Blueberry on Tour: Part Two

Since we were having a bit of trouble loading photos the other day, here are a few more depictions of Blueberry's time at the library last week!  She's such a STAR that She didn't want you to miss any of the action!!

And, coming on Friday.... have you been wondering what Elizabeth has been up to while Blueberry is off working it at storytime?

On Friday, YOU WILL FIND OUT!!! STAY TUNED!!!!

IT IS STILL RABBIT WEEK!

That's right!!

It is STILL RABBIT WEEK!!!!

What does that mean?

Well, it means.....

THIS!!

AND, THIS!!!

AND, THIS!!!

BUT, OH, wait, there's more...

Look at this gift we received from a friend....it is Rabbit Currency that Stars.... 

President Blueberry!!!  

(You do know that Blueberry is President, right?  Well, in case you forgot, review that here.)

In any case, this could truly save the U.S. economy. Chocolate Money Featuring a Bunny could actually save the world.

At least, that's the General Consensus in the Rabbit Room.

What do you think?

Miss Zoe Presents...A SPECIAL GUEST!

Today we have a SPECIAL GUEST in the Rabbit Room.

Our friend from our writing group, to whom the Chick refers to as Dr. Captain America, got a new friend for his recent birthday.  He wrote a bit about his birthday in this particular blog post.

But, you know, as special as his birthday already was, he didn't know it would be THIS SPECIAL!

You see, his family planned a bit of a Surprise on his birthday.

A Suprise with Long Ears.

This kind of Surprise:

 INTRODUCING......CHESTER!!!!!

Mr. Chester is a temporary guest here at the Lilypad, and MY GOODNESS!!  We are SO LUCKY to have him here.  We are a BB&B!  Except we serve more than breakfast!

Chester's wonderful family will embark on a week long vacation tomorrow, and I can't even believe how much they are going to miss him.  I told them when they left that there would be a Chester movie today.  But the thing about Chester is that he would barely stand still for pictures, let alone be slow enough for a movie.  A  movie will come forth soon, I assure you.  But for now, you will have to make due with some very cute pictures.

Here he is showing off an extremely handsome ear:

I guess I've come to the end of my tail.  HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

MOVIES TO COME!! STAY TUNED!!!

And to Chester's wonderful family:  SAFE TRAVELS AND A HAPPY VACATION!

Blueberry Is A STAR!!!

Miss Blueberry was recently asked to go on tour to the Library for storyime.  Months ago, I agreed to it, but as soon as I did, I was struck with a bit of panic.

Blueberry seems to like people, but She doesn't get a lot of visits from kids....what if She hated children?

Blueberry is a bit of a quieter personality....what if all the attention and the bright lights and the ride in the car and the different people and smells, etc. were too much for Her?

Well, I had my doubts, but then I would tell myself this:  She is a Happy Bunny.  She will be fine.  I will see what She is comfortable with, and we will go from there.

Pretty soon, Her Day of Reckoning had arrived!  There was no more second guessing!  The show had to GO ON!!!

Here, then, is the evidence  of Miss Blueberry's Library Storytime Debut!

As you can see, She was a bit of a ROCK STAR. The kids all gathered round. Blueberry was perfectly behaved and not in the least overstimulated (though I can't say the same for myself). She handled Herself with decorum and grace. All the kids in the room got to hold Her on their laps.

In short, She was a hit.

So, where's the Next stop on Blueberry: The Live Tour? We shall see.....

Zoe Presents: Flip Friday

Yes, it's that day again.

Friday.  Friday of the Flip variety.

That's right.  It's time for an Elizabeth Movie.  I don't think She's been in the spotlight nearly enough.  She agrees with that sentiment wholeheartedly.

I usually make the Rabbit Movies during the day.  Well, that just makes sense, doesn't it, to make movies (or hay) while the sun shines?  But the Winter can present a problem in terms of lighting.

On this particular project, Our Little Elizabeth brought in an assistant.   Namely, the Chick.  With a flashlight.  We shall call it...a SPOTLIGHT!  A spotlight on our New Little Star.

