A sure sign of spring

I’m starting to see more wildlife on my runs again.

I think I literally scared the “berries” out of a bunny the other day.  It was still dark out so I didn’t see the poor thing until it was already running away from me.  It found itself on the same side of a fence as me and couldn’t find a hole to get to the other side.  It had a decision to make:  outrun me, or turn around and go back to the hole from which it emerged.  That would be a tough decision without all the information, I am sure.  I mean, of course I had no interest in catching the rabbit, so if it had just sat there, I’d have gone by without incident.  Well with life and death situations like these, I can understand why it didn’t want to take that chance, given that looking at me, it probably figured it shouldn’t have found me without having first climbed a magical beanstalk.  So back to the options:  outrun, or return to the hole in the fence.  Bunny probably also didn’t know that, even with one paw tied behind its back and a blindfold, its chances of outrunning me were still pretty good.  But it was a long fence.  So after running several metres ahead of me, bunny opted to turn, and shoot off in the other direction like Usain Bolt.  I felt kind of bad for laughing at the poor thing because I clearly gave it a heart attack, but it really was kind of funny.

Of course, had it been a Cadbury Bunny, things might have been different.  Not only would the intention to catch it be present, but with the proper motivation, I might have had a chance!