Seward, Nebraska Rabbit Show

It was a great weekend.  We attended a triple show in Seward, Nebraska.  This is one of our favorite shows because the show is relaxed, well organized and well attended.  We took several Hollands who left the barn for the first time this weekend.  Crash, a SJB, from Lil' Bit Farms' Cammie and Lil' Bit Farms' Juneau attended his first show this weekend.  We were excited because Crash is from Cammie's first litter.  The other two Hollands (Smash and Bash) from this litter look promising, too.  Crash was even more promising than he looked.  He took Best in Show at the Holland Specialty show on Friday night.  On Saturday he won both of his classes.  But Lane, our SSB, beat him for BOSV in the first show and BOV in the second show.  Lane also took BOS in the first show.  Several of our other juniors did very well this weekend, also. 

Patience?

I think I could use a little more patience.  We listed George on the for sale page last month because he really wasn't looking good.  He is broken tort buck from Zoe and Moose.  He just turned 4 months old last week.  He is really starting to pop.  He is a pretty junior buck now.  If cage space wasn't such an issue, I think that would help.  But because we want to have a small rabbitry this will always be an issue.  We want to be able to give all of our Hollands attention especially when they are babies.  Needless to say, George was removed from the sale page tonight.  He is a keeper for now.  I don't know how many times it will take for the patience lesson to stick.  Hopefully it happens sooner rather than later.

Home

I arrived home Saturday afternoon from San Diego.  Convention was great.  I am so glad I went.  But I love being home.  We were blessed that Spunky placed 4th in his class.  We sold four rabbits.  One of our junior does is going to Japan.  I hope she travels well.  My family was really amazed when I arrived home with a broken black French Lop.  Nick has been asking for a big rabbit for the last few years.  Now he has one and it is his favorite color.  The French Lop's name is Twister.  He seems huge compared to our Hollands.  It is like having a puppy in the house.  I am sure that he will add a new dimension to our family.

Youth Best in Show Winner

Check out this beautiful Holland.  Aislin Hall from West Virginia won youth Best in Show with her solid senior doe.  This doe is gorgeous!  It is just awesome that a Holland Lop won Best in Show. Hollands Rule!

Sightseeing

We took the day off from the show barns today.  It was a nice change of pace.  This morning Karen, Debe, Sarah and I went to Del Mar beach at 6:30 AM.  We wanted to find seashells.  We didn't have much luck at Del Mar.  We fed the rabbits and then went to Tijuana Estuary with our friend, Mark Carson.  He is an avid bird watcher.  He had a great day because he spotted about a dozen new birds.  After visiting the estuary we traveled north to Imperial Beach.  There was a huge pier there.  The sand was great - soft and white.  While picking up a shell I underestimated how far in the tide would come.  My shoes and socks were soaked.

After lunch we drove across the Coronado - San Diego Bay Bridge.  It felt like the bridge was a mile in the air and two miles long across the water.  It was nearly that big.  It just felt like it.  Coronado Beach was our best find of the day.  All of us found bags of seashells.  We found several sand dollars that were intact.  There were a lot of baby sand dollars also.  I think we combed the beach for over an hour.  The sand was beautiful.  It had flecks of gold in it.  On this beach, I removed my tennis shoes and socks.  I enjoyed walking in the surf. 

At sunset we drove to San Elijo State Beach.  Unfortunately, the fog rolled in right before sunset.  So it was very hazy and turned cold.  The beach was still full of surfers, though.  The cliffs were awesome.

Tonight we fed the rabbits.  I took a picture of Spunky, our broken junior buck, who placed 4th yesterday.

More Rabbit Pictures

I took pictures of several breeds of rabbits today. 

Miscellaneous Convention Pictures

I thought I would post a few more pictures from Convention.  It was bright and sunny this morning.  The weather suddenly changed this afternoon.  The fog rolled in and it felt cold at 63 degrees. 

There are beautiful plants and trees everywhere we look. 

One of the exhibitors from Japan let me take a picture of his show coat. 

The Holland Lop booth had some great decorations.

Purina has a great display.