Wednesday, 22 October 2008

Some images from a recent visit to Kentucky.



continental travel



a continental chair - presumably so the maintenance chap can reach.







Pleasant Hill, is a the largest Shaker village in the US, big fans of their craftsmanship and the resulting aesthetic, we visited (and stayed the night) a little sceptical that this original but renovated village might be somewhat 'Disneyfied', the traditional dress of the guides was a little much but the buildings and objects are beautiful.

In sharp contrast was the Louisville craft shop





a picture from a little local shopping trip



a Downtown Louisville fire escape



We were staying as guests at the Bernhiem Arboretum and research forest, just over the road was the Jim Beam Factory, with a number of these lovely sheds.