A sign at the Hoover Dam on the border of Arizona and Nevada, acknowledging the nearly 5 years it took the Bureau of Reclamation to construct the dam between its ground breaking in 1931 and its dedication in 1935. Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River. When full it is the largest dam by volume in the United States. The dam is currently at the center of concerns about drought and climate change in the desert southwest as the in flow of water from the Colorado River decreases and the volume of water in the dam drops, impacting both power generation, and a water source relied upon for agriculture and domestic consumption by more than 40 million Americans.
An old bourbon barrel from the Woodford Reserve Distillery, painted and turned into a decorative chair. Seen in Versailles, Kentucky. Bourbon is the signature liquor of Kentucky. The first Kentucky bourbon dates back to 1795, when Jacob Beam debuted his “Old Jake Beam Sour Mash’. Seven generations of the Beam family have been involved in the production of bourbon since that time.
A lawn jockey seen in the historic downtown of Versailles, Kentucky. Lawn jockey’s are a common sight in Kentucky, particularly in rural areas, and in particular horse rearing areas of the state, like the Bluegrass region where thoroughbred horse racing and the Kentucky Derby held each spring in Louisville, are a multi-billion dollar industry. Versailles, lies in the heart of the bluegrass, so I was not surprised to find one.
