Bobs blog

This spring my daughters made an exciting discovery.  Two baby bunnies were trapped in one of the window wells on the south side of our house.

Now, my thoughts on rabbits are that we have way too many of them.  Heck, they eat more from our garden than we do.  However, this was a chance to model compassionate behavior to my daughters.  Besides, they don’t mirror my thoughts regarding rabbits, therefore the bunnies must be rescued and relocated.

I donned my welding gloves and scooped the little puff balls up one at a time.  I then placed them in a bucket for transport during our relocation program.

Katie gingerly carried the bucket to the nature area just a short walk from our home.

The bunnies settled nicely into the bucket.  When it came time for them to be released back into the wild they needed a bit of coaxing.  Katie gently raised the bottom of the bucket until the bunnies slid out, onto the soft ground.

My girls display great compassion for all things living (except spiders, and at times, each other).  I believe using the opportunities presented to us as parents to model good behavior in front of our children is critical to their upbringing.  Too many bunnies?  Maybe.  Too many opportunities to model compassion to our children?  Not a chance!