide in in the tank. But I think the most fun thing to watch is when they eat. Believe it or not, they love frozen peas! When we give them to the crayfish, they grab the peas and start tearing off little bites. I took a video of one of the crayfish eating, and one of a cute little underwater snail trying to lick the glass of the tank – two more videos for my YouTube channel!

And here are some pictures. (The last crayfish picture shows the swimmerets – the little feathery things under its tail. The swimmerets help the crayfish swim, they fan water over its gills, and for the females, they hold the eggs!)

And here is a snail.

***Allison***

P.S We also have 5 black swallowtail caterpillars! (But no pictures.)

Hear Ye, Hear Ye!

July 15, 2015February 14, 2016 | Allison

We now have another bunny on the farm! My brother Jeff bought him just yesterday. Here is his “profile.”

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Breed: New Zealand

Color: White

Name: Olaf (!!!!)

Gender: Buck (male) (Update: several weeks later, we found out that Olaf is actually a female! But when I first wrote this post, we didn’t know. XD )

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And look at the last thing on the list – he’s a male! Since we have two female New Zealands (Lily and Mango) we are going to breed them, which means that you will probably be seeing some pictures of cute little baby bunnies! Sadly, it will probably be awhile, because we have to wait until the rabbits are older to breed them. 😦 But probably sometime next year.

And now for the pictures!

I love his beautiful, snow-white fur.

One more thing: I have several posts to do, but which do you want me to do first?

Oh – one MORE thing: should I do a profile page for all our bunnies, like with a picture, and information about them and stuff?

***Allison***

A Caterpillar Eats His Skin

July 10, 2015June 5, 2016 | Allison

This little guy came over on a carrot top, shed his skin, and ATE it! We didn’t see him shed his skin, but we got to see him eat it! Here are some photos, and a video! (Doesn’t it look like he’s eating to the music?!)

Such a cute little guy!

***Allison***

Miss Lily, the Model

July 1, 2015December 2, 2015 | Allison

Now that Miss Lily is my model, it’s time for her to do some modeling! (You can see the interview post here.) Miss Lily and her sister Mango (but mostly Miss Lily) are our charming models today. They are modeling two of the outfits for the American Girl Doll McKenna (Doll of the Year 2012). Now, without further ado, we present… Miss Lily and Mango! (But mostly Miss Lily.)

Ladies and gentlemen, please give these wonderful bunnies a hand! Thank you for coming, and I wish you a happy day!

***Allison***

P.S Please excuse Lily and Mango if they do not look as well groomed as usual. These pictures were taken right after their baths, and they hardly had time to fluff up. Lily and Mango thank you for your understanding.

P.P.S I’ve been doing a lot of bunny posts, if you haven’t noticed. Are you getting tired of bunny posts? If you are, you can tell me in the comments and I will slow them down. If you aren’t, you can also tell me in the comments, because don’t worry, I have more posts planned if you want them!

***Allison***

Lightning

June 28, 2015February 14, 2016 | Allison

A couple of evenings ago my family sat outside and watched two amazing lightshows – a gazillion of lightning bugs, lots and lots of lightning that flashed pretty much continuously for about an hour. And don’t worry, the storm wasn’t close, so I wasn’t in danger of being zapped while taking these pictures. Lightning is certainly one of God’s majestic nightlights!

***Allison***

A Meeting with Miss Lily

June 22, 2015December 2, 2015 | Allison

* Knock, knock, knock *

“Hello, who is it?”

“It’s just me, Allison.”

“Oh, come in, come in, have a seat!”

“Thank you. I think I will.”

“Now, what brings you here?”

“Well actually, I just came to take some pictures. You really are a great model, Lily, and I thought I might take some pictures of your sisters, too. Oh, here’s Honeybunny – maybe she won’t mind.”

“Sorry about that, Honeybunny is a little shy.”

“That’s OK, I understand. But back to business. Would you mind posing for me so I can post some more pictures of you on my blog?”

“Wait, you have a blog?”

“Yep.”

“Ohhhh, that must be why you brought that strange clicking-beeping-thing here so often. It must be your camera. Am I correct?”

“You are correct. So, what do you say? Do you want to be my model?”

“I accept with pleasure, my dear mistress.”

“Great! Then let’s get started. What about a nice, quiet pose to begin with.”

“Ooh! May I see? Um, I’m afraid you’ll have to take that one over again, I had a piece of straw on my head – most undignified. Not to mention it’s a little blurry”

“Quiet right. Now, be your cutest!”

“Beautiful! I’m afraid the background isn’t the best, but it will have to do.” “Now just a few close-ups, and that will be good enough for the first session.”

“Wonderful! You are the best, Miss Lily. Thank you for your time, and I will see you again soon!”

“Goodbye!”

***Allison*** (and Lily)

Mystery Revealed!

June 16, 2015 | Allison

Here we go! The top pictures are the close-ups, and the bottom ones are the, um, far-aways? And below that is who commented with a correct guess.

Solution: cooked green peas

Solution: black raspberry

clarascraftcorner.wordpress.com guessed #1 correctly as “a green pea,” and #2 correctly as “a raspberry.”

happyhouseofag.wordpress.com also guessed both #1 and #2 correctly as “a pea” and “a raspberry.”

asnapaday2015.wordpress.com guessed just #2 correctly as “raspberry.”

Click on the link to go to their respective blogs. Thanks for guessing!

***Allison***

Mystery Pictures Post #2

June 13, 2015 | Allison

Hmm… mysterious super-close-up pictures. If you think you know what they are, you can comment and tell me. In the next post I will reveal the mystery, and tell you which people guessed correctly. (You can see the first mystery picture post here.)

***Allison***