The Slower Road

Yesterday was the Fayette County Farm Bureau’s annual farm-equipment auction, here at the Kentucky Horse Park. I must admit that I love looking at antique tractors, so I walked over on Friday afternoon to wander through row after row of tractors, manure spreaders, and all sorts of (for me) mostly unidentifiable farm equipment, all laid out in a far corner of the Park’s parking lot for Friday’s inspection and Saturday’s auction.

And, just by the way, it smelled like all the many car shows I’ve been to with my dad over the years … like motor oil and old car parts.

I hope you enjoy these abstract images of some of the equipment.

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As promised, here’s a photo of another tulip magnolia. I took this photo yesterday evening, on my way home from work, and it’s around the corner from the first one.

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Except for the masses of allergy-inducing pollen, I do love spring in the Bluegrass … all the wildflowers; the warm breezes; the flowering trees; the pastures, fields, and lawns that go from brown to GREEN overnight; all the returning flowers in our perennial garden; the sight of freshly plowed fields; seeing new foals buck and run and play and sleep … and even the KY Horse Park’s annual farm-equipement auction (I’ll have more on that on Sunday).

Several rather large and magnificent-looking tulip magnolia trees are blooming in various downtown locations at the moment. Yesterday, on my way home from work, I pulled over to the side of the road (Short Street, to be exact) to snap this photo. I’ll try to get some better photos of one or more of these lovely trees to show how pink they are, but this will have to do for now.

Happy Spring!

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