This, That and the other thing

Well, I was going to show you all this in photographs - but words will have to suffice as the image link on the blogs seem to be broken at the moment.

So...here goes as short wordy post - We have a new Rabbit -   He moved in about 5 days ago to keep Midnight company because - well,, it's spring and she was pining for a face that looked like hers. 
Midnight is our wee black lop - gorgeous creature, neat, fastidious and has a mind of her own.  She's been known to rush at my ankle growling as I move to put pellets in her food dish - I think she does this just for the fun of it but it is a bit startling. 
She and Libby the border collie get on extremely well for the most part.  Libby loves to watch and Midnight seems to like being watched.  Every so often, Midnight takes off like a small black bomb, racing around the couch.  She does this to liven things up - because Libby is on her like a magnet, racing behind her. 

But, she was lonely for her own kind, and pining, so we started looking through the bunny profiles at the animal shelter to see if we could find her a companion.    Our criteria was - male, neutered (no baby bunnies on the way here please), maybe a lop but that part wasn't so important.
Enter Picasso-  our new little guy is a gorgeous mink colour, light sand shading down to brown with ears that sit straight up on his head like TV antenna's.   At first Midnight was sort of horrified that this stranger was in her space and she set out immediately to put him in his place and show him just who is the boss around here. 

That accomplished, they played a lively game of chase me, under the watchful eye of the border collie who was quite fascinated by the whole exercise.  As the days and nights have gone on in their little rabbit world, they have become quite close - sitting cuddled together on the rug and looking for all the world like butter wouldn't even melt in either of their mouths.   And Picasso even dared to steal Midnight's treat right out of her mouth - that took courage.

And that brings me to the garden - the other pictures I wanted to post today.
The salad garden has been planted in the raised beds - lettuce, green onions, lots of carrots and mesclun for spice.  Tulips are up and ready to bloom finally.  
Rabbit droppings make wonderful fertilizer - this was in evidence last year when the tomato plants took off and grew into a three foot tangle of green leaves and fruit.

Spring is finally here - late but welcome.  Pictures next post, hopefully