Here we are in Kentucky, home of Bluegrass and Thoroughbreds. We will go looking for the Thoroughbreds tomorrow in Lexington. Today we are in Renfro Valley Kentucky. It is claimed to be the central point of Bluegrass Music. It is beautiful country all right and in this park with the Renfro Valley Bluegrass Festival in full swing the Bluegrass music permeates the air. The festival cost is a bit higher than we are used to out west, but then again we are seeing famous acts like Dr. Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys and the Grascals.
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I am sending this blog to include a 30 second video clip of a bushy bearded mountain boy “flat footing.” This is something we haven’t seen out west. Even the kids get involved. The polished version of this is clogging and we have indeed seen some of that too. We have had people describe the dance as acting like you are squashing bugs. When you get time go to the web site and take a look.
What we have yet to come to terms on is the high humidity and afternoon thunder storms. We are learning the meaning of new terms like “severe thunderstorm watch,” “severe thunderstorm warning,” and “tornado watch,” (which means conditions are ripe for tornados to drop out of the clouds. ) We haven’t yet experienced “tornado warning.” That means things are really poppin’. The TV stations revert to continuous coverage during a tornado warning and call out county by county where things are severe. Of course we don’t have any idea of where these counties are. We try to read the maps and figure out which county we are currently in. There are 120 counties in Kentucky.
We are headed north into Michigan in a few days. Perhaps things will be a little cooler there and the warm front-cold front sequence will pass south of us.
Love to all from Gary and Judy