This, is of course, a classic harbinger of Autumn:

Sunflowers, too, speak of the end of summer:

But, here at Little Pond Farm, the surest sign of Fall is a scruffy, shedding, messy bunny. Candy is losing her summer coat and growing in her warm winter one. Doesn’t she look awful? She teases the chickens so that they’ll peck her and help her shed. But, after one mouthful of fur, they won’t do it again!

By the way, don’t her ears look better? The lotion from my vet really worked.