Tag Archives: Okra Paradise Farms

Bird nest on porch shelf 2026-04-09

Clever bird.

Bird nest on porch shelf 2026-04-09, Probably a wren, Dogs can’t reach it

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Native coral honeysuckle 2026-03-28

This is a honeysuckle that is native to the southeast U.S.

Native coral honeysuckle, 2026-03-28 Lonicera sempervirens –jsq for OPF

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Wild Azalea, Cinnamon Fern, Tulip Trees 2026-04-02

A stroll after breakfast into the Desolation of Helene.

I didn’t video many of the blown-down pines, oaks, maples, etc. Some of them I will saw later to re-open some of the paths. Hurricanes: I do not like them.

Meanwhile, there are native wild azaleas, sphagmum moss, crawfish, cinnamon fern, and a few still-standing tulip trees.

Plus muddy dogs, two of them visible; the other two showed up shortly. Continue reading →

River in her bath and Sky in boots 2026-03-28

Two dogs went walkabout.

River in her bathtub

River mostly washed off in her bathtub.

Sky was still wearing mud boots. Continue reading →

Sugarcane planted 2026-03-24

You saw the sugarcane in its winter bed and rows to plant it.

Well, it’s planted now.

Sugarcane planted, with Gretchen and Blondie

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Sugar cane in bed and rows to plant it 2026-03-22

Update 2026-03-26: Sugarcane planted 2026-03-24.

With a little shovel and hoe work, we got the insulating dirt off the sugarcane bed.

Anna’s father, Bob Gronko, Anna Stange, Gretchen Quarterman, sugar cane

Inside, the cane is in good shape, much of it already sprouting.

So I used the tractor to make rows to plant it. Continue reading →

Bananas sprouting leaves 2026-03-16

Gretchen chopped them off with a machete a few days before.

Thus releasing this new growth. Continue reading →

Wild Azaleas 2026-03-01

Spring has sprung.

Blooming Rhododendron canescens

Native wild azaleas, Rhododendron canescens, are blooming.

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Potatoes planted 2026-02-07

Four rows that day, with Blondie and River helping Gretchen inspect.

Blondie, River, and Gretchen

Four rows the next day.

Should be enough.

And Sky and Honeybun were nearby.

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Sky at the ponds 2026-02-05

I went to find Sky in the woods. Then we went to the pond. Doesn’t look like much, due to the drought.

Sky at top of the pond

We went upstream on Redeye Creek to the first beaver pond. Near there, Sky also played circus dog. Continue reading →