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we live in the mid-south (the climate zone covers north mississippi,
southwest/central TN); soil is solid clay (hard, reddish color);
builder put black top soils on it.

1) neighbor's dog; friendly to me, but like to chase cars!
http://216.119.177.53/help2ID/DSC_5445.JPG

Great dog - the short hair makes it easy to tape a pistol target onto it.
And, they're fast, so hitting the target's a real challenge.


4) the root looks like ginger:
http://216.119.177.53/help2ID/DSC_5451.JPG

Those are irises. Nice, healthy looking roots, too.