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Sunday we did go back to the Horse Park – one more time, but I am afraid it pushed Harry to the horse limit! We watched part of the riding competition, both Western and English. The Gypsy horses were even more beautiful with someone on their backs, directing and guiding them thru their paces, feathers fluffing, manes and tails flying as they pranced around the show ring. We even dared to walk thru part of the Park without paying the fee to do so and admired a young copper colored stallion that was also admiring a palomino mare in the adjoining paddock! From there it was back to the trailer so Harry could work on his tan and read his book, while I worked on my knitting.
Monday we headed north thru some more back roads to top off our Kentucky visit with the last possible glimpse of horse farms. We crossed into Ohio at Aberdeen and stopped at Browns Restaurant for a very reasonable priced, yet very yummy breakfast. We had driven thru John Bryan State Park on a previous trip but it was now spring and we wanted to see it and Clifton Gorge when it was sunny and flowers were in bloom. In the rain, the gorge had been rugged and slippery, this time the trees and grass were green and there were a plethora of flowers on the Cliffside. Yes, Harry claimed I made him hike up and down yet another rock strewn, root infested “mountain path”!
Our stop for the day was at Buck Creek State Park on the northeast side of Springfield Ohio. The campground had ample grassy spaces between each blacktopped parking pad and a crazy male cardinal, which kept thinking the bird in the rear view mirror of the van wanted to fight. We enjoyed the green spaces with a lengthy walk thru the almost deserted campground and a plastic bag over the mirror solved the cardinal situation! .
Our trip ended Tuesday afternoon when we pulled into our driveway and took in the awesome beauty of our own green spaces of grass that now needed mowing and the vibrant hues of our own tulips in full glory of red, burgundy, white, pink, yellow and purple! Tall ones, short ones and double ones! Every flowerbed was ablaze! Our spicebush, lilac, redbud and dogwood were blooming! Kentucky couldn’t beat this!
Welcome Home!
Sunday we did go back to the Horse Park – one more time, but I am afraid it pushed Harry to the horse limit! We watched part of the riding competition, both Western and English. The Gypsy horses were even more beautiful with someone on their backs, directing and guiding them thru their paces, feathers fluffing, manes and tails flying as they pranced around the show ring. We even dared to walk thru part of the Park without paying the fee to do so and admired a young copper colored stallion that was also admiring a palomino mare in the adjoining paddock! From there it was back to the trailer so Harry could work on his tan and read his book, while I worked on my knitting.
Monday we headed north thru some more back roads to top off our Kentucky visit with the last possible glimpse of horse farms. We crossed into Ohio at Aberdeen and stopped at Browns Restaurant for a very reasonable priced, yet very yummy breakfast. We had driven thru John Bryan State Park on a previous trip but it was now spring and we wanted to see it and Clifton Gorge when it was sunny and flowers were in bloom. In the rain, the gorge had been rugged and slippery, this time the trees and grass were green and there were a plethora of flowers on the Cliffside. Yes, Harry claimed I made him hike up and down yet another rock strewn, root infested “mountain path”!
Our stop for the day was at Buck Creek State Park on the northeast side of Springfield Ohio. The campground had ample grassy spaces between each blacktopped parking pad and a crazy male cardinal, which kept thinking the bird in the rear view mirror of the van wanted to fight. We enjoyed the green spaces with a lengthy walk thru the almost deserted campground and a plastic bag over the mirror solved the cardinal situation! .
Our trip ended Tuesday afternoon when we pulled into our driveway and took in the awesome beauty of our own green spaces of grass that now needed mowing and the vibrant hues of our own tulips in full glory of red, burgundy, white, pink, yellow and purple! Tall ones, short ones and double ones! Every flowerbed was ablaze! Our spicebush, lilac, redbud and dogwood were blooming! Kentucky couldn’t beat this!
Welcome Home!
