In the spirit of all things hopping this Easter, I thought I’d share a little – tall but true – story.

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One evening in this past winter, I took my dog out for her nightly stroll. It was after 10 pm and pitch black.

She stopped suddenly and pulled on the leash.

I turned back to see what was going on and, out of the corner of my eye, I saw a huge white snowball hurtling towards my face.

It hit and I was momentarily stunned, wondering simultaneously why someone would throw such a massive snowball at me and, at the same time, why it felt somewhat soft instead of icy.

I stood there in disbelief, with a split lip that was immediately getting fat, as the white-tailed jackrabbit ricocheted off my face and hit the ground running.

I ran back home and flung open the door, calling out to my husband before bursting into tears as the immediate shock wore off.

“A rabbit hit me and split my lip!” I sobbed as he came down the stairs.

Once he stopped laughing, he was really quite sympathetic.

Some people believe a rabbit’s foot is good luck.

What does it mean when it hits you in the face?

(Just call me Ms. Adventure! Stay tuned for more – tall but true – travel tales in my upcoming e-book!)