Cindy Pierce
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- The Pomegranate – A Beautiful Tree bearing Healthy Treats
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- Economical & Ecological Tips to Aid Nature
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- Pet Products that May Make Life Easier
- The Great White Buffalo
- Collecting Seed
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Category Archives: Insects
Oak Apples (or Oak Galls)
Navigating this 2020 pandemic, I have made a point to get outside and walk in my neighborhood every day. Nature always brings a balance in life, I believe, and this is my way of balancing out the uncertainty we are … Continue reading
Posted in Insects, Interesting Facts/Thoughts
Tagged gall, gall wasp, gall wasp larva, galls, oak apple, oak apples, oak galls, oak tree, spring galls
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Making the Best of Used Coffee Grounds and Plastic Pods
February 10, 2020 ***Unfortunately, due to a temporary glitch with my hosting program earlier this month, I lost connection with some of my subscribers. If you did not receive this post via your email subscription or FaceBook sign-up and you’d … Continue reading
Posted in Houseplants, Insects, Interesting Facts/Thoughts, Plants
Tagged Azaleas, caffeine, coffee, coffee grounds, coffee grounds as an acidic supplement, coffee grounds in the garden, contradictions in gardening, Hostas, household recycling, houseplants, k-cups, Keurig, Living in Moderation, Preserve Gimme 5 Program, recycle-a-cup, recycling, recycling coffee pods, recycling k-cups, refillable k-cup
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The Beauty and Benefits of Dragonflies
Dragonflies are beautiful flying insects of the Odonata order that have been on our planet for a very long time providing us visual beauty and indirect physical benefits. Fossils of large dragonflies with 30 inch wingspans have been found dating … Continue reading
February Observations
In February in north Texas, when you begin to see more robins on the ground than in the trees, you can be reasonably assured warmer weather is on its way. Continue reading
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. I … 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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Houseplants to Brighten Your Winter
While I pondered a topic to write about as we were enduring a few days of twenty degree temperatures here in North Texas recently, I looked around and began to admire the thriving houseplants I had surrounded myself with both … Continue reading
Posted in Insects, Plants, Seasons
Tagged aglaonema, Air Filtering Plants, chinese evergreen, clean air plants, combating winter days, corn plant, dracaena, heartleaf philodendron, houseplant, Houseplants that bloom, ivy, low light plants, peace lily, philodendron, plants that enjoy florescent lighting, Plants that Help Indoors, pothos, spath, using plants as decor, using plants to fill empty spaces
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