Damn those wabbits, they ate em all ~@_@~
By rebelann1949
@rebelann (117199)
El Paso, Texas
October 10, 2016 11:05am CST
Yeah, you guessed it, I was going through shots from a few years ago ..... I had HOLLYHOCKS!!!
Then some wiseass decided to clear a large section of desert not too far from here and the next thing I knew I had wabbits ..... sure, they're cute at first but damn are they destructive.
They've eaten or pulled up all but the Morning Glory and Virginia Creeper that I've gotten to grow.
Where's Elmer when ya need em???
You remember Elmer, don't ya?
I miss Mykey, he'd already killed em by now. I miss my hollyhocks.
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@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
10 Oct 16
A few Hawks can also help to keep those nasty abbots at bay.
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@rebelann (117199)
• El Paso, Texas
10 Oct 16
If only we still had hawks like we did in the early part of this millennium, they've lost their hunting grounds so they along with the eagles are gone. Maybe we have coyotes, but they'd probably get shot for killin someones poodle or cat.
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@rebelann (117199)
• El Paso, Texas
11 Oct 16
That's a good thing @Morleyhunt they keep the rodent population in check which beats using poisons .... of course people with cats and small dogs should keep them indoors unless they are supervised.
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@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
11 Oct 16
@rebelann we have coyotes. We heard them just as we got home from thanksgiving dinner.
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!
I didn't know they ate flowers - and of course they would be the pretty kind! 
I wonder if there are any wabbits who will come eat our weeds!!!@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
11 Oct 16
@rebelann I eat dandelions! But not the ones in the yard. It's quite possible all dandelions here are contaminated with weed killers and such - it's just been generations of that . . . so I actually hope the wabbits wouldn't be eating the dandelions around here.
Of course wabbits are smart . . . they know how to multiply! 
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@rebelann (117199)
• El Paso, Texas
11 Oct 16
Well, they do eat dandelions but we don't have many of those here.
I've also noticed that if I dig around then the next day I'll find they dug around in that same spot, my hope that they are dumb has been deflated 
.... well of course those dang wabbits are smart, shoulda known that right?
.... well of course those dang wabbits are smart, shoulda known that right?1 person likes this
@nanette64 (20363)
• Fairfield, Texas
10 Oct 16
Oh man @rebelann , that's just not right. See what happens when MAN messes with nature?
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@rebelann (117199)
• El Paso, Texas
10 Oct 16
Exactly. I just don't get why everything in texas is mostly built horizontal, if we'd build vertical we might not be destroying so much wild habitat ...... but then ya got folks who'd rather not live so close to other people, heck, I'd rather live close to nature than people any day.
Well, looks like I just answered that foolish question didn't I.
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@nanette64 (20363)
• Fairfield, Texas
10 Oct 16
@rebelann And what is amazing is that the state of Texas is 268,000 square miles. You would think that there'd be plenty of space to be left alone. But then on the other hand, if Clinton is President, we'd have to make room for the MILLIONS of immigrants from all over the world to have a place to stay now wouldn't we!!
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of course 
@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
16 Oct 16
we had such a bad drought here this year,something was eating what few cucumbers i could grow.
i suspect possum.
surprised,i didn't think they'd eat that..
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@rebelann (117199)
• El Paso, Texas
22 Dec 19
I don't like droughts. When this region starts one it usually lasts between 7 and 10 years.
I just stay away from slashing, that seems to be the biggest nono as far as titles goes.
@41CombedaleRoad (5966)
• Greece
11 Oct 16
I guess the little creatures thought that the bigger they are the harder they fall... I had hollyhocks too last year but they did not do well this time around. A little too hot and not enough attention from me. I love them though and the few that did flower have provided me with seeds for the Spring. Hopefully I will have more success next year. and I hope you do too.
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@rebelann (117199)
• El Paso, Texas
14 Oct 16
It's nice to know it's not just here that has this problem. I just wish those wabbits didn't eat them before they gave me seeds. Oh well, I'll just have to buy a couple packages of seeds in spring.
@rebelann (117199)
• El Paso, Texas
11 Oct 16
Thanks, me too. I'm working on trying to get enough chicken wire to attach to my field fence but that means a lot of work and I am inherently lazy and it'll take me a while to afford that much wire. Rabbits aren't smart or wiley like cats, are they?
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. What did they clear the desert for?
@MKAlubs (455)
• United States
11 Oct 16
Oh, I love hollyhocks! And I also love wabbits. I remember taking early morning walks out into the desert back when I lived in El Paso. It always amazed me how many wabbits there were. The town I currently live in on the Great Plains is utterly teeming with rabbits. I don't know how people manage to grow vegetable gardens around here. Elmer Fudd would think he was in heaven here.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
10 Oct 16
Those wascally wabbits!!!
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