Ah, Lewis County, Kentucky...the foothills of Appalachia...

Ilander · 01-31-2006, 08:03 PM

I figured, what the heck...there hasn't been a pictures-thread here in a very long time, and you all should have something interesting to look at. So, these are photographs taken in Lewis County, Kentucky, on my family's 186-acre farm. They were taken in the early part of summer, 2005.

Here's the view, from my yard, of the barn we use to store hay in, for the 70 or so cattle we raise.

Here's one of the gentler of said creatures:

A view from about halfway up the hill that makes up about half of our property:

And the view from the top, in three pictures, looking from west to east...the prettiest one I left the biggest...and this is the Ohio River you're looking at.

[ 01-31-2006, 08:06 PM: Message edited by: Ilander ]

Cloudbringer · 01-31-2006, 08:11 PM

Beautiful pics, Ilander! You come from a really lovely place!

johnny · 01-31-2006, 08:53 PM

No matter where you look...not a sign of a liquor store. How do you survive ?

Arvon · 01-31-2006, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by johnny:
No matter where you look...not a sign of a liquor store. How do you survive ?

Not a problem... See that barn? That's where they make it, Panther Sweat ( I cleaned that up a bit).

Ilander · 01-31-2006, 09:20 PM

Meh, that barn's housed other vices, too...the one you see in the pictures from astride the hill is our tobacco barn, and I know it had a good 40 year run as a place for the drying-out of Burley tobacco.

Oh, and moonshine. Yeah...it can be found, though we don't raise any corn...but the people who live in the "holler" behind our farm (on the other side of the hill I'm standing on, relative to my house) do...

[ 01-31-2006, 09:22 PM: Message edited by: Ilander ]

Gangrell · 01-31-2006, 11:14 PM

My old Kentucky home... hmmm... (C note)

Ilander · 01-31-2006, 11:36 PM

House was built in 1846

During the Polk Administration...

Bungleau · 02-01-2006, 12:04 AM

Beautiful area... Man, I love rural living.

Except for the lack of many urban benefits. Guess I'm stuck and labelled a city boy.

Sir Goulum · 02-01-2006, 12:54 AM

Nice hunk of land you've got there. [img]smile.gif[/img]
So do you get to milk those suckers each morning? [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Ilander · 02-01-2006, 08:49 AM

No, those cattle only milk themselves...we sell them to the beef industry.

01-31-2006, 08:11 PM	#2
Cloudbringer Ironworks Moderator Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Upstate NY USA Posts: 19,737	Beautiful pics, Ilander! You come from a really lovely place! __________________ "Don't take life for granted." Animal (may he rest in peace)

01-31-2006, 08:53 PM	#3
johnny 40th Level Warrior Join Date: April 15, 2002 Location: Utrecht The Netherlands Age: 58 Posts: 16,981	No matter where you look...not a sign of a liquor store. How do you survive ? __________________

01-31-2006, 09:20 PM	#5
Ilander 20th Level Warrior Join Date: December 28, 2003 Location: Kentucky Age: 38 Posts: 2,820	Meh, that barn's housed other vices, too...the one you see in the pictures from astride the hill is our tobacco barn, and I know it had a good 40 year run as a place for the drying-out of Burley tobacco. Oh, and moonshine. Yeah...it can be found, though we don't raise any corn...but the people who live in the "holler" behind our farm (on the other side of the hill I'm standing on, relative to my house) do... [ 01-31-2006, 09:22 PM: Message edited by: Ilander ] __________________ Is that what you really want to say?

01-31-2006, 11:36 PM	#7
Ilander 20th Level Warrior Join Date: December 28, 2003 Location: Kentucky Age: 38 Posts: 2,820	House was built in 1846 During the Polk Administration... __________________ Is that what you really want to say?

02-01-2006, 12:04 AM	#8
Bungleau 40th Level Warrior Join Date: October 29, 2001 Location: Western Wilds of Michigan Posts: 11,752	Beautiful area... Man, I love rural living. Except for the lack of many urban benefits. Guess I'm stuck and labelled a city boy. __________________ B Save Early, Save Often Save Before, Save After Two-Star General, Spelling Soldiers -+-+-+ Give 'em a hug one more time. It might be the last.

01-31-2006, 08:03 PM	#1
Ilander 20th Level Warrior Join Date: December 28, 2003 Location: Kentucky Age: 38 Posts: 2,820	I figured, what the heck...there hasn't been a pictures-thread here in a very long time, and you all should have something interesting to look at. So, these are photographs taken in Lewis County, Kentucky, on my family's 186-acre farm. They were taken in the early part of summer, 2005. Here's the view, from my yard, of the barn we use to store hay in, for the 70 or so cattle we raise. Here's one of the gentler of said creatures: A view from about halfway up the hill that makes up about half of our property: And the view from the top, in three pictures, looking from west to east...the prettiest one I left the biggest...and this is the Ohio River you're looking at. [ 01-31-2006, 08:06 PM: Message edited by: Ilander ]

01-31-2006, 11:14 PM	#6
Gangrell Iron Throne Cult Join Date: January 2, 2003 Location: Big Castle in the Sky Age: 37 Posts: 4,835	My old Kentucky home... hmmm... (C note)

02-01-2006, 12:54 AM	#9
Sir Goulum John Locke Join Date: February 7, 2002 Location: Edmonton, Canada Age: 35 Posts: 8,985	Nice hunk of land you've got there. [img]smile.gif[/img] So do you get to milk those suckers each morning? [img]tongue.gif[/img]

02-01-2006, 08:49 AM	#10
Ilander 20th Level Warrior Join Date: December 28, 2003 Location: Kentucky Age: 38 Posts: 2,820	No, those cattle only milk themselves...we sell them to the beef industry. __________________ Is that what you really want to say?

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