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Between Gustav & Ike tearing up the place with many downed pines in my yard and all around the farm it's been non stop work ever since. Repairing fences to keep the cattle in and building new fences were a never ending task. Then the snow that we had in Dec did not help matters at all. Trees that cannot take the weight of snow were severly damaged...massive century old live oaks, magnolia trees.

During the drought we had the past several months plus the heat put a toll on all my plants. We did have ALL the pines cut from my yard and along with that the damage the falling trees did to my azaleas, mayhaws, cypress, sweet olives, and smaller oaks, and needless to say the grass uprooted and destroyed by the heavy equipment.

I still love working with my potted plants and did away with the hidden ginger beds I had (couldn't control the weeds). Pulled up all the heather, so I wouldn't have as much work on having to cut them back each year. That flower bed is now completely covered with "red apple".


"Red Apple"


Hurrican Gustav


Snow in southern Louisiana


A native tree "Parsley Haw" transplanted from woods into yard


No more pines close to the house


My all around favorite the moss covered cypress in the pond

214 acres is enough to keep you busy everyday.

wow

no wonder your gone.

What do you raise there?

We are in Penna
Beef cattle my hd raises.

We raise beef cattle and have several pine plantations (planted areas of pines)


Cattle on the pond/river


A few of the calves


Twins born in Feb


"I like this frog"

Ha phoney frog ......for a real frog rest.

YOur cows have long legs.....

ours are shorties...
White faced herefords.

So is that a live frog on your frog decoration???

beautiful cypress tree

I had to look twice.. Why a farmer needed fake frogs.....

That is a lovely country there..

b

The fake frog is just part of a decoration at the edge of my flower bed. The real frog was just relaxing there, I thought it was neat, that's why I took a pic.

M4M

We thought so too.........

I have a fake one that croaks .. Is that what you own?

Lil grankid just loves to run past it.

Thanks for showing your cute stuff.Love the farm.

Nope, this frog does not croak. But, I do like listening to the bullfrogs at the river and pond.

Beautiful Pictures Magnolia! I really enjoyed viewing l Love the Moss covered Cypress!

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mag

We have the frogs an bull frogs here to.. Pond about 60 ft from my house . On a slope. Everyone loves to listen.

The katydids drive me batty tho.

dodge

very nice pix