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Continue readingYearly Archives: 2024
![[Honeybun sunshine]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2024-05-05--swamp-dogs/20240505_073114.jpg)
Eclipse 2024-04-08
They gave an eclipse and all I got was this sliver.
![[Pinhole eclipse]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2024-04-08--eclipse/many.jpg)
Pinhole in one sheet of paper held over another.
-jsq
Continue readingSnake in the bricks 2024-04-02
When I moved this piece of steel roofing so I could park the truck there, a thin black snake looked at me startled.
Then it ran towards the bricks, then into the leaves.
![[Snake in the bricks and in the leaves]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2024-04-02--black-racer-snake/many.jpg)
Snake in the bricks and in the leaves
I think it’s a southern black racer (Coluber constrictor priapus). Am I right? Continue reading
Solar panel spring cleaning 2024-03-30
Once a year, we scrub off the pine pollen that builds up into a paste on our solar panels.
![[Spring cleaning of old and new solar panels 2024-03-30]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2024-03-30--solar-cleaning/many.jpg)
Spring cleaning of old and new solar panels 2024-03-30
That’s all the maintenance they require.
![[Old (2006) 20 solar panels]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2024-03-30--solar-cleaning/20240330_084520.jpg)
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Snake by the pond 2024-03-13
I think it’s a black racer.
![[Snake]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2024-03-13--rat-snake/big/snake.jpg)
What do you think?
Lowndes County, Georgia, near a pond.
Spotted by Margaret Stewart.
-jsq
Snake in the leaves 2024-03-10
What kind of snake is this?
![[Snake with grapevine]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2024-03-10--snake/20240310_104637.jpg)
Blondie alerted us to it.
Honeybun walked by it without noticing.
I wasn’t willing to get any closer for a better picture.
-jsq
Deceased snake 2024-03-03
What kind of snake is this?
Answer: grey rat snake, aka oak snake.
Seen 9:30 AM, March 3, 2024, Lowndes County, Georgia.
![[Head and body of snake]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2024-03-03--snake-little-house/many.jpg)
It appeared to be deceased of natural causes. Continue reading
Arrow wants a treat 2024-01-23
Arrow is making a speedy recovery.
![[Arrow wants a treat]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2024-01-23--arrow-treat/arrow.jpg){kind=icon}
She has ehrlichia, which is a tick-borne disease. Supposedly if you catch it in the acute stage, which it appears we did, antibiotics will cure it.
Your dogs don’t want ehrlichia, so check them for ticks.
It came on very quickly. Continue reading
Chimney cleaning 2024-01-06
Every year about this time, I wonder, why is the wood stove smoking so much?
I took the stovepipe off the top, but there was no creosote in there.
Finally I looked up at the roof. Yep, chimney screen completely clogged up.
Just like 2019, 2020, and 2022.
![[Clean chimney screen]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2024-01-06--chimney/20240106_081327.jpg)
That’s the after picture.
I didn’t take a before picture, because I was busy trying not to slip off the dew-wet morning roof. Maybe you can see my white knuckles in the reflection.
-jsq
Steel Roof on Wood Trusses 2024-01-09
The roof trusses have sprouted steel roof sheets.
![[Steel roof on wood trusses]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2024-01-09--roof/many.jpg)
It wasn’t any trouble, even though I did lose 7 pounds in one day.
A few more screws wouldn’t hurt when the weather is better, but that will be it for the Last Roof that I plan to build.
-jsq