Taylor

Hi everyone,
Here are some pictures of the damage to my plants and greenhouse after the 'November Nor'easter' that has sat on top of us for the past 3 days. The last few pictures are of the damage done just in my neighborhood. Fortunately, our neighborhood is situated pretty high up and didn't flood like many other parts of Hampton Roads did. Please be respectful, the damage is quite extensive and will take a while for everything to return to normal, especially in the last few pictures. You'll see that a tree cut right through our friend's house. A barge washed ashore and is expected to break the Sandbridge Pier off the building overnight, as well as another fishing pier was destroyed locally. I just learned while typing this that the most popular local restaurant on the Chesapeake Bay has collapsed into the water.

The highest wind gust reported in my city was 75 MPH, with somewhere in between 10 and 15 inches of rain so far. It is still raining. Almost 200,000 people were without power, us included. We are lucky to have it back so quickly.

Siam Ruby, Goldfinger, Velutina, Ice Cream, Ornata 'Royal Purple', Sikki:


Musa sikkimensis 'Red Flash'


Musa velutina/dasycarpa


Musa 'Ice Cream'


2 different Elephant Ears:



Dwarf Orinoco and California Gold (still flooded):


Only sign of hope left on California Gold:


Orinoco


Overall shot:


Musa 'Black Thai' and small Ornata mat:


The greenhouse (as seen in background of the last picture):


Contents thrown about:



More destruction in my neighborhood:







Thanks for looking.