Wednesday, January 11, 2006

I live where there are

rabbits, rabbits, rabbits everywhere. I swear when you aren't looking a rock will turn into a rabbit and vice versa. Though I am a native to New Mexico, my husband and I are recent transplants to Placitas. We live at about 6400 feet on the backside of the Sandia Mountains. There are rabbits everywhere. Little rabbits with white tails and then big jackrabbits that are three times the size of my cats. On a hiking trail near our home the community around here is busy stacking up stones. I call it the village of cairns. As you turn the corner on this trail and head up the hill toward the village of cairns there is this stack of rocks (pictured below) that looks just like a rabbit. It's been too dry here this winter. If you are reading this and live somewhere with snow please send some to us. One of these days the snow will fall and perhaps with rabbit rock will run toward the village of cairns and they'll all dance a jig of joy!