It's very Film Noir.  Prepare yourself for the Magic.  It's Rabbit Magic, Baby.

ARE YOU READY?   LET THE MAGIC BEGIN:

Flip Friday

It is:  FLIP FRIDAY!

As promised, we, here in the Rabbit Room, are going to post a couple of Classic Zoe Movies.

Up to this point, I have been thinking it would be too hard to watch Zoe in action.  But really, it turned out to be nice to see Her.

Here, see for yourself.





See? It is just nice to see Her again. Thanks for sharing in the experience.

Have a great weekend!!

The Year of the What?

As you know, a lot of people choose words for the New Year that embody what they want to aspire to in the year ahead.

I like the idea of choosing a word like this as opposed to making resolutions that I inevitably cannot maintain.  (Well, I suppose it is DO NOT, not CANNOT, right?  But, whichever it is, I have a hard time following rules even if they are for my own good.)

I tried hard come up with a word that represented something I wanted to work on this year.  2010 was a hard year for us here at the Lilypad.  It sounded like it was a hard year for a lot of people, actually!!  It was a year of challenges and learning and having to face a lot of fears.

The word I was looking for had to be...well...sort of the opposite of that.  It had to represent FUN and EASE and CREATIVITY, things that I've been neglecting in my life over the past many months.

Saturday night, on the eve of the first night of 2011, I chose my word:  RABBIT!!

Well, it is so obvious, isn't it, that my word would have to be Rabbit?

Besides THIS obvious reason...

 (BECAUSE THE BIG ZOE DEMANDED IT!!!) 

...there is another reason.  If you didn't already know, 2011 will be the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinese Zodiac.  When I read about the traits attributed to the Rabbit, I thought it sounded like a lot of great things to aspire to!  Rabbits symbolize such traits as Creativity, Compassion, and Sensitivity.   Rabbits are Serene and have Good Manners.  They like to have FUN!

These are all things I want to aspire to in 2011, so why not sum them all up in ONE FABULOUS WORD???

RABBIT!!!

RABBIT!!!

 RABBIT!!! 

 Cheers to you for a Happy 2011!!  

May it be a true Rabbit Year for you and yours! 

Miss Zoe Lives Forever

On Tuesday, December 14th at around 8:30 PM, Miss Zoe, Bunny of my Heart and Soul, left this world to go to Sparkle Pond.  We were holding Her and were with Her every second.

It's a little too hard to write much more than that right now, so I'm not going to try. 

Just know this:  Zoe will never be gone.  Those of you who loved Her know that She will live forever.  She will always be in charge of you.  She will always be telling you what to do and what to think.

And, She will never stop teaching you about Love and the Power of Love.  She was Love in a Rabbit Shape.  Fuzzy Love.  Velvet Love.  Pure, Unconditional Love.

If you would like to do something in Her memory, please donate to her favorite charity,  

Orphan Angels 

(scroll down the page to find their Donate Button), 

 or give to your local Rabbit Adoption Center. 

Oh, and give yourself a Big Hug From Zoe.  

You've not heard the last from her.  Not by any means.

Monday Tidings

There are so many things to write about today that I almost can't decide.

In reality, it's not an almost.  I really can't decide.  Instead of picking, I'm just going to write about a bunch of stuff.

The main things I've been doing lately is taking pictures.  Like on Sunday, we got home from a little adventure and I put the Chick down for a wee nap and unloaded 101 pictures (not Dalmations) from my camera.

I said to Zoe and Blueberry, "What will happen when I'm in Italy?  Think of all the pictures I'm going to take while I'm there!"  (Newsflash:  in case you'd forgotten or didn't know, I am going to Italy in just a little over a month.  Ummmmm.....SQUEAL!)

So, here are a couple of highlights from the most recent picture taking extravaganzas.

First, we have some pictures of water like things and water loving birds.  I work at the Erie County Public Library, which is right on the bay of Lake Erie.  It is a lovely place to be, especially at lunch or dinnertime when I get to go for a stroll with my camera.  Here's a few shots from last week.

