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Recent retiree--35 year's experience teaching reading, English, adult basic education and volunteer leadership skills. Started this blog to exchange ideas and commentary with friends and others having an interest in joining the discussions. Greatest life accomplishments include: 1.organized my 3rd grade class to check out library books for me to get around librarian's weekly limit--Amazon.com, the Mullins Elementary 3rd Grade Class of 1956 is still waiting for "thank you" notes; 2. volunteered in the Peace Corps, island of St. Kitts, West Indies; 3.taught adults to read, earn their GEDs., and speak English as a second language; 4. bought a border collie puppy for $6, got evicted rather than give him up, and began a life-long love affair with all things "Dog"; 5. joined a physical fitness boot camp in my mid-50s--don't mess with someone who's been doing regulation pushups in wet grass at 5:30 a.m.; 6. walked across Northern England with best friend Sally--over 80 miles from the Irish to North Seas; and 7. travelled to many foreign countries for pleasure and work.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Barn Charm - Bluegrass State


Here are a couple more fancy digs for thoroughbred race horses in Kentucky's Bluegrass Region.  I spotted these two from U.S. 60, a designated scenic highway between Frankfort and Versailles.  In the second photo notice that even the ducks have an upscale "barn"!

Now if you'd like to participate in the Barn Charm meme, or just see some interesting "barnery" from many different places, just go to Bluff Area Daily .

14 comments:

Jan n Jer said...

So beautiful...even those Lucky Ducks

Beth said...

I love that region of Kentucky. I uesed to drive through that area on my way to and from college from Ohio. I attended Asbury College in Wilmore, Ky. just 30 minutes from Lexington, but a completely different world. Back in the early 70s there were lots of tobacco barns; now it's mile after mile of lush grazing fields overseen by gorgeous and huge horse barns. You succeeded in beautifully capturing this way of life.:>)

Grandma Barb's This and That said...

Those are some fancy digs. Really a beautiful place in the first one. I like the fancy duck house.

Carletta said...

FANCY!
It was so worth enlarging that second shot. The ducks have a good life too.
Lovely shots Faye!

Good Company said...

Because of you and Jan, I am definitely planning a trip to "barn country"! Our red barn growing up lacked charm -- or perhaps had too much. ;) Thanks for pointing out the duck residence, I may have missed it.

Lois Evensen said...

Wonderful! We love that area and travel there often. We live just North of there in Cincinnati. Great images. :)

Brian King said...

Some horses live in better digs than a lot of people here. Beautiful barns! I'm always amazed at the $$$ invested in these farms.

Linda said...

I love that view! And the duck house...how cute! That was one of the things we loved about Kentucky - the farms looked so pristine and well-tended!

Elizabeth Edwards said...

lovely shots. (:

Betsy Banks Adams said...

Well----I guess I could see some GORGEOUS barns in Kentucky, couldn't I? The Bluegrass state is just fabulous!!!!

Thanks for sharing.
Hugs,
Betsy

George said...

I really like the elegant horse barns of the Bluegrass State. There's nothing like them anywhere else that I have seen.

Anonymous said...

They seriously go all out in the Kentucky Bluegrass Region, don't they... The horses are housed in King's quarters! LOVE the duck barn, too cute =)

Debbie said...

WoW, what a spread!! so beautiful and so well cared for!!

lucky ducks, livin' better then some humans!!

Linda said...

Just Beautiful!!