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On Saturday, April 10, 2004, the Louisville Dog Run Association and Kentucky Department of Parks opened the Sawyer Dog Park. Sawyer Dog Park was the first official off-leash dog park in our community.
Sawyer Dog Park is located in the northeast corner of the park property across Freys Hill Road from the main park entrance. The park spans across approximately six acres and is divided into three two-acre areas: one for small dogs (dogs under 30 pounds) and two for all dogs. Membership to the Louisville Dog Run Association is required to enter the dog park. For more information on the Louisville Dog Run Association, please visit www.louisvilledogs.com.
Conwy Castle Gwynedd, Wales #LetsGuide UNESCO World Heritage Site
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Baba Dioum: 'In the end, we will conserve only what we love. We will love only what we understand. We will understand only what we are taught'
Long Run Park Spring Sunset, Louisville, KY
After a three hour hike with my dog Pancake today, through a couple of hundred acres, we finally did see one lone cardinal. This area was part of a "natural protected area" and "tree sanctuary" here in Louisville, KY, USA. This cardinal did announce his presence yet still we were astounded there was one. As barren as this area is due to the destruction and lack of protection of habitats he caught me off guard.
One man, one Chihuahua and two inner city kids alone are completing this water line installation. For some reason, though, this lake has dropped water levels drastically. We are not sure why.
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
Ohio River tops Nation for Industrial Pollution: www.courier-journal.com/story/tech/science/environment/20...
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.
bernheim.org/explore/
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.
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...