Next are some cats.  I haven't posted any cat pictures in awhile, so I'll just let you gaze upon their beauty.  These pics are of the Fresh Cats.  Miss Emmie (who is not so fresh, honestly) wasn't feeling like being a star.  You know how it is some days.  Your hair isn't quite right or whatever and you just don't want to be the star.

This next set of pictures is from a cemetery that I used to be quite fond of when I was younger.  My best friend, Ann, and I used to ride our bikes there and hang out with a particular (dead) chap named Hiram Augustus Bell, who was some distant relation of Ann's mother's.  We would picnic there and sometimes even sleep.

Next is a Grasshopper that was not so hoppy that I found on our mailbox.  He was missing a leg.  Anyone know a maker of prosthetic bug legs?  Contact this fellow:

Finally, here is a picture of a couple of Rabbits who live in this Lilypad.  You'll notice that one of the Rabbits has longer ears than the other.  Don't worry.  That's normal.

Flip Friday

This week, at some point, Miss Zoe pointed out to me this Fact:

There has not been a ZOE MOVIE in quite some time.

Like, probably a couple of weeks at least.  And, what is that about?

Does anyone know?

Because I don't.

In honor of Zoe's question, then, let us remedy that fact with an Old Fashioned Zoe The Rabbit Movie!!!!

Zoe Moves Her Lips from marcy hall on Vimeo.

Have a great weekend!

Flip Friday

Last week, Flip Friday was delayed until Cinematic Saturday.

That was because of Vimeo being a little crazy and not uploading my video.  But you know, then I wondered if maybe it was because the video wasn't JUST RIGHT!  Because, truthfully, it wasn't up to our normal Rabbit Standards.

Was it?

I mean, we tried to film Blueberry digging to China.  And instead, she might have gotten to West Virginia, but that's about all.  It was definitely cute, but it was not the video footage we were hoping for.  It was where Blueberry asserted that She is not a circus animal.  And, She is not.

But, this week?  She is going to China!

Let's Watch (p.s. We were still having trouble with Vimeo, so we went back to YouTube for this week's movie.  We have to get these Rabbit Movies out there in whatever ways are necessary!!):



We at the Lilypad wish you all a LOVELY WEEKEND!!

ENJOY!

Wednesday Wings

A few mornings ago, I woke up early and went outside to spend my morning in the Sunshine watching Birds and reading.

Of course, this was much to the Rabbits' chagrin, as I normally spend time with Them in the early morning.

"Outside??  WHY???"

But it was early enough that it wasn't too terribly hot, so I thought, why not go outside and do a spot of reading before the Sun starts to fry the yard?

Out I went.

We usually keep a chair out in the yard.  There is a particular spot I like to sit, right by our almond tree.  It is a particularly calm and lovely spot I think, protected by Green Surroundings.  As I sit there, I often see the Outdoor Bunnies hopping.  If I sit still in the chair for long enough, the Birds cease to notice me and I get a good Bird Show as well.  It is a Good Spot.

My Good Spot

A View from My Good Spot

This particular morning, though, I went outside and the Sun was shining too much in my spot.  The chair was drenched in morning Sun, and I was in the mood for shade.

I leaned down to pick up the chair and as I leaned over, I noticed something amazing.

A Wing.

There was a Beautiful Wing in the grass.  A Moth Wing.

I bent down to pick it up and I realized there was another Wing!

And ANOTHER!

AND ANOTHER!!!!

FOUR WHOLE WINGS!

The Wings!!  I found A Helpful Box to Put Them In.

A Closeup view of the Smaller Wings

I picked them all up.  I wrapped them in a piece of paper and took them inside.

Now, I don't know what happened to the Little Body that the Wings were attached to.  But my guess is that one of the Birds I like to watch....ummmmmm....had a snack that did not include Wings.

Instead, I got them.  Wings.  To honor and protect.  Which I will do.

I feel honored by these wings.  To have found all four seems like an honor to me.

A reminder of the Blessings of this Earth.

Thank you, Moth.  Thank you, Earth.

Flip Friday: Daisy Edition

FRESH CAT IN THE HOUSE!!!!!

