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Ancient Kentuckian. Pediatrician. Heavier than I should be. Grey-haired but proud. Eclectic to a fault.
This is a blue bottle tree in a yard in Frankfort (KY). These are supposed to trap and destroy evil spirits according to southern US folklore. Hopefully it’s working OK.
November 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This is a blue bottle tree in a yard in Frankfort (KY). These are supposed to trap and destroy evil spirits according to southern US folklore. Hopefully it’s working OK.
Sycamore trees feature in Shawnee and early Kentucky European settler folklore.
November 15, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Sycamore trees feature in Shawnee and early Kentucky European settler folklore.
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The magnificent score by #EnnioMorricone for the third and final installment in Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy, "THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY" (1966) was regarded as among Morricone's greatest achievements
November 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The magnificent score by #EnnioMorricone for the third and final installment in Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy, "THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY" (1966) was regarded as among Morricone's greatest achievements
The magic of Catalpa Road in Lexington (KY) in early November. Lined with gingko trees, the leaves turn a bright yellow this time of year here. Gingkos were brought to Kentucky by Henry Clay, whose estate is nearby.
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The magic of Catalpa Road in Lexington (KY) in early November. Lined with gingko trees, the leaves turn a bright yellow this time of year here. Gingkos were brought to Kentucky by Henry Clay, whose estate is nearby.
Happy Halloween 🎃🎃🎃
October 31, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Happy Halloween 🎃🎃🎃
The Loudon House in all its shiny white glory. Is it haunted? It’s an old mansion in Lexington (KY), so most definitely.
October 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The Loudon House in all its shiny white glory. Is it haunted? It’s an old mansion in Lexington (KY), so most definitely.
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Wait until he hears that Reagan didn't trust the Russians.
October 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Wait until he hears that Reagan didn't trust the Russians.
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Don’t worry, Mitch McConnell, we haven’t forgotten that most of this is your fault.
October 16, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Don’t worry, Mitch McConnell, we haven’t forgotten that most of this is your fault.
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Trump sent 20 billion to Argentina for a bailout.
China brokered a deal to quit buying American soybeans and buy beans from Argentina.
Trump bailed out the country that swept the knees of American farmers.
The Art of the Deal…
China brokered a deal to quit buying American soybeans and buy beans from Argentina.
Trump bailed out the country that swept the knees of American farmers.
The Art of the Deal…
October 2, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Trump sent 20 billion to Argentina for a bailout.
China brokered a deal to quit buying American soybeans and buy beans from Argentina.
Trump bailed out the country that swept the knees of American farmers.
The Art of the Deal…
China brokered a deal to quit buying American soybeans and buy beans from Argentina.
Trump bailed out the country that swept the knees of American farmers.
The Art of the Deal…
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Florida Decided There Were Too Many Children
Florida Decided There Were Too Many Children
The state’s elimination of vaccine mandates is a courageous first step toward decluttering itself of any excess kids.
www.theatlantic.com
September 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Florida Decided There Were Too Many Children
Happy last day of August!
August 31, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Happy last day of August!
Listening to some acoustic music at the Woodland Arts Fair. Gonna be hot today. #WoodlandArtsFair
August 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Listening to some acoustic music at the Woodland Arts Fair. Gonna be hot today. #WoodlandArtsFair
It’s rare to find a big leaf magnolia growing in a yard in Lexington (KY). They are usually found in the Appalachians east of here. They are beautiful.
July 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
It’s rare to find a big leaf magnolia growing in a yard in Lexington (KY). They are usually found in the Appalachians east of here. They are beautiful.
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#Poetic #Photography
And these stars too
Will die
Having never known
They existed
Not so small
After all
And these stars too
Will die
Having never known
They existed
Not so small
After all
June 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
#Poetic #Photography
And these stars too
Will die
Having never known
They existed
Not so small
After all
And these stars too
Will die
Having never known
They existed
Not so small
After all
A view from Gratz Park in Lexington (KY). It may be around 90 F here, but it feels nice and cool.
June 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
A view from Gratz Park in Lexington (KY). It may be around 90 F here, but it feels nice and cool.
Destroying our country’s immune system is a very foolish thing to do. This will have some very serious repercussions for our country and the world.
NEW: Thousands of CDC employees who worked on things like preventing HIV and lead poisoning have been told they were subject to a reduction in force. Experts say people will die.
The CDC Has Been Gutted
Thousands of CDC employees who worked on things like preventing HIV and lead poisoning have been told they were subject to a reduction in force. Experts say people will die.
www.wired.com
April 1, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Destroying our country’s immune system is a very foolish thing to do. This will have some very serious repercussions for our country and the world.
Canada goose in the parking lot (he could presumably have dual citizenship, though).
March 31, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Canada goose in the parking lot (he could presumably have dual citizenship, though).
This is a massive federal prison in western Lexington. It was once the Federal Narcotic Center for the eastern part of the U.S. I was taught Pharmacology by some of the researchers here when I was in medical school. They knew their drugs.
March 29, 2025 at 8:12 PM
This is a massive federal prison in western Lexington. It was once the Federal Narcotic Center for the eastern part of the U.S. I was taught Pharmacology by some of the researchers here when I was in medical school. They knew their drugs.
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Happy International Women's Day from Ada Limon
March 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Happy International Women's Day from Ada Limon
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Childhood in the centuries before vaccination was marked by illness, but also by grief and loss in a way that we tend to forget now that disease outbreaks are more of a rarity. voxdotcom.visitlink.me/WmCVmk
What was childhood like before vaccines?
The anti-vax movement has gone mainstream, but before these shots, grief and loss marked the lives of children.
voxdotcom.visitlink.me
March 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Childhood in the centuries before vaccination was marked by illness, but also by grief and loss in a way that we tend to forget now that disease outbreaks are more of a rarity. voxdotcom.visitlink.me/WmCVmk
I have always loved this old brick building on the north side of Lexington.
February 23, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I have always loved this old brick building on the north side of Lexington.
A duck couple enjoying a stream during Second Winter (Kentucky usually has three).
February 16, 2025 at 8:13 PM
A duck couple enjoying a stream during Second Winter (Kentucky usually has three).