Monthly Archives: June 2012

Zucca, Okra Paradise Farms, 16 June 2012

Zucca in the morning light:

Zucca, Okra Paradise Farms, 16 June 2012
Picture by John S. Quarterman, Lowndes County, Georgia, 16 June 2012.

It's an Italian squash that tastes like pumpkin and grows two feet long.

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Dog shower at Okra Paradise Farms

The dogs like the new spigot!

Here's video of them cooling off after a run:

Dog shower at Okra Paradise Farms
John S. Quarterman and Gretchen Quarterman, with Brown Dog and Yellow Dog.
Video by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 11 June 2012.

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Raining in the garden at Okra Paradise Farms, 11 June 2012

Pumpkins:

John S. Quarterman and Gretchen Quarterman with Brown Dog and Yellow Dog.
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms Lowndes County, Georgia, 11 June 2012.

Rain coming in:

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Geese and Cattle Egrets in a cow pasture

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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