Fortunately Yellow Dog and Brown Dog weren’t around when I stopped the tractor
to wait for this corn snake to slither across.
Later I showed it to Gretchen (see below). Continue reading
Tag Archives: Brown Dog
Swamp Circus Act
Cypress swamp is full due to the recent rains,
so I tried out the new kayak, while Brown Dog balanced on a floating log,
Yellow Dog waded, and Gretchen photographed.
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Around the swamp
Jane Smith Kuntz Jan. 30, 1926 – Sept. 15, 2013
Buffalo News, 15 September 2013,
Jane S. Kuntz, retired teacher, active in community,
Jan. 30, 1926 — Sept. 15, 2013
Jane S. Kuntz, of Lancaster, a retired teacher, died Sunday in GreenField Manor, Lancaster, after a lenthy illness. She was 87.
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Mushrooms on a log
Shrooms:
Picture by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms,
Lowndes County, Georgia, 6 September 2013.
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Mutant corn rootworm in Illinois defying Monsanto GMO corn
Mutant pigweed here, mutant rootworm there, pretty soon no Monsanto pest protection anywhere.
Carey Gillam wrote for Reuters 28 August 2013, GMO corn failing to protect fields from pest damage: report
(Reuters)—Researchers in the key corn-growing state of Illinois are finding significant damage from rootworms in farm fields planted in a rotation with a genetically modified corn that is supposed to protect the crop from the pests, according to a new report.
Evidence gathered from fields in two Illinois counties suggests that pest problems are mounting as the rootworms grow ever more resistant to efforts to fight them, including crop rotation combined with use of the biotech corn, according to the report issued by Michael Gray, a professor of crop sciences at the University of Illinois.
Here’s the report, by Michael Gray in U. Illinois Bulletin, 27 August 2012, Severe Corn Rootworm Injury to Bt Hybrids in First-Year Corn Confirmed, Continue reading
Okra frog
Is this your pit bull?
Collar, no tags, male, puppy, about 45 pounds, intact ears, very friendly, can sit. If this is your dog, let us know; we will deliver.
Pictures by Gretchen and John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 29 August 2013.
Day before yesterday I discovered something had been chewing rope in half. Last night we put up some cameras to find out what; no luck. Yesterday while collecting the cameras, I left the truck door open. When I came back I thought our Yellow Dog was in there, but it started growling at me. Moved the seat and hm, you’re not one of ours! Found the rope-chewing culprit, though.
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Okra spider
Sky, okra, spider:
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for Okra Paradise Farms, Lowndes County, Georgia, 15 August 2013.
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