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Steed

Taken at the Lexington Junior League Horse Show.

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Happy 4th of July

I hope you have a blast!

Tiny Creature

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Crypt

Taken in the crypt of Saint Martin Church, Île de Aix, France. As always, the photo is clickable.

Grounded

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We got home last night after spending 9 days in the Charente Maritime. The trip back was exhausting. It involved three plane trips for a total of around 14 hours in the air. Plus the rushing through airports/customs/passport control/security. Multiple times.

And then I only slept for about 4 hours.

I need a vacation.

Twins

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New Toy

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I've been accused by a friend of buying this solely to take photographs of it.

I really am going to learn to play.

Reproductive Organs

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I hereby declare this Reproductive Organ Friday.

Post 'em if you got 'em.

The Season Is Too Short

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This is the second week of our CSA participation this year, and the first week we have received strawberries. And all we received was a single pint of them.

Next week we will miss out, as we will be out of town. Some friends will take our share for the week. There might be a final pint or quart of strawberries the next week, but they will be about it.

I know we can get strawberries at the grocery most of the year now, but we are trying to be locavores as much as possible. Buying only locally produced, seasonal foods.

It's tough to do, but we do what we can. The CSA program has helped.

But it is hard to resist the nice looking produce at The Fresh Market and Whole Foods. Produce that has traveled thousands of miles to get here.

Meeting

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Foot Hills

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Taken in Berea, Kentucky last Thursday. A view of the Appalachian foothills.

Under the Bridge

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Taken in Pittsburgh, PA, Saturday, April 11, 2009.

Untitled

This is a photo of Emily Hagihara, a member of the Lexington band Chico Fellini, who played the Beaux Arts Ball Saturday night.

I am slowly, but surely, working my way through the close to 500 photos I took Saturday. There are a few already up on my Flickr stream.

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Kind of meta, don't you think?

I took this photo Saturday night at the 40th annual Beaux Arts Ball in Lexington. There was a photo booth set up where attendees could have their photo taken for free.

Sometimes photographs compose themselves.

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Afloat

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Trying Not To Be Seen (By The Camera)

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Mr. Jones posing, or not, for the Friday Ark, et al.

Having a Beer With Spiderwoman

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Taken yesterday afternoon at Pazzo's Pub. That's our friend Rebecca.

Semi-Sweet

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Eye of the Tiger

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Friday Cat Blogging n'at. Callie poses this week for the Friday Ark.

Rainbow Coalition

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Chambers

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This is the last of the citrus. For now.

Asleep

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Mr. Jones poses, once again, for the Friday Ark.

Naked Gun

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The Conversation

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I will be so glad when winter is over.

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Despite being able to take photos like this.

The ice is gone from the trees and power lines, but there is still ice on the lawns, and on some sidewalks and streets. Our street was plowed the past two days, and is more or less free of ice.

I spent a lot of time last night and today trying to get the three inches of ice and packed, frozen, slush off the back porch. I finally cleared it, only to have the water left behind refreeze into a thin layer of black ice. And ice melter is in very short supply in town.

This afternoon, while downtown with Alison, I slipped on ice, and fell like a sack of potatoes. On my right side this time, unlike just before Christmas, when I skated off the porch and landed on my left side.

When we got home, I took some Advil and arnica, but I have a feeling I am going to be very stiff and sore in the morning. I'm already aching all over.  I wonder if bourbon would help.

And to top it off, there is snow forecast for overnight and tomorrow.

Happy Groundhog Day.

Weather Update

As many of you know, Kentucky, along with a large part of the midwest, was hit by a very severe winter storm this week. Snow, followed by 24 hours of freezing rain, followed by more snow.

From what I have read, and heard, it is as bad as, or worse than the storm in 2003.

I have been stressed out about it all week, wondering if the power was going to go out here like it did then. That was a very traumatic few days for me, and I have had flashbacks all this week. Many of my friends have as well.

Luckily, Alison and I have not lost power to our house. Many around us have though, and many might not have their power restored for 2 weeks or more. With the trees and power lines coated with a half inch of ice, we could still find ourselves in the dark.

The precipitation ended yesterday morning, and in the afternoon, we went for a walk around the neighborhood. Conditions were bad. Trees and utility lines were down everywhere, and many streets were blocked.

Tuesday night, and yesterday, I took a lot of photos. It was one way I tried to keep my fears at bay.

I also tried to find some beauty in the destruction.

You can view a brief slideshow of my photos after the jump.

One more before I try to get some sleep

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This Afternoon

And this evening.

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Duh

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Callie, our special needs kitty, poses for the Friday Ark, and Carnival of the Cats.

Stand In The Place Where You Are

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