Pansies and Rabbits

I love flowers! In the winter, my sister (she's my secret gardener) planted the most beautiful pansies in my yard. I could hardly wait to see them grow and bloom. Days passed - and I was very faithful to water them with Miracle Grow whenever needed. But, they just seemed to stay small with very few blossoms. It was as if once a blossom appeared, in a few days it was gone. I had not had this problem in the past and wondered why my little pansies remained as little pansies. The answer to this puzzle became clear the night I pulled into the driveway and saw a rabbit running away from my flowers! Now, I'm not opposed to helping out any little forest critter, but I do not want him to eat my flowers. Soon it became apparent that Roy and I had a resident rabbit - and his main menu was my flowers. Nothing seemed to deter his appetite. One day, at school, the children were talking about those cute little furry animals like the rabbit. I told them about the resident rabbit at our house and I said:

I like rabbits,
I really do.
But if he keeps eating my pansies,
I'll make me some rabbit stew!

When spring came, finally the pansies started to grow a little more. In May they have been beautiful. Now spring is almost over - and the weather is getting hotter - and summer is coming. The other day I came home to discover that my "secret gardener" had returned and planted the most beautiful summer flowers. (She did leave a couple of pansies just to enjoy for as long as they can last.) We've had some wonderful afternoon rain showers and the flowers are doing beautifully. The children at school asked me the other day about my rabbit - but I just smiled and didn't say a word! However, the other morning I saw a chipmunk on the back porch!!! Hmmmmm.........