{"id":9538,"date":"2024-10-14T15:22:21","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T19:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/?p=9538"},"modified":"2024-10-14T15:22:21","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T19:22:21","slug":"finding-gretchens-sycamore-tree-after-hurricane-helene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/2024\/10\/finding-gretchens-sycamore-tree-after-hurricane-helene.html","title":{"rendered":"Finding Gretchen&#8217;s Sycamore Tree after Hurricane Helene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\nWe raised this tree from knee-high, so we wanted to see how it was doing after Hurricane Helene.\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Finding Gretchen's Sycamore Tree after Hurricane Helene with chainsaw and dogs 2024-10-12\" name=\"MMM:Finding-Gretchens-Sycamore-Tree-after-Hurricane-Helene-with-chainsaw-and-dogs-20241012\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/many.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/many.jpg\"  alt=\"[Finding Gretchen's Sycamore Tree after Hurricane Helene with chainsaw and dogs 2024-10-12]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/many.html\">Finding Gretchen&#8217;s Sycamore Tree after Hurricane Helene with chainsaw and dogs 2024-10-12<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nAfter I chainsawed through many yards of fallen trees, bushes, and vines,\r\nwe found it battered but still standing.\r\n<p>\r\nBlondie and Honeybun were almost as happy as Gretchen to see it.\r\n<p>\r\nHere is a video playlist:\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLLk2OxkA4UvwnPsm5_5P9lTV26Mqd-SWR&#038;si=1HpY-Z3kg72Izfyx\">\r\nhttps:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLLk2OxkA4UvwnPsm5_5P9lTV26Mqd-SWR&#038;si=1HpY-Z3kg72Izfyx<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?si=1HpY-Z3kg72Izfyx&amp;list=PLLk2OxkA4UvwnPsm5_5P9lTV26Mqd-SWR\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<H4><a name=\"gq\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/#gq\">gq<\/a><\/H4>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"The tree with the afternoon sun, 16:59:15\" name=\"gq:The-tree-with-the-afternoon-sun-165915\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/IMG_6827.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/IMG_6827.jpg\"  alt=\"[The tree with the afternoon sun, 16:59:15]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/IMG_6827.html\">The tree with the afternoon sun, 16:59:15<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"margin-left:1em;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top\">\r\n\r\n<p style=\"float:left;text-align:center;padding-left:0.25em;padding-right:0.25em;width:315px;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Tree beside the sun, 16:59:27\" name=\"gq:Tree-beside-the-sun-165927\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/IMG_6828.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\"  width=\"300\"  border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/small\/IMG_6828.jpg\"  alt=\"[Tree beside the sun, 16:59:27]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/IMG_6828.html\">Tree beside the sun, 16:59:27<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"float:left;text-align:center;padding-left:0.25em;padding-right:0.25em;width:315px;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"jsq starts sawing a path, 17:00:50\" name=\"gq:jsq-starts-sawing-a-path-170050\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/IMG_6829.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\"  width=\"300\"  border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/small\/IMG_6829.jpg\"  alt=\"[jsq starts sawing a path, 17:00:50]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/IMG_6829.html\">jsq starts sawing a path, 17:00:50<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"float:left;text-align:center;padding-left:0.25em;padding-right:0.25em;width:315px;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Step by step, 17:00:52\" name=\"gq:Step-by-step-170052\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/IMG_6830.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\"  width=\"300\"  border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/small\/IMG_6830.jpg\"  alt=\"[Step by step, 17:00:52]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/IMG_6830.html\">Step by step, 17:00:52<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"float:left;text-align:center;padding-left:0.25em;padding-right:0.25em;width:315px;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Saw to the left, 17:03:25\" name=\"gq:Saw-to-the-left-170325\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/IMG_6831.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\"  width=\"300\"  border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/small\/IMG_6831.jpg\"  alt=\"[Saw to the left, 17:03:25]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/IMG_6831.html\">Saw to the left, 17:03:25<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"float:left;text-align:center;padding-left:0.25em;padding-right:0.25em;width:315px;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Saw across ahead, 17:18:48\" name=\"gq:Saw-across-ahead-171848\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/IMG_6832.