awwww sweet Lyn, I guess your loved ones just weren't from our part of the country where Cardies inhabit. Poor you, no cardinals ? What birds do you have.
And as for that skunk/cat procession, that would have been SOME foto ! <3
At our ranchiito we do NOT keep bees.
They and other critters grace us with their presence, and we provide for their need to the best of our abilities.