Leaves extending

 

Cedars in deciduous forest, Marion County, Kentucky

Green leaves extending from forest trees, Marion County, Kentucky

 

 

 

Normally in Kentucky the branches of deciduous trees become alive with new leaves growing along the branches in the month of April. The grass, vines and bushes produce new green leaves.

Flood Waters

Swift Water -Floyd's Fork

Flood water  - Floyd's Fork

During the week before Easter severe thunderstorms hit the Louisville area.  Flood waters caused extensive damage.  The power of the rushing water was heard for days. 

What I saw - Smoke Over Louisville




GE Appliance Park

This smoke from a fire at GE Appliance Park was visable around the city.

What I saw - West Point

Water cascading over the creek bed - Fort Duffield, KY

Wildflowers in bloom - Fort Duffield, KY 

A wooded area has been set aside for historic preservation along Highway 31W at West Point.  The U.S. army constructed a fort there during the American Civil War.  The high area where the fort was located could have controlled a large area of the surrounding land.  The fort and the area of  surrounding land was never attacked during the American Civil War.  The winter of 1862 was a harsh winter.  Some of the soldiers in garrison died of their illnesses during that winter.  There is a listing of deaths and the illness for each decedent if known posted at the park.

It is springtime in Kentucky.  There are numerous flowers in bloom along the streams in this historic park.

The quiet beauty of the flowers stands against the loss that occurred at Fort Duffield. The area speaks of healing.

The attraction of the mountain

Forest - Early Morning Light - Dale Hollow Lake SRP

Warren Macdonald was so drawn to the attraction of walking in nature that he kept going to remote places.  When a huge rock fell on him he lost both lower legs in the post accident surgery.  And after learning to use a prosthesis for each leg he returned to the outdoors.  He returned to walking to summits in less than twelve months from his accident.

Misquoted

Cathedral of the Assumption Marker capped with snow

"First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they attack you. Then you win."

This wonderful thought is attributed to Gandhi.  But a study of the record shows no evidence that Gandhi ever said this.  Gandhi did show perseverance in his work. 

"First they ignore you. Then they ridicule you. And then they attack you and want to burn you. And then they build monuments to you. And that, is what is going to happen to the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America."

Research shows that Nicholas Klein said this in 1918 in Baltimore, Maryland.

The takeaway is when you are moving uphill you may be just short of a breakout.  So walk on!

Your life's purpose

Walk Signal capped with snow.

As you walk you consider your happiness or your suffering. Or perhaps some of both.  You consider others around you that you know.

You know something about what you do.  You know who you do it for.  You know what you do well.
You know how others change because of what you teach other people.

The life which is unexamined is not worth living.
Socrates