What are these mystery berries that grow on the beaver dam and on islands in the pond?
![[Closeup]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2020-05-03--butterfly-snake-dogs-cormorant-heron-beavers-dogs-pond-longleaf-fencewire/20200503_150506.jpg)
We think they’re probably some species of Smilax. Continue reading
Category Archives: Smilax
Phoenix bird 2020-05-10
The firebird appears to be a Carolina wren.
This Thryothorus ludovicianus didn’t seem to mind that I was three feet from it. Continue reading![[Carolina wren]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2020-04-21--phoenix-bird/20200510_102404.jpg)
Smilax root 2020-04-25
These potatoes are stuck together.
![[I don't think she likes it]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2020-04-25--smilax-root/20200425_185412.jpg)
Really, I washed it.
![[After cleaning]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2020-04-25--smilax-root/20200425_185333.jpg)
Yes, you can eat these roots. They just take Continue reading