It's on...

Sweet isn't he?  I used to think so.  Ever since we moved here I have been at war with a gang of rabbits that have taken up residence under our shed.  These are not your run of the mill bunnies.  These are rabbits.  I believe the spawn of rabid opossums and some sort of super breed cottontail.  Which explains why they never sleep.  Even in the dead of winter the snow was covered with rabbit tracks.  And now that spring is upon us, they tirelessly roam my flower beds sniffing out any fresh green thing poking it's little head up.  When I walk outside, 3 or 4 of them dart off, my crocus stems in their hot frothy little muzzles.  Wait, do rabbit's have muzzles?  Maybe not but you get the picture.  Chris thinks I am obsessed.  Not sure why.  Maybe it's because I have spent the past 6 weeks researching how to make them leave and never come back.  Oh, before you say "just put up a fence"...I don't want an ugly wire fence around my flower beds.  Is that so unreasonable?  So I picked up this little beauty

 

It emits an ultrasonic signal that is supposed to repel them.  I have been adjusting the frequency and then throwing a little bunny salad on the ground beside it to see what they do.  It sort of works, but unfortunately is battery powered and the batteries only last about a week.  And it makes the neighbor's dog bark.  Luckily my neighbor has no idea why, but I feel a little guilty about it.  The sprays seem to work but then it rains.  Last year it was after such a rain that I walked out to find all of my coneflower chewed down to an 4 inch stem.  Well, regardless, I am the human.  I have the frontal lobe.  And I will win.  To be continued...