Tag Archives: Gretchen Quarterman

Above us only sky 2025-06-05

But Sky Dog is not in the picture.

Above us only sky

River, Honeybun, Blondie, Gretchen, Lucky Peggy’s north field, and the sky

Sky was behind me, on the golf cart.

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Sky picking blackberries 2025-06-07

Sky has learned to pick her own blackberries.

Sky picking blackberries

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Okra and yellow squash canned 2025-05-28

What Gretchen does with many of the vegetables.

Canned okra and yellow squash

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Okra and tomatoes 2025-05-30

Fresh picked.

Okra and tomatoes

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Maypops 2025-05-30

Scattered across an acre like this, growing on blackberry bushes, maypop is one of the most recognizable flowers.

Aka Passionflower, Passiflora incarnata is the host plant of the Gulf fritillary butterfly, Dione vanillae. The adult butterflies plant eggs on maypops, and the caterpillars eat the leaves. http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/blog/?p=9756

Climbing on blackberry bushes

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Gulf fritillary in the garden 2025-05-25

Update 2025-06-02: Maypops 2025-05-30.

This Gulf fritillary was frittering away in the garden.

Gulf fritillary

A Dione vanillae, at about 3 inches wingspan, looks small beside the cucumber plants. Continue reading →

Persimmon 2025-05-23

This volunteer American Persimmon is along the old road.

American Persimmon,

I will endeavor not to mow up this Diospyros virginiana.

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River and her buried armadillo 2025-05-23

She covers them up after she catches them.

River and her buried armadillo

And she grumbles if any other dog comes near.

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Garden spider pupa 2025-05-23

One of the two adult yellow garden spiders is visible to the left in this picture of a pupa of an Agiope Aurantia.

Pupa of yellow garden spider

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First okra 2025-05-19

Only a day from the first tiny okra seen until one was ready to eat.

Tiny okra just started 2025-05-17

And another day to get two okra to eat. Continue reading →