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Almost dry pond 2026-04-25

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After chainsawing through late deadfall aftereffects of Hurricane Helene (trees weekend by that storm and blown down later), I took these pictures of the pond.

It’s very low. We’re in a drought, in case you haven’t heard.

[Very low pond, 2026-04-25 --jsq for OPF]
Very low pond, 2026-04-25 –jsq for OPF

Here’s a video:

https://www.facebook.com/reel/822238487605857/

https://youtu.be/P4oOE9daMIU

No dogs this time. They find chainsawing boring.

No Gretchen, either. She ran away to the frozen north. Something about baseball and trains. Continue reading →

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

A stroll after breakfast into the Desolation of Helene.

[Wild Azaleas]
Wild Azaleas

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 →

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]
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 →