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A lovely dayt to enter Kentucky!
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The barns across Kentucky were decorated with 8'x8' quilt patterns--beautiful!
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Believe it or not, this store was open for business
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Adam, Eve, and the serpent recreated in wood carving
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Another anatomically-correct Adam & Eve carving
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A ceramic sculpture of a "monster"
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We really liked this painted wooden relief called "The Devil Always Tries to Close the Gate"
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Another work in the heaven/hell and righteous/unrighteous theme
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This piece depicted both the absurdity of the Iraq war and the contrast between Heaven and Hell
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Quintessential folk art: natural materials hand-carved into barnyard animals
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Here's the metal chickens that drew our attention to the Kentucky Folk Art Center
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Another of the quilt sections
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Visiting the Kentucky Folk Art Center in Morehead (well worth the visit!)
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Budding trees, black barns, and quilt sections: common sights along the Kentucky backroads
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Another quilt section on a barn
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Our first Ale-8-One, a Kentucky soda tradition
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Another quilt section on a barn
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Pastoral scenes in central Kentucky
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More barns, more quilt sections, more green pastures
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Austin, our host's roommate in Mt. Sterling, demonstrates his Cajón
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Old bottles on display at the Ale-8-One plant in Winchester
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Bottles and stories on display at the Ale-8-One plant in Winchester
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Soda and scripture meet in Kentucky
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We awoke to this scene on the farm of Mark & Wendy Trimble, our hosts in Lexington
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Some unusual architecture and stone facades
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Holy Water tower?
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The backroads of Kentucky were sublime
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The backroads of Kentucky were sublime
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Crossing the greenish Kentucky River
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Crossing the greenish Kentucky River
