Sunday, December 20, 2015

A bend in the river

Monument to veterans of Battle of Blue Licks near Carlisle, KY

A battle was fought after militias chased the attackers of Bryan Station in what is now Kentucky.
Bryan Station was attacked on August 15, 1782.  The colonists came to the west  side of the Licking River.  There were concerns that the Bryan Station attackers would ambush the colonists in the hills across the river.  The concerns proved to be valid. On August 19 the militias met with the combined force of Loyalists and Shawnee and Delaware tribes.  The militias were forced to retreat back across the Licking River after losing many men to casualties.  Today the Licking River has a natural appearance at the bend where the battle was fought.

Saturday, December 12, 2015

Time to listen

Maple Tree leaves - Loretto motherhouse, Kentucky










Walk quietly and look at the work of the trees beside you and above you. A few moments of silence are good to have.  Sometimes you come to the place where your joy comes from deep within you and you want to say "Oh." Saying "Oh" in the silence of the place you are in.