Miss Misa

Misa wanted me to hop in and say 'Hi' for her...and that she hopes your all kicking back...

and stretching your legs out lots and relaxing...cause kindness starts with your own self XO.

Misa's First Time In The Yard

This was Misa Adora's very first summer with us, as we adopted her in the middle of Winter last year.

She's a very nervous young girl so I was very proud of how brave she was her first time in the yard.

Unlike all the others (except for Flynn) she seems to prefer the back deck and indoors though.

People comment about her ears, she's a half lop, one ear up and one ear down indeed, she's perfect.

Another Inking In Progress

I started a couple new ink drawings...

 of course any art is done better in the presence of bunnies.

Weaving Again

I put my weaving away for quite awhile, just when I was getting into it...I haven't told anyone why...

It was because I was working on this outside with Teela the week she suddenly got sick and passed....

I haven't been able to look at it since really...

the same way, I haven't been enjoying the yard like normal.

 

But, I figured it was getting time to break out all the weaving stuff again and try again...

every though it makes my heart so heavy...I've been in a fog since I've lost my best friend...

I am trying to emerge from it, I just don't think time will heal this one for me but I am trying...

So I started to teach myself again, I started enjoying the yard again
& Leisel, our awesome & newest shelter adoptee is helping me with that for sure.

The Amazing Jelly-Bean

I am amazed at the tenacity of our Jaks aka Jelly-Bean.

Last summer I felt so melancholy whenever I was outside with him,

assuming that it would be his last summer with us...

but he's still here this summer...I am so so grateful and amazed at his luck and strength.

We've been expecting him to pass any day now for the 2+ years

ever since his congestive heart failure diagnosis.

Since than we've said goodbye to our fabulous Frenwyck, my sunshine Teela & our elegant Elsie.

It goes to show that you never ever know how life is going to turn out & to never count anyone out!

Bright Light

My bright light...

Drawing me on.

Hang In There Elsie

We've been having a really stressful time with our Elegant Elsie.

First it looked like a hurt front paw, than a hurt hind-leg,

but than blood test levels were all wonky, just a little but still & they hinted at an infection.

X-rays than showed without a doubt arthritis all over her back end

BUT the worst news was what looked like a huge tumor growing and spreading throughout her chest. Her doctor said he's never really seen a tumor like that so it needed further investigation

which meant sending all the scans to specialists in the States.

Their summary showed a different story possibly,

they saw a lot of air outside of Elsie's lungs which meant a body trauma

which pushed her body into pneumonia!

We haven't faced pneumonia yet in all our years with buns.

I remember seeing her jump off a really high box that she never jumps from and sure enough the day after all these worrisome problems started so it was very possibly that.

But also now and than she gets grumpy with Henrie and she chases him around like a

gremlin at warp speed so it's also possible that she rammed into something than too.

I know I can't put these bun-babes in a bubble but at times like these my

guilt runs high and I sure do wish that I could, ugh!

Apparently even just a jump or fall or bump to the body can cause pneumothorax which is air

outside of the lungs due to an injury to the chest wall and for some reason pneumothorax

can cause pneumonia...SO She was on broad spectrum antibiotics for about month to hopefully cure the pneumonia and it did look like she was getting better BUT after about two weeks off the meds her quick and labored breathing started again, so she's on another protocol and apparently might have to be on meds for up to two months since pneumonia is difficult & long to cure.

The pneumothorax should solve itself over time.

She can also still have a tumor, so we'll have to get more scans done in a couple of weeks.

If it's not a tumor and the pneumonia clears up and goes away we can than look at dealing with

the arthritis which we don't think is bothering her too too much at this point in time.

We at the same time are dealing with hypercalcemia but it's really tricky because she's not eating normally and of course only wants high calcium foods right now

and we must keep her eating as much as possible as she's already lost weight!

Needless to say, if you can, please send our Elsie girl some good strong healing mojo.

Miss Misa's Vantage Point

I like to make things as visually pleasing for us AND for the bunnies we make our family with.

I tend to put artwork where they can enjoy it as much as we do, I hang as low as possible usually.

and I find that I am especially extra keen on making Miss Misa's space visually pleasing.

She loves mirrors (if I were half as cute as she was I would too, ha ha!)

She loves to flip on her back, so I am glad her ceiling is painted with clouds & ladybugs

and she's always going up on her hind-legs to look around so I am pretty sure she sees all the pictures.

Leisel and Hyde!

One of our newest adoptees, Leisel, has been a really big handful.

She's pretty messed up emotionally and it's like dealing with Jekyll and Hyde!  Poor girl.

One minute she wants nothing but snuggles & she melts into you
and the next she's on attack mode and boy oh boy this girl has quite the harsh bite!

This goes to show that you never know what kind of personality your bunny will have,

they aren't always sunshine and sweetness...well that's usually under any flying teeth!!

Sometimes it takes a long time and a whole lot of love to get them past all of the bad habits.

We concentrate on her good because she without a doubt is a lovely sweet girl under the naughty!

Missing You

I've been missing my best friend...

I know life goes on and all that jazz...

but a large part of mine hasn't, not yet anyhow...

I miss my bed snuggle time with her & our sharing snack time before bed...I miss her sweet face...

I miss her joyful energetic bouncy clumsy energy filling the house.

Every time I see her little box of ashes on the mantel

I want to scream and shout and stomp because it still feels unreal and unfair.

Everytime I look at Yuuji, I feel sad because I know he's lonely with missing her too

and he just isn't his usual self without his girl, whom he loved so so much.

 But I find a little solace in honoring her beautiful spirit through my art

and I am so glad that the very first image of my Artful Blogging feature

was indeed an ink portrait that I did of Teela.

It feels strange that the issue came out just a week before she left us.

I know time heals...But this one might take my whole lifetime.

If your up there bouncing about the stars...we're doing okay without you but we'd be better with you.

And we're missing you every single minute of every single day baby girl.

Happy Family Day

Hi There, we are hoping that your having a wonderfully warm and fun family day today...

 

 

whether you make your family with human children or the furry variety...have a great one XO