Alternate Realities

If you've been watching the current season of the TV show "Lost", you know all about alternate realities. Whereby, at a critical junction, something causes you to go down one path and not another, changing the trajectory of your life so you end up giving birth to a baby named Aaron in Los Angeles, rather than on a mysterious island in the South Seas. But either way, your baby is delivered by Kate and Jack.

We experienced the alternate realities phenomenon ourselves this morning. You may recall a couple posts back, that Cabana and I journeyed to Australia where Cabana was reprimanded for chasing a rabbit into a hole in Ayers Rock. Then today, will wonders never cease, we crossed paths with this sizable jackrabbit. It almost looks like a kangaroo--but this is our Californian reality, not our alternative Australian reality. (I know it looks like I photoshopped this rabbit into the picture--but it's really real.)

(See, here's another shot of the rabbit so you'll believe me. Why are these photos blurry? I don't know.)

Cabana can always see these two white balls of fluff coming a mile away. How can you miss them? When Cabana was a puppy in training, these two samoyeds were the bane of our leash etiquette existence because Cabana would throw a conniption if she wasn't allowed to meet and greet them. Now, we're happy to exchange a few pleasantries and butt sniffs.

In our California reality, Cabana knows much better than to chase rabbits, or geese or ducks or swans. She doesn't pay too much attention to any of them--but she's not above snacking on their droppings. We've been walking around this lake since Cabana was 4 months old. Many of the regular walkers here know her by name and for the past year, have followed her growth and progress...or lack thereof. ;)