If it’s Monday….

The Five-Year-Old takes Tigery to meet Leroy the Peace Rabbit.

Looking at Kittens Makes You Work Harder and Other News of the Week

In the news this week, we learned that looking at kittens makes you work harder, cheered for neglected ducks who finally learned to swim, and have a ton of updates about the Dedham Public Art Project.

Bunny Squared and Other News of the Week

Person in bunny suit seen photographing enormous fiberglass rabbit, Hubble sends back deepest view of the universe ever captured, peanut butter recall expanded, and National Zoo closes panda house after Mei Xiang’s cub dies.

The Regal Rabbit is a giant fiberglass rabbit covered with swirly lines, circles, and glitter.

Behind the Scenes with The Five-Year-Old: The Artist Who Painted the Regal Rabbit

A few weeks ago, The Five-Year-Old and I had the opportunity to meet Cathy Gruetzke-Blais, the artist who painted the Regal Rabbit. Normally, I like to hold these artist interviews at the bunnies themselves. I find it helps focus a certain wildly roving mind on the topic at hand. But since the Regal Rabbit sits on a busy street corner, we decided to meet at Ben & Jerry’s instead.

Through the Lens of The Five-Year-Old: The Bunny on Route 1

For the 15th installment of her photodocumentary about the Dedham Public Art Project, The Five-Year-Old visited the Pete Hamilton Race Car Rabbit by Dawn Evans Scaltreto. At the time, the rabbit was stationed on Route 1 in Dedham Massachusetts.

The Five-Year-Old sits on top of a teal-colored bunny painted all over with birds and flowers.

Behind the Scenes with The Five-Year-Old: The Artist Who Painted Not So Silent Spring

This week, The Five-Year-Old and I had the opportunity to meet Susan Angevin, the artist who painted Not So Silent Spring. At the time, local readers could find the bunny sitting outside the Dedham Massachusetts Public Library at 43 Church Street.

Through the Lens of The Five-Year-Old: The Bunny at Riverside Park

For the fourteenth installment of her photodocumentary on the rabbits in the 2012 Dedham Public Art Project, The Five-Year-Old traveled out to Foxboro to interview Sarah Jane Cassie and Martha Taylor, the artists who painted Totem, The Mother Rabbit.

Pets, Volcanoes, and Monkeys, Oh My!

This week, we’ve been thinking about what it really takes to adopt a dog after a lifetime of living with cats, an update on our interview with Cathy Gruetzke-Blais, and other news of the week.

Through the Lens of The Five-Year-Old: The Bunny at Dedham Crossing

For the 13th installment of her photo series on the Dedham Public Art Project, The Five-Year-Old visited Lady Bugs Bunny. At the time, Lady Bugs was living under the overpass at Dedham Crossing.