The eight rabbits of Chanukah

For the benefit of anyone reading here who is not friends with me on Facebook:

On the first night of Chanukah, I saw lots of people posted on Facebook photos of their lit menorah, which I suppose constitutes one way of פִּרְסוּמֵי נִסָא (publicising the miracle of Chanukah). I wasn't originally going to join in, but then posted the following:

I'm not posting this because everyone else is posting photos of lit menoros, but, as will be obvious to aviva_m if no one else, because nobody else's features a rabbit.

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I originally intended that as a one-off, but then things suggested themselves to me:

It's the second night of Chanukah; that means two rabbits. (And two candles.)

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From then on, the pattern was established. I think the following two are my favourite photos:

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The candles in the above photo are larger, to be lit before Shabbos comes in, and still be burning until half a halachic hour into the night. They're actually the results of my first bout of candle-making, when I was a teenager, and are made from dental wax, courtesy of my father. As you can see, they're all different shapes. The green one is a triangular prism.

By the fifth night, it was beginning to resemble a Nativity scene:

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That was my last night in Berlin, and I don't have enough rabbits at home to continue, so I asked aviva_m to continue for me:

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Hmm, the left-most rabbit seems more interested in the camera than the menorah.

Seventh night - and this can only mean one thing:

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The seventh rabbit is actually a radio; that's why it has things on its toe pads.

And finally:

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I was intrigued to see what she'd use as the eighth rabbit, since she only has seven (and indeed turned down the opportunity to acquire an eighth on Sunday). Can you see the eighth rabbit? I couldn't, initially! Here's a close-up:

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