It was a balmy 34 degrees this Sunday so I decided to head to Millennium Park to see how Chicago's downtown rabbits are dealing with the winter. They've gained some weight and the first few I met appeared a little skittish. Eventually I gained their trust and even sneaked into a rabbit burrow to capture these awesome shots.While lying in the snow snapping pictures of this guy I reflected on two things. 1) I ate a roast rabbit once at a Portuguese restaurant that was really phenomenally delicious. I wonder why I've never eaten rabbit again considering how tasty it was. And 2) I've never read any John Updike novels. In fact, for a writer who is supposed to have had a wide ranging impact, I know few people (personally) who celebrate his work, bring him up in literary conversations etc etc. Is he the kind of writer that critics love but that is not on the radar of your average literary citizen? Is he just not of my generation? Probably I'm just not hanging out with the right crowd. The Updike crowd. I imagine the Updike crowd drinks highballs on the on the Upper East side. I'll look into it. Anyway, at least I read Watership Down. Actually, maybe thats why I never ordered rabbit again.
2 comments:
That rabbit has a sweet Man Chu and what looks like may be a mouthful of nuts. Did you lure him with those sunflower seeds in the background?
You know what we need? A novel about Upper West side, cabernet-swilling rabbits who cheat on their spouses.
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