Update 2019-05-20: A more likely identification.
Definitely not a rattlesnake. Whatever it is, it chose poorly by showing up right in front of the dogs’ doghouse.
Don’t know which dog dislikes them most, maybe Yellow Dog. Continue reading
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Hanging Pitcher Plant 2019-05-08
It’s a Nepenthes.
Pretty sure it’s a Nepenthes mirabilis, which is common across southeast Asia. Yes, that makes it exotic here, but it’s very picky, so Continue reading
Longleaf small and large 2019-04-20
Sundew 2019-04-20
Found in the same spot as three years ago.
Presumably the common sundew, Drosera rotundifolia. Continue reading
Pitcher Plant 2019-04-20
First I’ve seen in the wild in these woods in more than forty years: a pitcher plant.
Presumably Sarracenia minor Walter. Continue reading
Planting Garden 2019-04-08
We planted a garden yesterday: peppers, tomatoes, eggplants, cucumbers, and okra.
Loosen roots, Planting
Continue readingB.W. Sinclair Dry Lake Road sawmill and Coffee Road 2019-02-10
“B W Sinclair also owned at one point some land along the Coffee Road,” says Wiregrass Region Digital History Project (WRDHP):
WRDHP photograph, apparently from Lowndes County records
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Magnetic variation 4° East Continue reading
Gopher tortoise burrow in burned longleaf, with dogs 2019-01-27
After the prescribed burn, it’s a lot easier to see, and there are more gopher tortoise burrows than we thought.
Here’s another Gopherus polyphemus near the road. It’s good there are so many. Gophers are a keystone species, hosting Continue reading
Gretchen in her Banana Trees 2018-11-05
Gretchen with her banana trees.
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