Happy Fourth Of July

Saturday, July 04, 2009

Happy Fourth Of July

Just taking a moment to wish all Americans a safe and happy Fourth of July. Here in NY, it's threatening rain, but my family is home and we all get to celebrate a nice day together. That's enough for me!

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The Critter List

American Crow
American Goldfinch
American Robin
Barred Owl
Black-Capped Chickadee
Blue Jay
Cabbage White Butterfly
Canada Goose
Carpenter Bee
Cherry-Faced Meadowhawk Dragonfly
Citrine Forktail Damselfly
Clouded Sulphur Butterfly
Common Eastern Bumblebee
Common Grackle
Cricket
Dark-Eyed Junco
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Chipmunk
Eastern Cottontail Rabbit
Eastern Gray Squirrel
European Starling
Giant Swallowtail Butterfly
Gray Catbird
Great Blue Heron
Groundhog
Honeybee
House Finch
House Sparrow
Hover Fly
Mallard
Monarch Butterfly
Mourning Cloak Butterfly
Mourning Dove
Northern Cardinal
Pileated Woodpecker
Pink Spotted Ladybug
Potter Wasp
Question Mark Butterfly
Red Admiral Butterfly
Red-Bellied Woodpecker
Red-Tailed Hawk
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
Song Sparrow
Stream Bluet Damselfly
Sweat Bee
Turkey Vulture

About the Indoor Plants List

Did you know the air quality inside your home is worse than the air outside? In addition to carbon dioxide, there are toxins such as benzene, formaldehyde, and trichloroethylene off-gassing into your home from the many fixtures and finishes inside it. What can you do?

Add plants! Indoor plants act like living filters, removing toxins from the air. In return for a little TLC, they provide better air quality, reduce stress, improve health and sleep, and give you something fresh and green to look at when it's snowy or stormy outside. Here are some of the hardy specimens Nicki has grown in her home. They require little more than occasional watering and proper lighting. (A quick Internet search will help you care for these plants in your own home.)

Indoor Plants List

Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis)
Bird’s Nest Fern/Crispy Wave Fern (Asplenium nidus)
Compact Boston Fern (Nephrolepis exaltata 'Compacta')
False Shamrock/Wood Sorrel (Oxalis triangularis)
Money Tree (Pachira aquatica)
Moss Ball (Aegagropila linnaei)
Parlour Palm/Neanthe Bella (Chamaedorea elegans)
Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum)
Polka Dot Plant (Hypoestes sanguinolenta)
Snake Plant (Sansevieria trifasciata)
Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum)
Succulents (var.)
Variegated English Ivy (Hedera helix ‘Variegata’)

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