Portland Walks

We continue to enjoy our daily walks around Portland. Limestone quarries are still in operation around the island, and there are several historic displays showing how quarrying was done years ago. A creature whom history has not treated too kindly in these parts is the poor rabbit, considered a symbol of bad luck. Even saying the "R" word is considered a tempt of fate. The island is blanketed in brambles and, like Br'er Rabbit of Uncle Remus fame, that species' preferred habitat. The only time rabbits are seen outside the brambles is when they sense the earth moving, usually associated with the collapse of a quarrying operation. While we often see evidence of their presence, yesterday we saw our first actual rabbits...five of them. No catastrophe to report...yet!