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Category Archives: Humor
What to Expect When Your A/C Goes Out in 100+ Temps
Hopefully this is a somewhat humorous and enlightening post regarding what I’ve learned firsthand this week living without air conditioning. We live in Texas, it is mid-July, and the daily temps, unfortunately, have reached 107+ every day this week. … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Houseplants, Humor, Insects, Pets, Plants, Seasons, Uncategorized, Weather
Tagged 100 Degree Temperatures, 109 degrees, blooming basil, cicada killer hornet, cicada killer wasp, extreme temperatures, gardening tips for extreme heat, heatwave, hot weather, houseplants and no A/C, Humor in Heat, July in Texas, keeping cool, native plants, no A/C, No A/C Diet, no air conditioning, Over 100 degree temperatures, Pets and Plants in Extreme Heat, portable A/C, sun scald, surviving no air conditioning, surviving no airconditioning, Texas in July
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Another Great Pumpkin Story
Originally Posted 10/25/2012 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Pumpkin Pumpkins on a doorstep, along flowerbeds and in autumn scenes provide an instant fall feel to any yard or landscape come September and October. (Even when it is 87 degrees outside as it is today in … Continue reading
Biscuit – Pyscho Cat
Originally posted Nov 2012 I wasn’t planning to write a post this morning. I have one in the works regarding pansies and ornamental cabbages, but it isn’t quite finished yet. This is the week of Thanksgiving and I am so … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Humor, Pets
Tagged cat antics, cat behavior, clawless cats, declawed cats, doves and cats, humorous cat story, moths and cats, squirrels and cats
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Gardening with Dogs
Originally published September 2011. I begin this article with a chuckle as I think of the photo I snapped above of my elderly blind and deaf dog, Buzz, who happened to be dragging several rather dry plugs of St. Augustine … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Humor, Pets
Tagged backyard gardening, Dogs and gardening, sacrifices of pet ownership
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The Sky is Falling
Originally published July 2011. Earlier this week, I ran out of bird seed. I just didn’t make it to the grocery store after work like I had planned. This has happened before, of course, so I knew how to improvise … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Humor, Pets, Plants
Tagged feeding birds, humorous story about squirrel, nature is nurture blog, squirrel behavior
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Lessons Learned the Hard Way
Originally posted and written in 2011 It’s been awhile since I’ve posted about some of my trials and errors when it comes to gardening (and nature in general) so in light of the fact it is not a good day … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Birds, Fish, Humor, Pets, Plants
Tagged angel fish, brown recluse, comedies of gardening, daddy long legs, gardening lessons, habanero, humor in gardening, lizards, mockingbird, mole, nature lover humor, palms, Turk's Cap plant
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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
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
Don’t Send Your Hamster to Heaven Too Soon!
Originally published 2/21/2011 WARNING . . . WARNING . . . If you are about to eat breakfast, lunch, or dinner, you may wish to forego this post! Also, if you aren’t particularly fond of little furry creatures (essentially, mice … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Humor, Interesting Facts/Thoughts, Pets
Tagged everted cheek pouch, hamster conditions, hamsters as pets
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