Birds and Bunnies

Now that it's getting light out earlier, the birds are getting up earlier as well. For the last couple of mornings, I've been awakened at 5 a.m. by lovely, yet loud, bird song. They seem to quiet down around 5:30 so that I can grab another half-hour of sleep before the alarm goes off.

It's not looking good for the bunnies. I had agreed to bring the bunnies back with us IF we could carry them on the plane. They traveled via Pet Air coming from Germany to London, and it took them a week to recover from that short trip. Bunnies are nervous creatures who are also heat sensitive. I'm pretty sure they wouldn't survive a transatlantic flight in July under those same traveling conditions. I've seen people travel with dogs and cats and figured our bunnies would fit the bill of cabin-approved animals. Turns out airlines don't recognize bunnies as domesticated animals. It's really irked me. Our bunnies are smaller than most dogs or cats and don't make near the noise those animals can. Makes no sense. So, unless I can find a pet carrier who will actually care for our pets, we are going to have to find them a nice home here in London. I'm not sure Maddie or Skip can take that, but I think they'd take having the bunnies die in transit even worse!

On a London note, there's been a curious change on the tube. Just a week ago, as you pulled up to a stop, the recorded announcement would say, "The next station is Knightsbridge. Exit here for Harrod's Deparment store." or "The next station is South Kennsingtion. Exit here for museums." Now the voice say, "The next station is Knightsbridge. Alight here for Harrod's Department Stores." Alight? Why does the London Transit Authority feel the need to put on airs all of a sudden?