A bright spot. It survived Hurricane Helene: the Little House the Three Stooges Built in the Woods.
![[Beyond tree roots]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2024-10-20--little-house-survived-hurricane-helene/20241020_094140.jpg)
Trees north and south of it blew west and missed it. Continue reading
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Hurricane Helene 2024-09-27
Howling and bumping from about 11:30 PM to 2 AM. Hurricane Helene made Debby and Idalia sound like nothing.
And the morning light showed it was worse than that.
When we moved back here in 2007, old timers told us they remembered this oak on the back driveway from when they were young, early in the 20th century.
![[Ancient oak]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2024-09-27--hurricane-helene/20240927_073522.jpg)
This other oak just missed the red-iron building we were in. Continue reading
Fire in wood stove 2020-11-17
It’s that time of year.
![[Heat and light]](http://www.okraparadisefarms.com/pictures/2020-11-17--fire/20201117_084844.jpg)
Plenty of dead oaks to cut up for firewood.
That’s good, but also troubling: too many dead trees due to spells of drought and heat.
Here’s a brief video: Continue reading