I decided to rake out under our deck, today. It hasn't been done in about 6 years. I found a myriad collection of dead rodents and birds, apparently the cats have been using it as a dumping ground. I also found the elderly stray that vanished last winter. Part of his spinal column had been used as a conduit for a plant to grow through. I snapped some pictures. http://imgur.com/a/hEBJJ/#0