We Spotted Coyote in Our Neighborhood – Critter 28

We talked about fox in our neighborhood at previous post:

- A Fox on the Box of Neighborhood – Critter 15 | Tanza Erlambang

Fig 01- Coyote walking in neighborhood

We aware that fox is not only dangerous wild animals visit our neighborhood, but also coyote.

You might be wonder what are different between foxes and coyotes? The simple answers are:

- coyotes have bigger sizes, and muscular body.

- foxes have smaller sizes, and less muscular body

Moreover, we will see more coyotes and foxes activity around residential areas as they are loosing their homes.

Fig 02- Magnolia, just for illustration

Nearby forests are cutting down for the new buildings, either for housings or business centers. These are going on and on.

Fig 03- A coyote looks at us.

Then, the wild animals have tried to find their new homes. One of them is our neighborhood. Of course, they are looking for food as well.

Coyotes are extremely adaptive. They can dig probably better than a dog and can climb almost if not better than a cat. They will dig deep and can get over a 5 foot fence.

Have you seen coyotes in nature? What do you think?

# Previous postings:

- Do Women Heart Beats more than Men? - Heart 9

- Do You Know a Prickly Cactus Pear? - Food Variety

- Chemothesis - What a Kind of Covid 19 symptom? - Virus 26 | Tanza

- Is Spanish Moss Coming from Spain? – Gardening and Hobby 11

- Vaccine Efficacy Rate Increases from 90% to 94.5% - Virus 27 | Tanza

Have you Tasted Tamarind Fruit or Juice? - Part 1 - Food Variety 27

We went to one of our neighborhood farmers markets couple days ago, and saw a peanut like fruit, called Tamarind.

Fig 01- Tamarind drink, sold in the farmer market

Tamarind is a tree with scientific name Tamarindus indica, origin from Africa, and grow well in the following countries:

- India

- Pakistan

- Thailand

- Indonesia

- Malaysia

- Vietnam and other tropical countries.

Fig 02- Walmart, just illustration

The tree could reach 15.24 m (50 feet) height and produces fruit about 160 kg a year. Fruits look like a big raw bean for me at glance. 

Fig 03- Tamarind drink sold in Walmart

The fruit contains several seeds (about 9 seeds). The fibrous pulp surrounds the seeds inside the fruit.

# To be continued to Part 2

## Previous postings:

- Do Women Heart Beats more than Men? - Heart 9 | Tanza Erlambang

- Do You Know a Prickly Cactus Pear? - Food Variety 5 | Tanza Erlambang

- Chemothesis - What a Kind of Covid 19 symptom? - Virus 26 | Tanza

- Is Spanish Moss Coming from Spain? – Gardening and Hobby 11 | Tanza Erlambang Update

- Vaccine Efficacy Rate Increases from 90% to 94.5% - Virus 27 | Tanza Erlambang Update

The Yaupon Holly Plants Produce Attractive Berries – Sign 28

We always see the attractive red berries when we walk in the city garden. We saw the sign “Yaupon” under the plants.

Fig 01- Sign of Yaupon Holly Plants.

After searching through internet, we understand the name of plant is “The Yaupon Holly Plant.”

This plant includes in evergreen shrubs that why we found the plant produces a lot of fruit even in the winters.

The berries attract to several types of birds and wildlife. However, the berries are “dangerous” to children and pets.

Fig 02- Red fruits are hanging on the branches

As reported by naturallysavvy (2020: Yaupon Leaves Are Safe, but Don’t Eat the Berries) that Yaupon Holly berries dangerous to human, especially kids.

Fig 03- Berries look very attractive

Kids who consume 6 berries may vomit. If children consume up to 30 berries, they will get fatalities, in respect to their “central nervous system.”

In case of pets such as dogs and cats, the berries may cause vomit, diarrhea, and pain on their mouth.

Do you know this Yaupon Holly Plant? Have you seen in nature?

# Previous postings:

- A Possible Weapon to Kill Coronavirus was Found by a Teenager – Virus 25

- Do You Like to Grill Fish? - Food Variety 4 | Tanza Erlambang Update

- Cleaning the Roof as a House Routine Maintaining – Gardening and Hobby 10

- Do Women Heart Beats more than Men? - Heart 9 | Tanza Erlambang Update

Have You ever Tasted Banana Pepper? - Part 1 - Food Variety 26

As you might be known that there are hundreds of pepper types sold in the market worldwide.

Fig 01- Banana peppers sold in a Mexican grocery.

Banana pepper with scientific name Capsicum annuum, with quite larger (bigger) size compared to normal chili, as far as I know.

However, from internet searching, size of Banana peppers includes medium in the peppers or chili varieties.

Length is around 6 inches (15 cm) and diameter is about 1.5 inches (3.8 cm). In the nature as reported by Pepper Geek (2022: “When To Pick Banana Peppers – How To Know When To Harvest”), this pepper could mature at a smaller length and a diameter.

