Earth Day

Johnny was asked to write an essay for Earth Day on Kentucky's energy future.  Here is the link where you can find his essay...click on his name to read it!

http://www.jcpsky.net/Programs/mcconnections/GlobalConnect/GlobalConnect/News.html

We went hiking on Saturday in Jefferson Memorial Forest.  It was a 4.5 mile hike up and down huge ravines, over tiny creeks, and thru singing pines.  The red buds were in full bloom and painted little  patches of color in the woods. We spotted all kinds of wild flowers...trout lilly, spring beauty, anemone, blood root, trillium, tooth wart, may apples, and blue phlox to name a few. The bees sure were happy and pollination was in full force.  Here are some pics.

Kentucky Spring

The smell of sweet lilac fills our porch as we rock away in the afternoon sun.  I never knew how much I loved lilac until now, and I now know wherever I live from this moment until the day I die, I want a lilac bush to greet me in the spring in all of its grandeur.  Johnny plays the banjo well now after weeks of practicing and neighbors turn their heads and smile as they walk by our place.  Johnny says we will have a dogwood winter.  Sure enough, our dogwood is about to bloom and the forecast is calling for snow this upcoming week. And that is a Kentucky spring folks. Ah, the bluegrass state, my 'ole Kentucky home.