And, you will be pleased to know that she is a HAM!  She loves to have her picture taken.  She loves to be in movies.  She has not been here yet a week, and this is already what we know.

So far, Daisy spends her days in the Rabbit Room.  She sleeps in their window.  She looks around.  She sniffs her bunnies.  She cleans her bunnies.

In her movie debut, then, please welcome DAISY, the Lilypad's FRESHEST CAT!!!

Fresh Daisy from marcy hall on Vimeo.

Flip Friday

Well, as always, it's been an exciting week at the Lilypad.

Last week, a Fresh Rabbit.

This week a Fresh car named Seven.

(By the way, for those of you who wondered about Seven's name, she is named after the Star Trek Voyager character, Seven of Nine.  Seven of Nine was once part of the Borg Collective, but she becomes disassociated from the Borg and begins to rediscover her humanity through a variety of means.  We chose this name for a few reasons:

1.  Because we are obviously major geeks
2.  Because we want to maintain the mix of machine with humanity, meaning, we want to be resposible stewards in our car ownership
3.  Because Seven's awesome green color is called "Alien."  How could we NOT choose a Star Trek related moniker?)

Anyhow, Fresh Rabbit.  Fresh car.

With all of this Fresh stuff, the Mini Cat wanted to remind you that it wasn't that long ago that he was still fresh, and that, well...he IS still fresh.  Because of that, he wanted his own movie.

Curtain Cat from marcy hall on Vimeo.

And, then, of course, because it is Flip Friday, there MUST be a Rabbit Movie.  Miss Blueberry was sleeping during movie making time and chose to let Miss Zoe, Resident Rabbit Superstar, star alone in this week's movie. 

Zoe was, of course, happy to do this, though being a Good Sister, She did at least try to share the Responsibility.

You may recognize a certain cat making a cameo appearance at the beginning of the Rabbit Movie.  Zoe would like you to ignore that part of the movie if you could, please.

Miss Zoe (with a side of Toby) from marcy hall on Vimeo.

All of us here at the Lilypad wish you a happy weekend!!  Here's to Fresh (and maybe Not- So- Fresh) Things!

Flip Friday

I was actually going to post a cat movie this week.

Earlier in the week I said as much to Zoe.  "Zoe," I said, "do you think the cats are getting enough screen time?  Because I'm not sure...."

This was just a start to a conversation.  It's not like you can bring these things up abruptly.  You need to lead up to things.  Ease into conversation. 

For a bit, I pretended to do something else.  Then, a few minutes later I added, "You know, because I was thinking about taking a couple of cat movies to post for Friday."

She perked up at this.  Her left eye searched me for clarification.

"Oh, Zoe," I said, "really."  She stared as I went on.  "Cats like to be Stars, too.  You know?"

And at this point Zoe did something unexpectedly expected.  She did the Cutest Thing Imaginable, which made it Impossible for me NOT to film Her.

Curses!!!!!

RABBITS!!!!!

They really are incorrigible.

Better luck next week, cats.  For this week, it's yet another Rabbit Movie.

Enjoy!!


Zoe Has a Lie In from marcy hall on Vimeo.

Flip Friday

Yes, yes, I know.

YOU ARE RELIEVED!!!

A Rather Severe Look 

for those of you who missed it 

on Wednesday.

Zoe is back from Her vacation, and that means YOU can relax and breathe a sigh of relief!!

Your work week is almost over!

Your tests at school (special shout out to Ashlyn!) are ALMOST OVER!

And now, all you need to do is watch the Friday Rabbit Movie and ride that good feeling for the rest of your day.  You can ride it right through Friday and crash it into the weekend if you want to.

Yes, you can!

Today's video features a time signature that Miss Zoe likes to chew in.  Finding music She likes to chew to can be a challenge!  It often ends up being punk, but sometimes, it is jazz that fills the bill.

Observe:

Zoe Lives Life in 9/8 Time from marcy hall on Vimeo.

NOW-- GO IN PEACE, AND HAVE A FABULOUS WEEKEND!!!