Pewee Valley and Little Central Park

In an enchanting village called Pewee Valley is a new park called Little Central Park located on .....Central Ave. It is also home to a local theater and the prison where my daughter and son in law work.

Pewee Valley is "The Land of the Little Colonel", thus the namesake of our theater. But who is the Little Colonel? She was a local girl who became the basis of a popular series of books set in Pewee Valley and written by local author Annie Fellows Johnson. Shirley Temple played the Little Colonel in the classic movie based on the books.

Remember watching that movie.  It was a favorite. 

Getting ready to start out - my shadow in boxing.

Doesn't look like much but there are flowers planted all around the circumference of the brick walkway. 

 a waterfall that is right against a mural painted wall.  Very creative

 Gazebo because every park needs one.

 Across the street - site of the first post office.

 What Pewee Valley is know for. 

It was a challenge finding a good hiding spot -- all along the perimeter at the rear of the park 

where one would think you would find a good spot., was covered with poison ivy. 

Making the best of a closed cemetery.

The Riparian LOVES boxing - can you tell.

Ever have one of those boxing days where plans just don't go the way they should.  

Calvary Cemetery - Louisville, KY

Finally got the crew out of the house at 3pm and by the time that we found Cave Hill Cemetery (a huge cemetery in Louisville where Col Saunders is buried) they were locking the gates.  - AT 4:30.  

So we pulled into the nearest McDonalds to google a map cause I wasn't going home empty handed. Besides - The Riparian was not about to go home empty handed either.

We found a cemetery not too far away and had fun and success.

But that only took 20 minutes including the time Tyler drove so we went to a really neat park - 

Clark Park - named for the famous George Clark. 

But while the park was wonderful 

- both boxes were missing. 

CLARK PARK 

has lots of fun things to do.

kid fountain

 being silly

And this spectacular tree

Trying to give you an idea how huge it is - That's the Riparian 

A word of advice to people who plant boxes in parks.  They are busy places.  Most people who look for boxes are not 6 feet tall nor do we carry ladders with us. Like, how discrete would that be anyway.  If you are putting a box in a busy place that has lots of hidden away hiding places, take the time to consider planting away from the places that people sit around like picnic tables and grills.

Summer is slipping away

Hard to believe we have  been so busy that we haven't done much boxing this summer.  Seems something was always coming up including the flood of 2013 in Central New York.  Worse it has been ever in some small villages.

Finally was able to update my boxes out near Albany and found them safe, dry, where they belonged and full of stampers.

This week I am in Kentucky -- visiting the grand kid who a 4 LOVES boxing esp. going to cemeteries.  Today we visited Frankfort and the cemetery there.  Stopped at the Boone lot and took in a beautiful view of the capitol across the river.  Lots of buzzards flying around and some kind of noisy raptor.

Capitol in Frankfort KY - the view from  the wall behind the Boone plot.

Besides the taphophile part of me, I have this botany thing going on  so I am always amazed at big trees.  

We came across a HUGE tulip tree that the three of us together couldn't join hands around. 

Probably could have used three more of us.

And of course,  what did I forget:  my letter boxing stuff in New York and my camera on my daughter's dining room table because it needs batteries.  So I did what every dedicated boxer would do.  Stopped at Walmart for a new book and stamp pad that will STAY in Kentucky for the next time because it isn't the first time I've done that.

I could spend all day wandering in cemeteries reading the stones and marveling at the monuments.  I am turning my grandson into a taphophile as well.  I can't hardly turn the car off and he is ready and out the door.  He finds stones that he thinks are cool and says --- Take My Picture.  He's 4 years old.





Briar Park has three trails with lots of interesting flora and fauna - like frogs and fish.

Saturday we are going back to Briar Park and start another park series with Tyler - His last one is in LaGrange and this one will be in Crestwood, his new home town. We scoped out the place on Wednesday so we know there are some good hiding places.