A change of pace.

Simon:  I can be reckless.  Look--I'm gonna sneak up on River!

Mr. Giraffe:  I wouldn't do that if I were you.

This ended about as well as you'd expect it to.

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Don't do it.

Simon looks on in dismay as River figures out the perfect angle to parkour off the wall and over her cage so she can gain access to the food room (and land in big trouble).  It's common knowledge that all of the treats come from there, so if she can get in, all the yummy things will be hers.

Don't play with your food!

This was the face that greeted me first thing in the morning.  For a moment there, I was wondering if she was nesting (even though she's spayed) and if I needed to make a vet appointment.

I soon came to find out that Big Human gave River a large handful of hay to distract her from her favorite game of "bunny jacks" (where she'll pick up a piece of hay then drop it while simultaneously seeing how many times she can dig at the ground before it hits the floor).

River was then inspired to create a new game...

This new game consisted of racing in a circle around her cage while picking up more hay with each successive lap.

This game went on for 5 minutes.  She's looking pretty proud of herself here and is preparing to make another lap to go for a new high score.
Simon is intrigued by her antics while I'm wondering exactly how much hay River can cram into her mouth at once.
(Note:  That white blob is to protect your eyes from funkified litter box--no one really wants to see that.  You're welcome.)

She managed two more laps before she thumped, came to a stop and pointed her nose to the sky.  I abruptly ended her game at this point because a bunny pointing their nose in the air usually means that they can't breathe.  I gently yoinked the hay bundle out of her mouth...

And River collapsed exhausted, but with a new-found appreciation for why we don't play with our food.  She had a wicked case of cotton mouth and I was picking tiny bits of hay out of her mouth for a short while after.
You'll be glad to know that River has not attempted to go for a new personal record in this little game of hers.  Lesson learned.

Don't do it.

I caught Simon and River trying to double bunny dare one another to jump onto the coffee table.  This is why they can never be left unsupervised.

Bad idea Monday.

River's preparing to jump onto the coffee table while Simon looks on with a "I sure wouldn't do that if I were you" look.
The coffee table is a bunny-free zone so jumping onto it would be the Queen Mother of all bad ideas and would result in having couch privileges permanently revoked.
In the end, she thought better of it and preserved couch time for herself.  Crisis averted!