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Archive for April, 2009

H1N1 Virus (aka Swine Flu)

by Natalie on Apr.28, 2009, under Uncategorized

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Cute Little Piglet

SARS didn’t bother me, certainly the Bird Flu didn’t bother me, but I can’t put my finger on why Swine Flu bothers me.

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Haley Builds a Nest

by Natalie on Apr.21, 2009, under Bettas, Haley

Haley Building A Bubble Nest

Haley Building A Bubble Nest

Today when I got home I noticed that Haley had calmed down and was gliding peacefully through the water. I shut her light off for a couple of hours to give her some rest and cool the temperature of the tank.  It only took about 2 hours for the temperature to drop 2 degrees to 74F and I decided to turn the lamp back on.  After I did this I noticed a line of bubbles at the edge of the water all the way around aquarium.  I had read about males blowing bubbles just before spawning but never a female.

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New Pet

by Natalie on Apr.19, 2009, under Pets

haleyfishavatar@HamsterHammy inspired me to get a new pet. But a hamster, gerbil, mouse or rat wasn’t going to work because of my cats. I even didn’t quite like the idea of fish, but they had lived around my cats before, so I figured I’d give it another shot.

My New Female Betta

My New Female Betta

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April 2009 Blizzard

by Natalie on Apr.05, 2009, under Weather

Horse in the Snow

Horse in the Snow

Wasn’t much of a blizzard at all. Yesterday it started out with a number of thunderstorms, tornadoes, lightning lasting pretty much all day long. The rain died down around dark, but that’s when the winds picked up.

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