A rather odd little grouping of things. A large flock of geese in a cow pasture.
Here's the video:
Geese and Cattle Egrets in a cow pasture
Video by Gretchen Quarterman, Lowndes County, Georgia, 2 June 2012, for Okra Paradise Farms.
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Yellow Dog with Chinaberry, Melia azedarach L., Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 1 June 2012
Chinaberry:
John S. Quarterman, Gretchen Quarterman,
Brown Dog, Yellow Dog,
Lowndes County, Georgia, 1 June 2012.
Pictures by Gretchen Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms.
More about this invasive exotic from southeast Asia at bugwood.org.
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Dogs with hose, Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 1 June 2012
Brown Dog likes to absorb the coolth through her nostrils.
John S. Quarterman, Gretchen Quarterman,
Brown Dog, Yellow Dog,
Lowndes County, Georgia, 1 June 2012.
Pictures by Gretchen Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms.
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Blackberries, Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 27 May 2012
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Lowndes County, Georgia, 27 May 2012.
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms.
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Continue readingGretchen and the Yellow Dog with Peas
Whatcha got?
Pictures by John S. Quarterman of Gretchen Quarterman and Yellow Dog with peas
for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 14 April 2012.
Here's a flickr slideshow:
Continue readingPeas @ Okra Paradise Farms 2012-04-15
Pick ’em and shell ’em:
Picture by Gretchen Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms. |
Picture by Gretchen Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, |
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Summer Tanager, Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 22 April 2012
Female summer tanager:
Picture of a female summer tanager (Piranga rubra) by Gretchen Quarterman
for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 22 April 2012.
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Lilies and minnows at the pond 2012-04-22
Lily:
Pictures by Gretchen Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 22 April 2012.
Lilies:
Planted Longleaf, Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 17 April 2012
These are the same longleaf planted in 2008, blogged 10 October 2010, burned a second time 
16 December 2011, and greening and candling again February 2012.
Pictures of Gretchen Quarterman with the planted longleaf (Pinus palustris)
by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 17 April 2012.
Almost all of them survived the prescribed burn, and many of them are quite tall. The planted little bluestem and big bluestem are also thriving, along with native verbena, and some less savory invasive exotics, including trash along the road. Plus Gretchen’s favorite: dog fennel! And along the fence row cedars, pecans, plums, grapes, wild cherry, and a gopher tortoise. Here’s a flickr slideshow:
Longleaf candling at the pond, Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 22 April 2012
We didn’t know there were any longleaf at the bottom of the pond, but the white candles are unmistakable:
Pictures of Longleaf pine (Pinus Palustris) by Gretchen Quarterman
for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 22 April 2012.
The needles are also longer than on the nearby slash pines:
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