Yes, the one on the left is half the height of the one on the right and this is not due to some tricky perspective/depth influence in the taking of the photo. It is due to rabbits. Nasty, pesky, rascally, introduced rabbits. 2 nights had the canes been in before one was snapped in half. 2 days! I had been hopeful that the lack of green on the cane and the abundance of green in the surrounding grass would stop them from attracting rabbit notice. But then, I did read at the National Wool Museum today that one pair of rabbits (that would be one male and one female) could be responsible for a population of 62 000 rabbits in 3 years. So clearly, there is a metropolis of rabbits gathering out there every night and one of them probably just fell over it.
And ironically we have a fluffy black rabbit for a pet. I have to take care of it. And it is outliving all reasonable predictions of a basically attended to, outdoors living domestic rabbit lifespan.
As a result construction of our very own rabbit-proof fence around the orchard and vegetable garden has leap-frogged up the projects list. I just hope the rest of the raspberries survive until it is finished.
oh dear, poor Elissa! that's what we both said. Try putting milk cartons around them as a temporary measure? good luck. Does this put the dog up the list too?
ReplyDeleteBut bunnies are so cute....
ReplyDeleteWell you may say from your garden-light 14th floor Singapore apartment!!
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