Fig 02- Grasses in the Fall season

Fig 03- A bottle of Banana pepper’s Pickle, sold in Walmart.

I found this pepper in a Mexican store in my city. The color is yellow, but it is said that when peppers are ripen, the color changes to red, orange or even green.

Some of banana peppers is processed to pickled, and other used as ingredient in many type of foods.

# To be continued to Part 2

## Previous postings:

- A Possible Weapon to Kill Coronavirus was Found by a Teenager – Virus 25

- Do You Like to Grill Fish? - Food Variety 4 | Tanza Erlambang Update

- Cleaning the Roof as a House Routine Maintaining – Gardening and Hobby 10

- Do Women Heart Beats more than Men? - Heart 9 | Tanza Erlambang Update

Bell-Shaped Flowers of Alligator Plants - Gardening and Hobby 28

We have an interesting plant with bell-shaped flowers. Since our areas have big swing temperatures, so does with flowers blooming.

Fig 01- Bell-shaped flowers

We talked about temperature that may increase up to 28* C (F 82*) even in the winter seasons in our state, then cause the flower blooming:

- Hibiscus Blooming in December - Gardening and Hobby 27 | Tanza Erlambang Update

Our plant called as Alligator Plants got bloom as well, almost the same time with Hibiscus flowers.

No surprising, Alligator plants origin from Madagascar, Africa, hence temperature affect on the plant.

Fig 02- Temperature getting down

The flowers start to die and fall down when temperature backs to winter temperature.

Fig 03- When temperature drops, some flowers start to die

We saw temperature reached below zero about -7* C (19.4 F) degree. Quite freezing for our areas.

Moreover, the scientific name of this plant is Kalanchoe daigremontiana, formerly identified as Bryophyllum daigremontianum.

Have you seen this alligator plants?

# Previous postings:

- Raising Chickens as Pets in the Backyard – Gardening and Hobby 9 | Tanza

- A Possible Weapon to Kill Coronavirus was Found by a Teenager – Virus 25

- Do You Like to Grill Fish? - Food Variety 4 | Tanza Erlambang Update

- Cleaning the Roof as a House Routine Maintaining – Gardening and Hobby 10

Do you Want to Have Forever Puppies? - Part 1 – Critter 27

Some people want to have a small size four legs critter, others desire a giant dog. Whatever they wish that they have their own reasons.

Fig 01- A little cute Maltese breeding

In case you might have the following reasons:

- have small places (apartment, houses) to live

- want to have pets that easy to carry outside

- have family members (children, senior) who can handle small pets only

- love the sweet behaviors of a puppy

Then, dog breeding called as Maltese is one of possible choices. This breeding personalities are attractive and young “forever.”

Fig 02- A four-month old puppy, illustration

Maltese size is quite small with less than 7 pound (3 kg) weight and height about 8 inches (20 cm).

Fig 03- Chiweenie, a small dog, illustration

This breeding was recorded for thousand years ago, may be about 8,000 years ago, from areas of Mediterranean basin, includes:

- Egypt

- Southern Europe

- Sicily

- Malta

# To be continued to Part 2

## Previous postings:

- Harvest Fresh Chili from the Pot Routinely - Food Variety 3 | Tanza Erlambang

- Raising Chickens as Pets in the Backyard – Gardening and Hobby 9 | Tanza

- A Possible Weapon to Kill Coronavirus was Found by a Teenager – Virus 25

- Do You Like to Grill Fish? - Food Variety 4 | Tanza Erlambang Update

Storing Firearms Securely to Prevent Suicide – Sign 27

Suicide rate at alarming rate in the USA, and it occurs to all ethnics, sexes and age groups.

Fig 01- Storing your firearms

You may read previous postings relate to suicide:

- Increasing of Suicide Rate in America | Tanza Erlambang Update

- Is Suicide Based on Individual Decision Only? | Tanza Erlambang Update

In fact, more people death due to suicide by using gun in the USA. In percentage, about 54% of US gun relate death was due to suicide in 2020 (please see Fig 02 at below).

Fig 02- More people death due to suicide in 2020

(credit to Pew Research Center)

Rate of suicide increases year by year due to multiple factors. Sadly, there is no end in sight yet.

The sign that I saw (please see Fig 01) to ask people to store their gun securely in order to help prevent suicide.

Fig 03- Fruit of a Pine tree

This is one of important strategies to limit access to firearms, especially to who has higher risk to perform suicide, such as:

- individuals in mental crisis

- teenagers

- and even gun owner who has personal history of suicide risk.

What do you think?

# Previous postings:

- Have Animals Practiced Social Distance in Nature? - Virus 24 | Tanza

- Harvest Fresh Chili from the Pot Routinely - Food Variety 3 | Tanza Erlambang

- Raising Chickens as Pets in the Backyard – Gardening and Hobby 9 | Tanza

- A Possible Weapon to Kill Coronavirus was Found by a Teenager – Virus 25 | Tanza Erlambang Update