October 24, 2013

Off the beaten path...


...Kentucky style.  En route from Cincinnati to Lexington, I made an executive decision to bypass the highways and head for the byways.  Off the beaten path.  Rolling fields, tobacco barns, old farms, and a horse (of course).   Sometimes getting lost results in uncovering bits of beauty you otherwise wouldn't have recognized.  And maybe a bit of a heated exchange with the GPS too.  But it's all worth it in the end...as long as you ultimately wind up where you should be.



"Hay Bales"
Off the Beaten Path, Kentucky





"Got Tobacco?"
Off the Beaten Path, Kentucky





"Hanging Tobacco"
Off the Beaten Path, Kentucky





"Wall Art"
Off the Beaten Path, Kentucky





"Yard Sale"
Off the Beaten Path, Kentucky





"Kentucky Sky"
Off the Beaten Path, Kentucky






"Landscape"
Off the Beaten Path, Kentucky





"Bluegrass State of Mind"
Off the Beaten Path, Kentucky





"Splendor in the Grass"
Off the Beaten Path, Kentucky



Definitely in a Kentucky state of mind.  I just need a better road map.




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20 comments:

  1. Nice collection of photos ~ would look good together on a wall. Thank you for sharing :)

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  2. So much to love here, Kathy! So much charm and southern style! Love the tobacco hanging and I can almost smell it. Love that sky with purple hues. Had to laugh at the exchange with the GPS...can totally relate. Had that last week when my location wasn't listed and streets had no signage. Thank you for sharing all these wonderful images today!

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  3. Such a wonderful collection of beautiful pictures.I fell in love with the last one...wide open sky and the horse munching happily away.

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  4. Oh my - these are wonderful! I'm hoping for some detours of my own this weekend - I'm so rarely (read never) alone on a road trip...looking forward to stopping whenever I want! The tobacco shots are so interesting - something I've never seen. And the open land and big skies...just love it!

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    1. Me either! I had to stop the car and ask the Better Half what was hanging in all the barns!

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  5. these are all such wonderful images. The tobacco hanging in the barn door though, I don't think I have ever had the opportunity to see such a site. Lovely collection of photos. Very country. Very peaceful!

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  6. wonderful series off the beaten track. the back roads are always the best.

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  7. These are gorgeous!! Love the barn shots!

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  8. Back roads are always best!! I just feel in love with Kentucky!!

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  9. I love detours, the off beaten path, smashing down my own path...lord knows I've been lost a time or two and have a hate/hate relationship with the GPS on my phone. These are just really gorgeous, phenomenal, photos... love!!

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  10. Kathy! ! ! MY JAW DROPPED when I SAW that "Kentucky Sky" ! MARVELOUS, truly MARVELOUS. I love this whole post. THANK YOU!

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  11. What a great place to get lost. Fabulous photos my friend.

    Hugs~

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  12. Roadmap schmodemap looks like you are getting around to all the interesting places just fine! Super shots.

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  13. Take me with you next time.......pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze!

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  14. Amazing shots of the hanging tobacco! Your shots are lovely and looks as if you are having a fun road trip!

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  15. You did the right thing to take the byways--such beautiful photos to show for it! Sounds like the arguments with GPS were worth it. :-)

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  16. These are beautiful! I'm so glad you took the back roads...thank you for sharing your spectacular views.

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  17. Looks like you had a big payoff when you took the byway! Love the tobacco barn photos and wow, what a sky!

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