From the First Mate's Photo Album... Master Gardeners

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Photos were taken at the gardens of the Southwestern Indiana Master Gardener Association grounds just south of the Indiana State Hospital and next to (east of) the Buffalo Trace Boy Scouts headquarters off of the Lloyd Expressway. The first photo reminds me of a great calendar photo!

At its entrance is this logo sign below. [Click on photos to get a larger image]
This is the front of the log cabin on the grounds that can be seen from the highway. Yesterday the "Monument Monday" showed the gazebo that is here, as well.

These Verbena "Homestead Purple" flowers send out a super great fragrance that really adds to the entire beautiful gardens. These photos only represents a "teaser" of what is here! I am very much impressed with this group of Master Gardeners!!! Great job, we will visit again and again!
- Photos taken & submitted by JGWest

"Log Cabins in Perry County, Indiana"

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The Shubael Little Pioneer Village...
Perry County, Indiana
Just North of Rocky Point

Becky & I had a delightful 4 hours visiting these reconstructed log cabins built by some Perry County pioneers. There are currently four cabins and one outhouse that were dismantled and moved to the Chuck Poehlein farm and rebuilt in his woods. They have a Rogier Oven and the Ramsey Shelter, as well. They have a donation of a stone building from Rockport and the George Little cabin has been dismantled and transported to the woods for assembly. Many of them are Becky's birth family ancestors. This first cabin was last used by the Charles Wesley Hinton family, the wife being Mary Ann Carter (daughter of Homer Hull Carter). The original owner and builder of this cabin was William Wilberton Carter(1833-1895)... Becky's Great, Great Grandfather. William & Homer were brothers and believed to be the sons of Mason Carter.

Front entrance and chimney views of the William Carter/Hinton Cabin built in 1854 & rebuilt in 2000.

Outhouse near the Carter/Hinton cabin.

Above photo shows the Homer Hull Carter cabin that has just been fully completed!

Above is the fireplace & mantle of the James Falls Cabin with a lady dressed in period clothing. Below is a young man dressed in period clothing who worked very hard helping out all day in front of the Homer Carter Cabin.

Two ladies dressed in period clothing making apple dumplings (gooood!) in the Homer Carter Cabin.

- Photos taken & submitted by JGWest