http://vesta.freeweb7.com/gloria Ferrets, cats and dogs! Oh my! Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:38:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last weekend we rescued three kittens from a neighbor. While these little 6 week old menaces seem to be otherwise fairly healthy (one seems to have an eye infection which we are treating) they were infested with fleas and covered in little blood stains from all of the itching and ... http://vesta.freeweb7.com/gloria/?p=7 You are looking at Cycas Revoluta (a.k.a Sago Palm, Sago Cycad, King Sago Palm). This rather generic looking palm-like gymnosperm is a plant native to Japan. It's a truly ancient and isn't a palm at all, but more closely related to conifers. This guy was poisoning dinosaurs millions of years ... http://vesta.freeweb7.com/gloria/?p=6 Occasionally we will have a skunk take up residence beneath our shed. Thinking it unfair to shoo them away (as they posed no real problems, so long as we payed attention) we typically just shared our backyard with whatever skunk happened to call the burrow beneath our shed home. This changed ... http://vesta.freeweb7.com/gloria/?p=5 You're having the same problem as many bird owners. You have meal moths. The disgusting little pests that eat all of your pet food and leave maggots and sticky webs in their wake. So, you set up a couple of fly catchers around your home to nab the less clever ... http://vesta.freeweb7.com/gloria/?p=4 We have problems with meal moths off and on during the spring and summer months. Meal moths are small tan-yellow insects that are incredibly difficult to get rid of should you find yourself with even a small infestation. They're especially hard to avoid if you live in a semi wooded ... http://vesta.freeweb7.com/gloria/?p=3