Still sewing

[altivo]

It was a bad day. I know that because I was the first one into the library (not all that unusual) and yet didn't get to my own desk to do anything until 11 am. There I found a stack of 20 or so new books waiting to be cataloged, in addition to the network technical stuff that I'd left over from Friday.

Tails completed. Argos has a new, bushier tail, and his old one has been improved and handed over to the storyteller who will wear it under her granny dress for the presentation Wednesday evening. I built the canine tails using a length of 5/8 in. vinyl tubing for support, and adding padding and fur over the top. They swing and wag pretty convincingly and would probably be really effective on a dance floor. ;p

I think I'll do paws tonight. Loose seam in one boot, and both need some stuffing added. Paw gloves or else the body suit sleeves need some lengthening to keep my bare wrist from showing when I'm not being careful as necessary.

There are improvements to the head that I want to make, but they are mostly fairly complex and I may put them off. It's usable as is for this event, needing only some minor work around the neckline.

While I was sitting in the staff kitchen taking a break around 2:30 pm (no lunch for me...) I saw a movement out of the corner of my eye and turned to see a baby cottontail bunny looking in at me through the glass door to the butterfly garden. We stared at each other for a few seconds, and he hopped away only to come back again half a minute later and repeat the whole thing. I watched him sniffling around the doorstep and looking at everything for a couple more minutes before he wandered off into the flowerbeds. He couldn't have been more than five weeks old, I think. His ears were only about an inch long, his tail so small as to be near invisible. Very cute. I hope he avoids being eaten by an owl or hawk.

Comments

[avon-deer.livejournal.com]

I miss bunnies. I see so few now I live where I do.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Bunnies make good pets too. Much easier than cats or dogs, really.

[avon-deer.livejournal.com]

I'd always feel guilty at keeping them caged up. :(

[altivo.livejournal.com]

You don't have to cage them when you're around to watch that they don't get into trouble. Remember that rabbits (and dogs, for that matter) are natural den dwellers. They go out to look for food and to relieve themselves, then go back in to rest. It's quite normal for them.

Rabbits will usually use a litter box, like a cat. The main problem with giving them free run indoors is that they can't resist chewing things, so you have to be attentive and distract them, or else create a "rabbit-safe" space.

[cabcat.livejournal.com]

You'd love this pet rabbit my dad's friend has called "Harry" he gets snow as a treat :) He's a michevious fellow and a fine specimen.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Snow? I thought you didn't ever get snow there. I've heard that you have too many rabbits though.