16 June - Geese!

Ugh. I never should have let myself fall behind again. So, on Monday the 16th, I was back in Louisville, KY visiting nmissi and ran out in the morning to see about finding some Geocaches in a new area, just to see a bit more of the city. I ended up going after an Earthcache and a Virtual that were right next to each other in Cave Hill Cemetery. I rather regret not taking more photos of the cemetery, itself, because it's absolutely gorgeous... but it was also REALLY hot and by the time I was done getting the info I needed for the two caches, I was ready to get back into my air conditioned car. I guess it will give me something to do the next time I'm there!

Anyway, I parked and walked down toward the pond and had the rather disconcerting experience of seeing several hundred geese surge out of the water toward me. Having been attacked by a goose as a child, I have a VERY healthy respect for their ability to pinch... but these guys were much more interested in finding out if I had food. Once it became clear I was empty-handed, they returned to doing whatever it is geese do to occupy their time. ( Although they did keep a watchful eye on me, just in case I suddenly started handing out food. )

About five minutes later, they once again suddenly started to surge up the hill... I peeked around the trees and saw some women up by a bench, handing out feed corn to the crowds. So, I headed up there to chat for a bit and maybe get some more photos of the teeming masses and after a bit, started hearing something that sounded like cheeping. Looking around to see why in the world there would be chicks among all these geese, ( I realized the noise was coming from some rather gawky looking goslings at my feet! )

Crossposted from my Livejournal.

17 June - Kentucky Pastureland

I probably should have just tacked this on to the previous entry. On Tuesday, the 17th, nmissi and I hopped in the car and headed east... out to Paris, Kentucky. I had a few reasons for wanting to go... in part, because despite having visited a number of times, I'd still seen very little of Kentucky and wanted to venture out a bit more. Also, it was really hot and there was air conditioning in the car... but the real reason is something that only fellow Geocachers will really understand. I had a Travelbug that wanted to visit places named Paris.

On the way, we stopped off at a rest area so I could find the Geocaches hidden there. In fact, I ended up running into a family of cachers at a rest area on that trip after overhearing them talk about trying to find the cache there... and, in an even bigger coincidence, it turned out that before moving to Kentucky they'd actually lived just up the road from us at our old house. It's such a small world.

( Anyway, this particular rest area had a fantastic view of some nearby horsefarms. )

Crossposted from my Livejournal.

18 June - Baltimore Airport

I flew home on the 18th, which means I was a bit limited on things I could photograph. ( This was the most interesting thing I was able to find... some window art at the Baltimore Airport. )

Crossposted from my Livejournal.

19 June - Oddly Parked Car

So on my birthday, I spent most of the day doing nothing much. I'd just gotten home the previous night and ended up sleeping a total of 12 hours. O.o I'd fallen asleep about 8:30 without really meaning to, had woken up around 3:00 and decided there was no way I was getting up that early on my birthday and slept nearly six more hours. Apparently I needed it (not surprising, coming off a convention weekend), because I felt fantastic when I finally got up. rackham came home from work a bit early and we headed over to the Paradise Valley Conservation Area to do some hiking and find some Geocaches.

( Imagine our surprise when we stumbled across this gem, quite a ways into the woods off a small trail. )

Crossposted from my Livejournal.