The mimosa tree Albizia julibrissin is an invasive exotic that got imported because its flowers look pretty.
Flowers
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 27 May 2012.
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44 pounds of okra @ Okra Paradise Farms
Last week Gretchen and I had to search to find a few pounds of okra. This morning, Terry Davis and I picked 44 pounds of okra:
Terry Davis and the okra
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 25 June 2012.
Picking up:
Continue readingTurtle eggs, Okra Paradise Farms, 21 June 2012
Well, that field turtle did lay eggs. Unfortunately something ate them:
Turtle eggs, Okra Paradise Farms: Unfortunately something ate them
John S. Quarterman, Gretchen Quarterman, Brown Dog, Yellow Dog,
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 21 June 2012
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Okra is Ready! @ Okra Paradise Farms, 21 June 2012
Okra is ready!
This big!
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 21 June 2012.
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Turtle, Okra Paradise Farms, 19 June 2012
Walking along a drainage ditch with the dogs, Gretchen saw this interesting turtle:
John S. Quarterman, Gretchen Quarterman,
Brown Dog, Yellow Dog,
Lowndes County, Georgia, 19 June 2012.
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms.
We think it’s probably a slider turtle, Trachemys scripta, but it’s hard to be sure. We didn’t pick it up, because it appeared to be laying eggs.
Big slider turtle, Okra Paradise Farms, 10 June 2012
The dogs alerted us to something in the woods near the house. Here it was, climbing a branch:
Big slider turtle, Okra Paradise Farms, 10 June 2012
John S. Quarterman, Gretchen Quarterman,
Brown Dog, Yellow Dog,
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms.
It's a slider turtle, Trachemys scripta. Here it is in corn silk (we'd just been shucking corn):
Continue readingRabbit munching grass on the driveway
As Gretchen walked out one day,
A rabbit was eating grass like hay:
Rabbit munching grass on the driveway
Lowndes County, Georgia, 24 May 2012
Video by Gretchen Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms.
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Zucca, Okra Paradise Farms, 16 June 2012
Zucca in the morning light:
Zucca, Okra Paradise Farms, 16 June 2012
Picture by John S. Quarterman, Lowndes County, Georgia, 16 June 2012.
It's an Italian squash that tastes like pumpkin and grows two feet long.
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Dog shower at Okra Paradise Farms
The dogs like the new spigot!
Here's video of them cooling off after a run:
Dog shower at Okra Paradise Farms
John S. Quarterman and Gretchen Quarterman, with Brown Dog and Yellow Dog.
Video by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 11 June 2012.
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Raining in the garden at Okra Paradise Farms, 11 June 2012
Pumpkins:
John S. Quarterman and Gretchen Quarterman with Brown Dog and Yellow Dog.
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms Lowndes County, Georgia, 11 June 2012.
Rain coming in: