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Picture of the Day: Lighthouse Landing and Kentucky Lake (Gorgeous Even in Winter!)

March 11, 2019 by Joi Sigers Leave a Comment

Lighthouse Landing and Kentucky Lake, Winter 2019

I haven’t been doing the Picture of the Day for some time now. I’m sure you’ve noticed that this Kentucky Blog is less active in the winter. Mainly because WE’RE less active in winter! Seriously, when I say we don’t go anywhere, I mean we DON’T! GO! ANYWHERE!

I’m kicking it back into gear, here, with a photo from one of our favorite places in the state: The lookout spot at Lighthouse Landing – looking out over gorgeous Kentucky Lake. Grand Rivers and Kentucky Lake are beautiful year-round – as the rest of Kentucky is. It’s simply not as fun to get out and admire it when it’s cold.

Fortunately, the weather experts assure me it will begin getting warmer soon. I cannot wait! Now that the end of winter is within reach, there will be more posts, restaurant reviews, and pictures of the day.

How wonderful is it to see the trees budding out?! I just love everything about this time of year! ~ Joi (“Joy”)

Kentucky Lake Winter at Lighthouse Landing
Kentucky Lake - Winter at Lighthouse Landing
Kentucky Lake Winter at Lighthouse Landing

Filed Under: Grand Rivers, Kentucky Picture of the Day Tagged With: Kentucky picture of the day, Kentucky pictures

Happy First Day of Spring, Kentucky: Even if Winter Hasn’t Gotten the Memo Yet….

March 20, 2018 by Joi Sigers Leave a Comment

Green Turtle Bay Resort and Marina

Beautiful Green Turtle Bay in Grand Rivers

As I’m typing this, snow is falling outside of my window. While it’s beautiful (I’ve always loved snow), I’m READY for spring! Hard to believe today is actually the first day of spring, isn’t it? Winter seems to be having a hard time believing it, too.

I have no doubt that in just two weeks, we’ll have forgotten all about this snow and will only be focusing on tulips, flower beds, baseball, and strawberry sundaes (or whatever flavor YOU choose!).

The beautiful picture above was taken a few years ago at Green Turtle Bay in Grand Rivers – I’m guessing it doesn’t look quite like this today…. but it will!

Enjoy the peaceful day and hang in there. Beautiful weather is just around the corner. I cannot… CANNOT… wait to get out there and start enjoying and photographing the beauty that is Kentucky.

Filed Under: Kentucky Picture of the Day, Springtime in Kentucky Tagged With: Grand Rivers picture, Green Turtle Bay picture, Kentucky picture of the day, spring in Kentucky, spring in Kentucky picture

Pictures of the Day: Flowers, Flowers, and More Flowers

July 13, 2017 by Joi Sigers Leave a Comment

Zinnias

Zinnias

One of my favorite hobbies is flower gardening. I absolutely love flowers and the process of growing my own never ceases to fascinate me. How something can begin its life as a tiny seed can become breathtakingly beautiful blows my mind.

I spend more time among my flowers than some people spend with other people! I drink coffee with them in the morning and iced tea in the afternoon and evening (while they’re enjoying their water).

Dew on Marigolds

Dew on Marigolds

Each spring and summer finds dirty, sweaty me nurturing my favorites (zinnias, salvia, marigolds, petunias, mums, pansies, morning glories, 4 O’Clocks, Moon Flowers,  lilies, and begonias) and whatever else has caught my eye. In addition to my herb beds, flowers are a flat out obsession from April straight up to October.

Zinnias

Zinnias

The pictures of the day today are some of my constant companions this summer.

I hang out with a beautiful crowd.

Petunias and Begonias

Petunias and Begonias

If you’re a flower gardener you may have noticed something that never ceases to amaze me – different flowers can behave differently each year. I guess it makes sense that the weather will affect their temperaments and personalities. This year, my zinnias have lost their minds! They are growing so big and beautiful – I literally go outside several times a day just to look at them. The butterflies are enjoying them as much as I am.

My Morning Glories, on the other hand, are being unusually slow. They normally bloom at the same time my Four O’Clocks and Moon Flowers do but this year they’re putting so much energy into their vine that they’re forgetting the blooms. I had a good talk with them this afternoon and I trust they’ll change their ways.

Salvia, Marioglds, and Zinnias

Salvia, Marioglds, and Zinnias

My parents and my dad’s mom were huge flower gardeners – I guess that’s where my obsession comes from. My dad grew the most beautiful roses you’ve ever seen. I don’t grow roses because we have several outside cats who I baby like crazy, so I don’t want the thorns sticking them.

My mom’s favorites were perennials and her perennial bed was gorgeous – she had a concrete bird bath in the middle and a swing nearby. It was one of the most relaxing spots in the world.

Oddly enough, while my dad loved flowers and gardening, he somehow hated marigolds! Since they’re a personal favorite, he always kidded me when I’d include them in my flower beds. He’d grin and say, “Ohhhh, you’re not putting those out are you?”  And I’d say, “Absolutely! In fact, I think I’ll put more than usual out this year!”

He has been overseeing rose gardens in Heaven for years, now, but each summer when I plant my marigolds I think of him and I can’t help but smile.

Marigold

Filed Under: Kentucky Picture of the Day, Summertime in Kentucky Tagged With: flowers, picture of the day, pictures of flowers, zinnias

First Day of Summer Picture of the Day: Sailboat on Kentucky Lake

June 20, 2017 by Joi Sigers Leave a Comment

Sailboat on Kentucky Lake

Sailboat on Beautiful Kentucky Lake

While I’m excited that it’s the first day of summer, did it or did it not seem like only yesterday we were watching college basketball? Time flies so fast we’ll be watching it and saying, “Doesn’t it feel like only yesterday was the first day of summer.”

That’s right… we’ve all turned into our grandparents! Funny thing is, however, the older I get the more I realize just how right they were about a LOT of things.

I hope you’ll get out and enjoy our beautiful state as often as possible this summer. There’s no need to go out of state for vacations – we have so much to offer right here in the Bluegrass! Plus, it’s cooler than the underside of the pillow to keep your money in your own state.

Enjoy this sunshine! ~ Joi (“Joy”)

Filed Under: Kentucky Lake, Kentucky Picture of the Day, Summertime in Kentucky Tagged With: Kentucky Lake picture, Kentucky pictures, picture of the day

Bobcat Point in the Land Between the Lakes (Picture of the Day)

April 29, 2017 by Joi Sigers Leave a Comment

Bobcat Point in the Land Between the Lakes

While there are more things to do in the Land Between the Lakes region than you could count… even if you took your shoes off and went all the way to 20!…  one of our favorite things to do is simply drive around and lose ourselves in the beauty that is Kentucky. Bobcat Point is a wonderful place to do just that.

The pictures in this post will describe the beauty of the area far better than words could, so I’ll just let them do all the talking.

Bobcat Point in the Land Between the Lakes
Dragonflies at Bobcat Point in the Land Between the Lakes
Bobcat Point in the Land Between the Lakes
Bobcat Point in the Land Between the Lakes

Click the Bobcat Point Map picture below for a much larger version.

Bobcat Point LBL Map

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