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Fond memories in these ruins

Fond memories in these ruins

Posted by Jodie Shumaker on Nov 1st 2018

The portion of this block building on the right was our old pump house and had a large window in it.  My older brother made it his laboratory and work shop.  It was filled with electronics a … read more

Michael and Hurricane History

Posted by Jodie Shumaker on Oct 31st 2018

Hurricane Michael is reported as having the third lowest recorded barometric pressure in history.  The lowest was the 1935 Labor Day storm that struck the upper Keys, listed as a Category 5 storm … read more
Timber lost in the Panhandle

Timber lost in the Panhandle

Posted by Jodie Shumaker on Oct 31st 2018

The Wall St. Journal has reported that there is 1.6 billion dollars of timber lost in the panhandle due to hurricane Michael.  I had a lot of massive longleaf pines and other species on my 30 acr … read more

Greenhouse damage from Hurricane Michael

Posted by Jodie Shumaker on Oct 29th 2018

Here are some pictures of our Stuppy's Steel frame greenhouse. This house was filled with our stock hoya baskets most of which fell to the floor.  It was amazing to see that none of the plants on … read more