Tag Archives: Gretchen Quarterman

Honeybees and pollen

They move around pretty fast:

You can see pollen on the legs of the one on the right:

Morning glory in the okra

It's a weed, but it doesn't do much harm, and it's blue:

Blooming morning glory in the okra
Picture by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 26 September 2012.

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Black Snake

A snakey present from the dogs:

Picture by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 14 September 2012.

I like snakes: they eat rodents, and I’m allergic to rodents. But the dogs don’t like snakes that trespass on their area near the house. They left this one in the middle of the walkway from the house to the carport. You see it in the truck on the way to somewhere else.

I think Yellow Dog is nostalgic for her YouTube hit, Black Snake vs. Yellow Dog. They look mild-mannered, Yellow Dog and Brown Dog, but so far a beaver, a raccoon, several rattlesnakes, and two kinds of water moccassins have found tangling with the dogs is not a good idea.

Although that copperhead did give Yellow Dog a bit of a hangover. Here Yellow Dog thanks you for your concern.

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A very long earthworm

Worming along through the piney woods one day:

Two hands long:

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Terry Davis and the Red Corn

Terry Davis selected the red kernels last year, planted them this spring, and now he’s picking them.

Here’s a video playlist.

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Sweet potatoes

Gretchen will be selling these sweet potatoes at Valdosta Farm Days tomorrow morning, Saturday, 15 September 2012, 9AM to 1PM, at the historic Lowndes County Courthouse.