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Re: “Home Is Where the Bunny Is”
Great article, full of useful info. Bunnies love space to run, hide, and explore! The more time they can spend out of the pen, the better. If you bunny-proof rooms, they can spend all their time outside the pen in most instances. Bunnies love interaction and hanging out with their families, also, and it's a near certainty that a house rabbit will get more attention than a rabbit kept outside in a hutch, especially in the early evening hours when rabbits tend to be active.
I also agree with the first comment - rabbits can actually die from fright if a tenacious predator is trying to get them.
Re: “Coming Home to Roost”
chicken is a different form of life, not lower
Re: “Home Is Where the Bunny Is”
Hutch and wonderful life do not go hand in hand. Rabbits need to be in community, everyday. Not to mention the plethora of predators the rabbit is exposed to; even if another animal cannot get into the hutch, they can still scare the rabbit.
Re: “Home Is Where the Bunny Is”
SO well-written and compassionate. And how cool is it that your last name is Elwood? :D
Re: “Home Is Where the Bunny Is”
I liked your article. I found out my rabbit likes almonds. Are 1 or 2 a day ok to give to him?
Re: “Renting: It's Not for the Dogs”
Great article, Rachel!
The website for "Renting with Rex" is: www.rentingwithrex.com. The book is available in hard copy and as a downloadable ebook. It is also available chapter and chapter as a download.
Re: “Home Is Where the Bunny Is”
great article! couldn't have said it any better.
Re: “Home Is Where the Bunny Is”
We have an outdoor "hutch" rabbit and it lives a wonderful live. Shaded from intense sun and brought indoors when weather conditions (heat, humidity, severe cold) warrant. It has daily runs across the yard where it explores the diversity of plants, rocks and other interesting items. It can be done.
Re: “Home Is Where the Bunny Is”
Concise but accurate. Nice job.
Re: “Home Is Where the Bunny Is”
Great article. The more i read, the more i love my cuties bunny. /^..^\
Re: “Home Is Where the Bunny Is”
Thank you for this wonderful article!
When I tell people that I have a house rabbit that lives free range in my apartment, they often have their jaws to the floor. I tell them how wonderful they are, and how expressive they can be.
Re: “Vegetable Gardening for Dummies”
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Re: “The Sporting Life”
Then there's a wide range of bicycle racing options, at all levels from pros on down to beginners, on the road, on mountain bikes and in that funky on-off-the-bike racing called cyclocross. Spectating is free and teams at all ability levels would love to share their sport with interested folks. Check out www.ncnca.org for more info.
Re: “Jack London District”
Thanks for using the name Jack London District which is what the community living there uses. It is nice to be recognized as more than just the hinterland to the Square (and lets face it there isn't even a Square there).
Re: “How to Buy a Bike When You Don't Know Jack About Bikes”
Hey Kathleen! Loved the article. Finding the right bike can be a challenge but I've been lucky twice.
I just bought a new bike at Performance Bicylce on University (near MLK). Their customer service was pretty good, and they offer a money back guarantee/price guarantee. I usually suffer from buyer's remorse, so it's nice to know that if I fall out of love with my new Charge hybrid, I can just take it back.
This bike was a bit of an impulse buy, I went in to get my old Schwinn serviced, and decided I might as well spend a little more money on an upgrade instead. It was the second one I tried, before deciding it is my bike soulmate. I tried a few others aftewards, and none compared.
Everyday I love my bike more. Imported from the UK, it's a conversation starter. Women usually talk about the color "ooh, what a lovely green," or "I like your bike, it's so pretty." Some guys notice that its sparkly green, but mostly they take note of the hybrid elements of my bike, say they like the fenders, and point out mechanics that go over my head. One guy, yesterday, just nodded, looked at the bike, and then looked at me and nodded again.
I was happy with my first bike too. I saw it at Waterside Workshops when I was 7 months pregnant. I test rode it while my friend Heather watched on in terrified paralysis. On it, I discovered that my balance was better biking than walking. I rode it everywhere until the week before I gave birth. By then people were hollering at me from the sidewalk, "Oh my God! When are you due?" "Any minute," I'd reply. Once baby was big enough, I swapped out my back baskets, for a baby carrier, and would ride him around in his bright blue shark helmet.
My awesome grey schwinn was older than me, refurbished, and well loved. The bikes at waterside are donated by the community, and local youth work on them. Waterside Workshops are open to the public from 12-6 Friday through Sunday. http://www.watersideworkshops.org/wb/
A plus about them is they offer free workshops to the community on how to fix your own bike.
Re: “How to Buy a Bike When You Don't Know Jack About Bikes”
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Re: “The World's Best Seeds?”
please check also:
http://www.bioseme.it/
Re: “The Sporting Life”
Bay Area Vintage Base Ball
www.bavbb.com
We play by 1886 rules with authentic uniforms and equipment.
Re: “The Sporting Life”
What about 4 Square of the East Bay? They meet every week on Thursday nights, year round, in the Rockridge BART station parking lot and play 4 square (the kids' playground game). It's been happening for years now. It's super friendly, totally free and a whole lot of fun. Perfect for after the bar or after BARTing back to your car. They've gotta facebook ... http://www.facebook.com/pages/4-Square-of-…
Re: “Home Is Where the Bunny Is”
Rabbits rule. The "underestimated but super sweet, quiet, wonderful pet.