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This little Scotty just loved her from the second she walked in the gate. At first she was shy and refused his advances, but he was such the gentleman and just tried and tried to make friends - finally they bonded! It was so adorable - he's just a pup too! And Happy National Puppy Day to all the pups and pups at heart out there! Pancake was a rescue and also now is my Medical Service dog who performs the function of helping me with disequilibrium from a ruptured brain aneurysm.
Barklands Dog Park at Beckley Creek Park (The Parklands), Louisville, KY
History
Isaac W. Bernheim established Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest in 1929. I. W. Bernheim (1848-1945) was a German immigrant who settled in Kentucky. From a humble beginning as a peddler, he became successful in the whiskey distilling business where he established the I.W. Harper brand. Grateful for his good fortune, he gave Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest to the people of Kentucky as a gift.
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Ohio River tops Nation for Industrial Pollution: www.courier-journal.com/story/tech/science/environment/20...
This is Sinh (with an "H", he will adamantly tell you) - If I understood him correctly, he came here to the US roughly 8 years ago from Vietnam looking for a better life - for freedom. He works hard - he is in this shop every day, all day long, not sure how many days - at least 6, non-stop. He is a wonderful gentleman. He says many of the customers leave their shoes and purses there (many quite expensive) and never return to retrieve them (or pay for them). After a certain period of time (I think he said a year) they donate them to Goodwill - "For the People", he says. But there is a deep down sadness to his eyes. I had to ask him a couple of times to smile before I could get this one, but I got it!
Many people I speak with who come here from oppressed Countries tell me they only knew of what they saw in "Hollywood" - that one could flourish here. Many have lost their hopes and dreams and are unable to return to their home Countries, leaving family members behind. Yet so many of us here have no compassion or empathy for someone like Sinh who gave up everything they had to try to find hope for a better life - and here he is. But he seems to accept his fate and does what he feels he has to do - but he is a polite, charming individual and a joy to deal with. I hope he finds his freedom in life one day.
Sneaker throwing practice hoops. Madison Avenue, Middletown, Kentucky. Results of a major "beautification project".
Pancake does not like walking on steel grates. Initially I'd thought it was just a new feeling for her paws and she was unaccustomed to them. Her first experience with them was in Maryland (not far from the Baltimore Airport). Interestingly enough she easily trotted across the outdoor grates at the local BMX track. Perhaps her hesitancy is whatever substances are flowing under the grates - she has an aversion to grates which have strong petroleum-based odors.
This spider chose to weave his asymmetric web over my roof last year. This original "dreamcatcher" creator has now made his web lower in height this year choosing to align himself with traffic and the sidewalk. When I pointed this wonderful spider out to the landscaper he sawed off the entire branch much to my dismay.
A year later a tree removal company at the behuest of our barbaric Board of Directors and property management company removed this entire 40' tree, roots and all, leaving a gaping depression in the ground as well as surrounding roots which have not been removed or restored.
Space Spiders Weave Wild Webs: www.space.com/6124-astronauts-watch-space-spiders-weave-w...
This pole was previously occupied by a crow. The crow did not like a sparrow who was perched across the highway and took pursuit after the sparrow, removing it from the higher pole. After being assaulted by the crow the sparrow disappeared in a flock of starlings. Today the starlings have taken over the pole.
History of First Lutheran Church
Under the guidance of the Rev. J.W. Ruthrauff, First English Lutheran Church was established in Louisville, Kentucky, as a congregation of the Olive Branch Synod on June 6, 1872, with fourteen charter members.
After meeting in several temporary locations, the congregation moved into a new brick house of worship of its own on Easter Sunday, 1874. The church was built on the southern edge of the city, at its present location on Broadway (then called Prather Street). First Church was in a good position to grow, and within a few years, an addition was built onto the church building to provide more space for the expanding Sunday school.
Once established, First Church played an active role in the promotion of other missions in Louisville. In 1876 the congregation aided in the formation of a Sunday school in the western part of the city which became the nucleus for the organization of Second English Lutheran Church (now Fenner Memorial) a year later. In 1880 the members of First Church sponsored another school east of its parish, and that produced Third Lutheran Church in 1886. They supported a mission school in the Highland area, which resulted in the establishment of Trinity Lutheran Church in 1892. And in 1890, thirty-four of First Church's original members were transferred to still another new congregation at Second and Oak streets - St. Paul English Evangelical Lutheran Church (which later merged with First).
In 1903, at the site of their first building, the congregation constructed a new house of worship - the present Gothic-style, limestone edifice. Among the many impressive features of this building is a wooden altar carving of "The Last Supper," carved by Alois Lang, and presented to the church in 1916.
A stone educational unit was added in 1960, as was the seven-foot bronze statue of Martin Luther. The sculpture, by Frederick Soetebier of Germany, is one of only ten Luther statues in the United States.
During the early 1960's the existence of First Church was jeopardized by the development of Urban Renewal programs in its neighborhood, but the congregation successfully petitioned public officials to allow the church to remain at its Broadway location.
First Lutheran Church celebrated its 125th anniversary in 1997.