Cocoa's Sweet Burrow

Cocoa was a velvet loaf with ears. A chocolate-colored Holland Lop, she spent her days in a state of serene relaxation, often flopped over on her side in a dramatic display of trust. Her excitement was expressed through 'binkies'—sudden jumps and twists in the air. Her displeasure was a sharp, warning thump of a hind leg. The living room is missing the soft rustle of hay being pulled from her rack, the gentle *crunch-crunch* of pellets, and the warm weight of her settling on our laps for evening pets. Her empty pen still has a few strands of her soft fur caught in the carpet.