Tree Hugger?

Don't worry, I have not become a tree hugger! But for a few hours today I could briefly and very slightly understand them. Our home is situated next to an empty lot where a house once stood and will soon be built again. Today the big trucks pulled up and a crew got out and started their chainsaws. Limbs started falling and soon trunks came down with a crash. And for a brief moment I was sad for our little furry critters that made their homes in the trees. The big oak right in front of our kitchen window was my favorite... everyday around lunch time a squirrel would actually lay down on a low branch and take his nap! He was adorable! (Yes, I spend a lot of time standing in front of the sink staring out the window!) Then there are the robins, the cardinals, and the woodpeckers who frequently ate from our birdfeeder(when I filled it once a year!). Oh how sad to see their home disappear in a huge chipper/shredder machine! But then I realized that squirrels can be relocated to the back yard and we can still see the birds in the other trees around. But the real upside? No more leaves to rake in the fall or gutters to clean! And Anson had a geat time watching them work today! Yes, we'll miss the big oak tree but such is life in the big city! Here is the picture of our squirrel friend, no doubtedy the one with whom Anson has had many conversations!