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\"  width=\"300\"  border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/small\/IMG_6832.jpg\"  alt=\"[Saw across ahead, 17:18:48]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/IMG_6832.html\">Saw across ahead, 17:18:48<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"float:left;text-align:center;padding-left:0.25em;padding-right:0.25em;width:315px;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Broken branch above, 17:19:14\" name=\"gq:Broken-branch-above-171914\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/IMG_6833.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\"  width=\"300\"  border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/small\/IMG_6833.jpg\"  alt=\"[Broken branch above, 17:19:14]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/IMG_6833.html\">Broken branch above, 17:19:14<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"float:left;text-align:center;padding-left:0.25em;padding-right:0.25em;width:315px;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Saw to the right, 17:20:38\" name=\"gq:Saw-to-the-right-172038\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/IMG_6834.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\"  width=\"300\"  border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/small\/IMG_6834.jpg\"  alt=\"[Saw to the right, 17:20:38]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/IMG_6834.html\">Saw to the right, 17:20:38<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"float:left;text-align:center;padding-left:0.25em;padding-right:0.25em;width:315px;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Almost there, 17:33:44\" name=\"gq:Almost-there-173344\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/IMG_6835.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\"  width=\"300\"  border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/small\/IMG_6835.jpg\"  alt=\"[Almost there, 17:33:44]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/IMG_6835.html\">Almost there, 17:33:44<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"float:left;text-align:center;padding-left:0.25em;padding-right:0.25em;width:315px;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Saw higher vines, 17:33:47\" name=\"gq:Saw-higher-vines-173347\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/IMG_6836.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\"  width=\"300\"  border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/small\/IMG_6836.jpg\"  alt=\"[Saw higher vines, 17:33:47]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/IMG_6836.html\">Saw higher vines, 17:33:47<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"float:left;text-align:center;padding-left:0.25em;padding-right:0.25em;width:315px;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Saw the last vines, 17:38:07\" name=\"gq:Saw-the-last-vines-173807\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/IMG_6837.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\"  width=\"300\"  border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/small\/IMG_6837.jpg\"  alt=\"[Saw the last vines, 17:38:07]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/IMG_6837.html\">Saw the last vines, 17:38:07<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"float:left;text-align:center;padding-left:0.25em;padding-right:0.25em;width:315px;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Movie: Gretchen walking the path to her tree\" name=\"gq:Movie-Gretchen-walking-the-path-to-her-tree\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/IMG_6838.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\"  width=\"300\"  border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/small\/IMG_6838.jpg\"  alt=\"[Movie: Gretchen walking the path to her tree]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/IMG_6838.html\">Movie: Gretchen walking the path to her tree<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<H4><a name=\"jsq\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/#jsq\">jsq<\/a><\/H4>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Movie: Gretchen comes to her tree, 17:40:09\" name=\"jsq:Movie-Gretchen-comes-to-her-tree-174009\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/20241012_174009-00-06-gretchen-comes-to-her-tree.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/20241012_174009-00-06-gretchen-comes-to-her-tree.jpg\"  alt=\"[Movie: Gretchen comes to her tree, 17:40:09]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/20241012_174009-00-06-gretchen-comes-to-her-tree.html\">Movie: Gretchen comes to her tree, 17:40:09<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"margin-left:1em;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top\">\r\n\r\n<p style=\"float:left;text-align:center;padding-left:0.25em;padding-right:0.25em;width:315px;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Movie: Gretchen looking up at her tree, 17:40:45\" name=\"jsq:Movie-Gretchen-looking-up-at-her-tree-174045\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/20241012_174045.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\"  width=\"300\"  border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/small\/20241012_174045.jpg\"  alt=\"[Movie: Gretchen looking up at her tree, 17:40:45]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/20241012_174045.html\">Movie: Gretchen looking up at her tree, 17:40:45<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"float:left;text-align:center;padding-left:0.25em;padding-right:0.25em;width:315px;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"It was knee high when we transplanted it\" name=\"jsq:It-was-knee-high-when-we-transplanted-it\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/knee-high.