With a short lull in a bathroom reno project that’s been occupying most of my creative energy, I’ve been thinking about taking some of the wood scraps in the basement and building a birdhouse. Cally’s post and photo about hers kind of sold me on the deal.

I’ve had this project on my mind for a while, but keep stalling on two points:

1. Is it totally sadistic to attract birds to your yard when you have a cat? Now Pluto wears a bell and hasn’t caught a bird in, what I’d venture to say has been at least 9 years, but still? Is that just awful?

2. I don’t just want a bunch of starlings to move in. Now I’ve found a link for plans for attracting and housing different kinds of birds, but frankly I’m not much of a bird-o-phile (yes, I do know that there is an official term for bird watchers) and I don’t really know what my options ’round these parts are. So, anyone know what kinds of little feathered friends I might attract here in Vancouver, that will stand a fighting chance against a senior feline? Feel free to leave info in the comments or to email me at ourdomicile at gmail.

Meanwhile, I’ll think about important things link what colour to paint it.