We've had two hurricanes, Irma and Matthew since I last posted. Some of the trees have gotten bigger, impressively so, but they may be at a slight angle due to the unforgiving force of heat transportation. As of right now, I am at home. I'm not working today. I have lost my voice with some sort of viral madness, but I am meandering around my yard trying to soak some vitamin Florida into my bones and realize I'll be getting the itch to mingle with leaves and sun and soil all too soon. I need a shovel, stat! Where the Red Bay Grows Look at this tree! This tree was a little shrub just two years ago. When we first moved into the house, we had a water oak that was growing in this spot but it resigned its life to wood burrowing insects, and we had to have it removed. This red bay will be assuming the new floral leadership role in our front yard. It's doing well. Banana Plants I don't even know which ones are the originals or if the ori
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