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\"  width=\"300\"  border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/small\/knee-high.jpg\"  alt=\"[It was knee high when we transplanted it]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/knee-high.html\">It was knee high when we transplanted it<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"float:left;text-align:center;padding-left:0.25em;padding-right:0.25em;width:315px;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Tree top\" name=\"jsq:Tree-top\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/treetop.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\"  width=\"300\"  border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/small\/treetop.jpg\"  alt=\"[Tree top]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/treetop.html\">Tree top<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"float:left;text-align:center;padding-left:0.25em;padding-right:0.25em;width:315px;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Tree middle\" name=\"jsq:Tree-middle\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/treemid.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\"  width=\"300\"  border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/small\/treemid.jpg\"  alt=\"[Tree middle]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/treemid.html\">Tree middle<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"float:left;text-align:center;padding-left:0.25em;padding-right:0.25em;width:315px;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Movie: Survived better than almost anything else nearby, 17:41:01\" name=\"jsq:Movie-Survived-better-than-almost-anything-else-nearby-174101\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/20241012_174101.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\"  width=\"300\"  border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/small\/20241012_174101.jpg\"  alt=\"[Movie: Survived better than almost anything else nearby, 17:41:01]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/20241012_174101.html\">Movie: Survived better than almost anything else nearby, 17:41:01<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"float:left;text-align:center;padding-left:0.25em;padding-right:0.25em;width:315px;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Movie: Gretchen, Blondie, and Honeybun at her tree, 17:41:20\" name=\"jsq:Movie-Gretchen-Blondie-and-Honeybun-at-her-tree-174120\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/20241012_174120.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\"  width=\"300\"  border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/small\/20241012_174120.jpg\"  alt=\"[Movie: Gretchen, Blondie, and Honeybun at her tree, 17:41:20]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/20241012_174120.html\">Movie: Gretchen, Blondie, and Honeybun at her tree, 17:41:20<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<H4><a name=\"PP\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/#PP\">PP<\/a><\/H4>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Movie: Big pine on path to the pond, 17:43:40\" name=\"PP:Movie-Big-pine-on-path-to-the-pond-174340\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/20241012_174340.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/20241012_174340.jpg\"  alt=\"[Movie: Big pine on path to the pond, 17:43:40]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/20241012_174340.html\">Movie: Big pine on path to the pond, 17:43:40<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"margin-left:1em;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top\">\r\n\r\n<p style=\"float:left;text-align:center;padding-left:0.25em;padding-right:0.25em;width:315px;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Oak across pond path, 17:46:55\" name=\"PP:Oak-across-pond-path-174655\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/IMG_6839.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\"  width=\"300\"  border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/small\/IMG_6839.jpg\"  alt=\"[Oak across pond path, 17:46:55]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/IMG_6839.html\">Oak across pond path, 17:46:55<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"float:left;text-align:center;padding-left:0.25em;padding-right:0.25em;width:315px;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Some broken trees at pond edge, 17:48:56\" name=\"PP:Some-broken-trees-at-pond-edge-174856\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/IMG_6841.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\"  width=\"300\"  border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/small\/IMG_6841.jpg\"  alt=\"[Some broken trees at pond edge, 17:48:56]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/IMG_6841.html\">Some broken trees at pond edge, 17:48:56<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<H4><a name=\"DFSP\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-10-12--finding-gretchen-tree\/#DFSP\">DFSP<\/a><\/H4>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Deadfall on south path, 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