;-D I wondered about the fish's whereabouts also. . .

Looks like rain. I'll have to put off trimming the branches until tomorrow. Trash guys missed a few houses on our end of the block. I'm watching for them to help with the trash because I don't want them to tangle with those cactus pads.

Susan, I wonder that you have a whole floor in your house that you only visit part of the year. How big is that house? My great aunt in Connecticut had one that didn't really look so large from outside (partly because mature trees in the area kind of concealed the height) but she had the ground floor, the second floor with four bedrooms, and a not-quite-finished third floor with four more bedrooms (used for storage). And the attic on top of that. Plus a full basement. A lot of house, when you come right down to it. (There was a maid's room and washroom on the back of the kitchen on the first floor, and my aunt slept in there the last few years so she didn't have to climb stairs. A grand total of 9 bedrooms.)

SRS