Speaking of critters...it just got suddenly quiet in here..then I checked...my little zebra finch, "Mr. Finch" has passed on...no more little sewing machine songs...that is what he sounded like. We probably should have named him Blackbeard..he was alone because he killed every wife we ever had for him, but I still liked his songs...

I am sure the stress of moving and hanging in a more accessible place for cats (they could make the cage swing in this tiny house) probably didn't help. He was at least 5 yrs., though and I know they say finches don't live much past that.