hahaha I love this...especially your 'slightly altered' gansta' birdie:)

I grew up on a farm in Southern Ontario and know all too well the different wake up calls! Here in Mexico, there's a type of bird (don't know what they are but I think of them as Mexico's version of the crow/raven), that wakes us up early every morning! I've taken to playing spa music in my headphones at night! And your' comments about your dog made me laugh...my sister had a crazy, ditzie Border Collie...I totally get it :)

Cheers!