Cindy Pierce
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Recent Posts
- Revisiting Monarchs
- Photo Viewing Invitation
- Oak Apples (or Oak Galls)
- The Pomegranate – A Beautiful Tree bearing Healthy Treats
- Solar Fountains for Existing Bird Baths
- Economical & Ecological Tips to Aid Nature
- Heat and Drought Tolerant Plants for Summer
- Pet Products that May Make Life Easier
- The Great White Buffalo
Monthly Archives: August 2014
Snow Blindness in Dogs . . . in Dallas?
Hello everyone! I have been debating which topic to write about the past few days in light of the very odd ice and snow storm we experienced this week in the Dallas area. Having lived here my entire life, I … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Humor, Pets
Tagged Dogs and snow, dogs and snow blindness
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Gerbera Does Double-Duty Indoors
Originally posted January 2011 This morning I walked into my home office and noticed the Gerbera Daisy I had brought in from my outdoor patio a couple of months ago had sprouted yet another beautiful orange-red bloom. It is doing wonderfully … Continue reading
Posted in Interesting Facts/Thoughts, Plants
Tagged Air Filtering Plants, Daisy, Gerbera, Gerbera Daisy, Indoor Plants, NASA, Plants that Help Indoors
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Blue Jays Will Work for Peanuts
Originally posted Feb 2010 If you live in North Texas, you are probably at home today or you are one of the brave and dedicated souls that spent hours getting into work on the sheet of ice that Mother Nature … Continue reading
Posted in Birds
Tagged acorns, behavior of blue jays, blue jays, blue jays' favorite seed, how oak forests were created, peanuts
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Christmas . . . or Valentine’s Day Cactus?
Image compliments of waterloogardens.com. Originally posted 2010 My Christmas Cactus never bloomed this past December. It is finally blooming now, on February 9th. It is a beautiful white-flowered variety with hot pink stamen. Stamen are the thin, long stalks with fuzzy … Continue reading
Posted in Plants, Seasons
Tagged Christmas Cactus, Houseplants that bloom, Seasonal Plants, winter blooming plants
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The Giant Hailstone
Originally posted in 2010 Listening to the weather forecast for the next few days, I realized we will be seeing an increase in temperatures by about 60 degrees from earlier this week. There is still ice and snow on the … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Seasons
Tagged daddies and daughters, funny story about hailstorm in Texas, hailstone, largest hailstone
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Parenting Skills of the Brown-Headed Cowbird
Originally posted 2010 Unusual facts about nature are very interesting to me. The harshness of some facts is very hard to understand, but usually there is good reason – even if it isn’t apparent right away. Speaking of “a-parent”, let’s … Continue reading
Posted in Birds
Tagged adoption in the bird world, best of a bad situation, cowbird behaviors
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