In case my loyal readers were not aware, I am the proud owner/friend of a handsome young mini-lop dwarf bunny, named Danger. Or rather, I was, until today.

Danger came into my life unexpectedly. A plea of "My roommate is allergic to my new bunny!" combined with my bleeding heart, begat my reply of: "Sure I'll take your bunny! I'd love to have a bunny!" So I took him in. His given name was Chester, and he was three months old. Not wanting to totally usurp his identity, or the bond with his former owner, I supplemented that name: Chester Danger Willowstreet. (Danger being his middle name, and the name that he officially goes by.)

I grew fond of the little fellow. I loved to let him run around and hop like a little madman to all corners of my room. But I soon realized that having a pet rabbit was far to much responsibility for someone as busy as myself. I have a lot to do, and I just don't have enough time to dedicate to the little guy. And he deserves better.

So four or five months later, I posted on locals a message, advertising the need for a new home for Danger. Hopefully, a permanent one. Leah came to the rescue, and that's how we got here today. She arrived by foot, and I packed up his things. It was really hard, because as much as I know that he needs a better home, I really love that little guy. I still wish that I didn't have to do this. On the plus side, Leah is very excited about her new friend, and I can tell that she is going to make an excellent rabbit-owner. He needs someone who will play with him every day. He needs more room than I can give. We sat on the front porch-stoop for about fifteen minutes, with Danger in his little travel cage, and all of his belongings, waiting for a cab. I wished that I could be holding him, to properly say goodbye, but with a rabbit, outdoors, that's not really possible. The cab came, and I helped pack his gear. I passed the travelcage to Leah, and said goodbye. I gave him a carrot before he left, to knaw on the way to his new home.

Of many, some things I will miss most about my furry little friend:
- his fluffy little grey feet, which always take you by surprise
- his bunny tail
- the way he cleans his face
- his inability to drink from a bottle like most rabbits
- his preference for water in bowls
- his love of carrots
- his floppy ears
- his pure and absolute joy which he gets from hopping in piles of laundry
- his newest game: "run in circles around someone for ever and ever"
- his newest twist on that game: "taking shortcuts across the backs of lying-down people

Thank you so much to Leah for taking him and offering him a stable home.

I will come and visit you, little guy.

We'll always have carrots.

Please send goodbye letters for Danger to: teamwillow(at)hotmail.com