The pond was too dam high,
and the beavers were girdling trees far out from the usual shore,
so we set sail to pipe the beaver dam.
Dogs waiting for us to get the boat to the deep water:
Lily:
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Beaver and raccoon
A beaver compared to a very well-fed raccoon:
Pictures by wildlife camera for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 5 February 2008.
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Dogs in boats
Should have got in the first time….:
Perching Yellow Dog. More later on how she got there.
A video playlist of Gretchen getting Brown Dog into her kayak.
Gretchen inviting Brown Dog:
Continue readingAfternoon pond
Otter
Carolyn saw this otter on her catfish pond dam yesterday:
Picture by Carolyn Selby, Lowndes County, Georgia, 3 February 2013.
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Plop!
Sounds you don't want your smart phone to make: "Plop!" as it falls out of your pocket into the pond.
Now you might think it would be easy to find, since you can plainly see it fell straight down. Nope, I've rummaged through the bottom all around with fingers, then with a potato fork. Nothing. I blame it on the beavers, who I think are facebooking with it.
Here's the video:
Plop!
Video of John S. Quarterman by Gretchen Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 22 April 2012.
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Floating bottom, Okra Paradise Farms, 22 July 2012
Gretchen, Yellow Dog, Brown Dog, and the floating meadow:
Gretchen, Yellow Dog, Brown Dog, and the floating meadow
John S. Quarterman, Gretchen Quarterman, Brown Dog, Yellow Dog,
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 22 July 2012.
Yellow flowers, Gretchen, Yellow Dog:
Continue readingLilies and minnows at the pond 2012-04-22
Lily:
Pictures by Gretchen Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 22 April 2012.
Lilies:
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:
Continue readingGreat Blue Heron, 22 April 2012
Heron in slash pine tree:
for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 22 April 2012.
Here’s a slideshow.