halloween, 2004

after trick or treating through a light snowstorm, we stopped by the hotsprings next to a river so i could take some pics of wolf in his costume, with steam from the hot springs all around him for a "mist"ical look.

a few other people, all locals and friends, had done the same thing. not to take photos, but, well, when one lives where there are no 7-11's to hang out, one has to make do with the usual old hot springs next to the river, right?

one family was there with their boxer, who was running around, barking like crazy. the woman said, "oh, cheyanne's chasing a wild rabbit around. don't worry. she never catches them..." and at that moment, cheyanne caught one. i ran over to the dog and yelled, "DROP IT!" (not knowing if she was trained, or if she'd even respond to me). luckily, she dropped the young bunny and backed off. the rabbit was just laying there, in shock. so i picked her up and handed her to wolf. i took a picture, then ran to the car and got a towel to wrap around her.

my husband hates it when i bring injured animals home to try to rescue them, but i ignored him and rode home with her in my arms. she recovered after a few hours, but i was pretty sure she was a domestic rabbit that had been abandoned (or her parents had been - the woman with the dog said there was an entire family of these dark rabbits by the river, some of them bigger than mine, others tiny babies). anyway, i decided to keep her as a pet.

i made the pic bigger than usual so you can see (IN FULLVIEW) her fur is still slimey and dirty from being in the dog's mouth and dropped on the wet ground. as you can see, wolf was upset the dog had almost killed the bunny.