Rivenrock Gardens Cactus Blog... go to www.rivenrock.com for edible cactus » Rivenrock Pets http://www.nopalcactusblog.com A California Central Coast Organic Edible Cactus Growers Blog Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:57:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Patience My Ass, I’m gonna kill something! http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/07/21/patience-hell-im-gonna-kill-something/ http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/07/21/patience-hell-im-gonna-kill-something/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 03:36:23 +0000 John Dicus http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/?p=4128
They are an amazing little creature to watch... they will sit high on a treetop or cliff waiting for the sun to cause the thermal updrafts that they ride so effortlessly.... a simple jump into the breeze... a short downhill glide to build air-current causing lift (the curves of the wings causes a vacuum that actually lifts the animal up), and the animal can turn into the updrafts... letting the upwelling column of air lift the bird up [...]
]]> http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/07/21/patience-hell-im-gonna-kill-something/feed/ 0 Guinea Hen on a bumper http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/07/01/guinea-hen-on-a-bumper/ http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/07/01/guinea-hen-on-a-bumper/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:57:32 +0000 John Dicus http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/?p=4060
Guinea Hens are very interesting birds.... I think they are a bit smarter than your average fowl. This one likes cars and often runs alongside our car when we go to visit the neighbor's. It runs alongside Vickie's car... sometimes in front of her bumper.... its head almost level with the bottom of her [...]]]> http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/07/01/guinea-hen-on-a-bumper/feed/ 0 Deer Fawn http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/06/28/deer-fawn/ http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/06/28/deer-fawn/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:29:52 +0000 John Dicus http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/?p=4016 http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/06/28/deer-fawn/feed/ 0 salamander http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/06/28/salamander/ http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/06/28/salamander/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:01:26 +0000 John Dicus http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/?p=4010 http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/06/28/salamander/feed/ 0 Critters in my mug http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/06/28/critters-in-my-mug/ http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/06/28/critters-in-my-mug/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:36:48 +0000 admin http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/?p=3995 http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/06/28/critters-in-my-mug/feed/ 0 Winter toad http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/06/12/winter-toad/ http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/06/12/winter-toad/#comments Sun, 13 Jun 2010 04:52:13 +0000 John Dicus http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/?p=3922 http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/06/12/winter-toad/feed/ 0 Tony and Chica http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/06/07/tony-and-chica/ http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/06/07/tony-and-chica/#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:15:03 +0000 John Dicus http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/?p=3919 http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/06/07/tony-and-chica/feed/ 0 Gulls in Grover http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/05/29/gulls-in-grover/ http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/05/29/gulls-in-grover/#comments Sun, 30 May 2010 04:10:04 +0000 John Dicus http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/?p=3898 http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/05/29/gulls-in-grover/feed/ 0 Gopher Snake http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/05/29/gopher-snake/ http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/05/29/gopher-snake/#comments Sat, 29 May 2010 19:14:01 +0000 John Dicus http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/?p=3890 http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/05/29/gopher-snake/feed/ 0 R.I.P. Little-Dude http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/05/22/r-i-p-little-dude/ http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/05/22/r-i-p-little-dude/#comments Sat, 22 May 2010 13:48:53 +0000 John Dicus http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/?p=3840 http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/05/22/r-i-p-little-dude/feed/ 0