The 4th year of the 12 year Chinese Zodiac is upon us...Happy Year of the Rabbit! This Year of the Rabbit starts today, February 3, 2011 and ends January 22, 2012, leaving it about 11 days short of a year. But who's counting? (Other than me.)

Boey, the reknowned foam coffee cup artist whose work was previously featured here on Conejo Valley Guide, created this cute depiction of our rabbit reverence on this fine start to the Chinese new year. More of his work can be seen and purchased at iamboey.com.

Year of the Rabbit has a special meaning for us here at Conejo Valley Guide for obvious reasons. Rabbits allegedly have the following attributes, some, but not all of which reflect our style at CVG: Gracious, friendly, kind, sensitive, cautious, thorough, self assured, astute, lucky, soft spoken, amiable, elegant, reserved, artistic, tender, shy, compassionate and flexible. Happy New Year!