where there's rain...

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rain

Driving rain pours down on my patio. You could see the storm coming, a dark jagged grey edge sliding along the white sky. My room darkens and the water patters on my window. Pigeons find a bit of shelter on the giant letters atop the hotel.

On the longest day of the year the skies are dark early.

overheard on the news

"The parents of a toddler who shot herself will not be charged."

speaking to Kentucky?

Write it down: The Republican primary comes down to Romney - Bachmann and that's probably the ticket.

striking twice

raven run

On my first full day off I took off into the wilds of Kentucky and the Raven Run Nature Sanctuary.

bee sex at the arboretum

I had hoped to visit the Henry Clay estate in Lexington, but I missed a sign somewhere and ended up at the Arboretum on the University of Kentucky campus. Though there weren't many impressive plants, the bees were abundant among the few flowers.

run away!

While stopped taking the preceding photos, there were deer. Out of focus, blurry deer.

explains a lot

Can you guess what this building is?

So many possibilities.

























Did you guess?

Were you right? I was not.

On my first day off, randomly driving around Frankfort I found the Kentucky Vietnam Memorial. It is designed such that the shadow of the sculpture points to the names' of the soliders who died on that day. It's quite a clever and meaningful way to honor those who died.

Signs you're in Kentucky

On the news, when discussing mosquito abatement and West Nile prevention: "The public health department urges homeowners to remove any standing water from items on their property: flower pots, planters, birdbaths, used tires."

thoughts upon visiting the nearest Walmart

In my first few days in the Frankfort area, I'm sure some of my observations about the populace may suffer from confirmation bias. And while the patrons at the local Walmart aren't reflective of the entire population, they may be representative of it. It appears that all women over 35 or so are either grossly obese or using methamphetamines. Perhaps in response, all the men are obese, have extensive treasure trails and are comfortable wearing t-shirts that reveal this.

And we're up

Delayed a day by a blogger outage, we're up and running.

This blog is an attempt to chronicle my life in Kentucky as I try to stay sane. Hopefully with some good photos.