Category: Berries and Fruits
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Tomatoes, Bobcat, Turkeys, Sunflowers, Watermelons, Corn and St. Barths.
Mark and Paula (Hammond, Louisiana) shared pictures of their cherry tomatoes. Looks like quite a crop. One of our Moultrie cameras captured a picture of a bobcat. We have seen this bobcat in pictures before, but this is the best daytime picture of him that we have. It has been very hot so far this…
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Bluebirds-Just out the shell! Also heron, flowers, herbs, snake, berries, pumpkins.
The bird below is a Little Blue Heron. How can that be, that bird is WHITE?? Well, it is a juvenile or an immature Little Blue Heron. When this bird matures, it will turn blue. These tiny bluebirds (below) hatched this morning. They are still waiting for the 4th egg to open. They look much…
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Big Fish, but Bigger Shark!
It looks like something took a bite out of Trip’s fish! Pretty sure the culprit was a decent size shark. Cousins Aidan, AMPD, and Rowan (below) are still enjoying Lake Keowee. Did you know that watermelon have male and female flowers just like pumpkins. Just like pumpkins, the female flower has a bulb below the…
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Fishing on Grand isle- Heddie caught a Shark! (And a Red Fish) with a little on goats, pumpkins, corn and seedpods.
Sammy (Pops) is holding some nice trout. Fritz is with his mom (Heddie) in middle picture below. The shark did not hold still for his picture- but you get the idea from the picture below. Cousins at Lake Keowee enjoying the beautiful water of the lake. The Pygmy goats were all about getting fed, then…
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Remembering Robert on this 4th of July. (And a little about flowers, herbs, pumpkins, corn, and fishing)
Robert is in our hearts on this 4th of July. I bet Robert is watching the tournament and counting every fish caught on Grand Isle. We miss you Robert. You were an inspiration to all of us. Update on Grand Isle Fishing: Max caught the first fish and the biggest fish. That is $5 for…
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4th of July Weekend and the final days of Grandparent’s camp
Kennan starts the 4th of July Week with a big catch off of Grand Isle. The children returned to the corn field for another harvest. The variety of sweet corn is named “simple irresistible” and it is truly delicious. They also harvested more raspberries and blackberries and checked out the pumpkins which are still getting…
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Harvesting the corn, Zip line, puff paint, map puzzles, birds and pumpkins
Today, we checked the corn. Our harvest date is supposed to be June 28th, but we were hoping to find some corn that would be good for dinner. The campers found two blackberries and enough raspberries to eat with dessert. Even in the heat, everyone wanted to try the zip line and the ninja rope.…
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Wasp, Swing, kayak, trolling motor training, goats, and slip n’slide
The picture below is a Velvet Ant which is NOT an ant at all. It is a female wasp in the order Hymenoptera. The female has no wings and has a very powerful sting. The male does have wings. This is the second one we have seen on the ground in the past week. They…
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Bass Fishing, Crawfishing, and of course, Father’s Day
Robby, Craig and Bruce went crawfishing in Louisiana. Well, it looks like Robby went crawfishing and Craig and Bruce watched! The traps were baited yesterday and placed in the crawfish pond. The little boat Robby is pushing has a tray where the crawfish are dumped from the crawfish trap. Do you see the purple sack…
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More Saltwater Fishing, Big Blackberries, Raspberries, Possible Tornado, Watermelon and Goats
The second day of fishing at Grand Isle was even better than the first. Clayton’s fish is almost bigger than he is. Below is a slideshow of Grand Isle beach pictures including a group effort sand castle. Note the tiny crab that Gretchen is holding. Slideshow below: The bird netting at the farm worked and…