Easter update, and tiptoeing through the not-tulips

 Hey, what's up, dogs?  Last weekend was Easter, and our pal Sandy Bear sent us a card to remind us of the occasion.  Look at this adorable little fawn on the front cover.  

You know, I haven't watched the Bambi movie in a long, long time.  I have the urge to watch it now.  A Meat Lover's pizza does sound like a good alternative to chocolate...I'll get my human on that right away.  Thanks, Sandy!

On the same weekend, my human and I took a field trip to track down the Texas state flower, the bluebonnet.  Sometimes you can see a few here or there along the side of the highway, but if you're willing to take a longer drive, you can find places like this...

Wow.  I mean....just WOW.  It's like a wall-to-wall carpet of flowers!

A dog could get lost in a field like this.

The blue flowers are, obviously, the bluebonnets.  There are red Indian paintbrushes as well.  Occasionally you'll see a soft pink flower mixed in...those are the Texas primroses, and they're much more common.  There are a couple of primroses at the bottom left of the photo below...

Oh, hey, look at this.  This bluebonnet's a little different.  It's...well...not blue!  It's an albino bluebonnet.  This happens sometimes, when a mutant gene stops producing color.    

"And apparently another mutation can also make them pink!" someone sang out, right behind me. 

Really?  Wow, I didn't know that.  Good information, thanks!  

--Who said that, anyway?....

...It's Ajdin.  Of course it's Ajdin.  I really shouldn't be surprised anymore...he seems to show up wherever we go.

Anyway, hope you guys had a great Easter holiday and enjoyed my bluebonnet adventure.  Until next time, remember...wag to the right!

  

Hoppy Easter!

Another "crack" at it

"Hey, Droopy, do you have a moment?" Carrots asked.

Sure, what's up?

"Well, I didn't do so well on my last Easter egg hiding test.  But I took your advice, and I've been practicing a lot since last time.  Can I show you?"

Of course!   

"Awesome!  So...first, come outside with me.  Notice anything about this bush?"

Hmmmm...

Aha.  Over on the right....that's an egg.  Hey, pretty good hide job, Carrots.

"Thanks.  It's not my best work, but...this green doesn't match very well.

"Anyway...come over to this flowerbed, here. See anything interesting?"

Aha!  I found them, but it was a challenge.  Very clever, Carrots.

"Last one," Carrots said.  "Let's go back inside to the kitchen, here.  What do you see?"

This is the kitchen table.  And a plate of orange candles.

"Are you sure?" Carrots asked.  "Look very carefully."

Oooooh...I see it now.  Do you see it, viewers? 
Nicely done, Carrots!  You have definitely improved your egg-hiding skills. 

"Yes!" Carrots exclaimed, pumping his fist. 

What do you think, viewers?  Has Carrots improved enough to pass his exam?...

An Easter package

Hey, what's up, dogs?  Today is Easter Sunday.  I woke up to a surprise--a mysterious package in the middle of the living room.

It appears to be a basket.  That makes sense--it's Easter, after all.

I whistled for my friends.  


"Hey, guys!" I called.  "Come and take a look at this."

Patch and Spunky arrived shortly afterward, and the three of us observed the basket for a few minutes.

 "Um...did you see that?" Patch asked nervously.

"See what?" Spunky replied.

"I thought I saw it move," Patch said, even more nervously.

 

Spunky and I both agreed that we needed to check out the contents of the package.  Our human's safety might be at stake.  

Patch didn't like the idea much, but he eventually agreed to join us.  Which was good, because we needed him...as you can see below.

It was a delicate operation.  Spunky balanced himself precariously on top and peered into the package.

"What do you see, Spunk?" I called. 

"Um...I see pink fluff," he responded.


Huh?  Pink fluff??

At that moment...

"Hi there!" a voice said cheerfully.  

Spunky and I were so surprised that we lost our balance and fell. 

"Oh, no!" wailed the bunny.  "I'm sorry!  Please don't give me a bad evaluation!"

"Who are you?" Patch asked.

"Oh, I totally forgot!" said the bunny.  "Happy Easter.  My name is Carrots and I'm a E.B.I.T."

"An E.B.I.T.?" I asked, perplexed.

"Easter-Bunny-in-Training," Carrots answered promptly.  "Here's my card."

 

An Easter-Bunny-in-Training?  We'd never heard of that before.
 
Carrots explained, "Well, you see, every bunny that wants to work as an Easter Bunny must go through a rigorous training program.  It takes a very long time and it's very hard.  But when we're done, we get to write two little letters after our name--E.B., for Easter Bunny.  It's a tremendous honor!

"As part of our training, we do home visits.  That is, we're assigned to homes around the country for a period of time, where we practice spreading love, giving hugs, and hiding Easter eggs.   

"This is my first home visit and I'm very excited!  But you're going to have to write me an evaluation, so I hope I didn't blow it already."

 

"No problem," Spunky said.  "Nobody was hurt.  We were just surprised, that's all."  

I said, "And if you want to learn how to spread love, you can start by helping us wish our blog friends a very HOPPY EASTER!"

Hope everyone has a great holiday!  Till next time...