1
Shepherdsville

We are pretty much doing nothing. Everything is shut down. \240We are close to a national park, tons of bourbon distilleries, a super-haunted place, and we are 'socially distanced'.

So, I've been watching this hole in a nearby tree, wondering if a bird or squirrel is using it. \240It is about 6.5 feet in the air and I can't look straight in.

Holding my phone up against the hole, here's the nest inside...

Update: \240i saw two birds checking it out today. \240Maybe there will be new tenants?

2
Churchill Downs

The Kentucky Derby has had to change its race date to September, so the place is very, very quiet. \240It was still interesting to walk around the place. \240It is quite large and has rows and rows of stables.

It would be something to be here for a big contest. \240I would love to see the horses.

The downtown core is not far from the Downs, and the blue horse was too lovely to resist...

3
Muhammad Ali Childhood Home

We drove by the childhood home of Muhammed Ali. \240I am glad that it is still there and that it hasn't been commercialized.

Outside of the historical marker, you could easily miss the house. \240We drove the neighborhood thinking of the schools and churches which influenced his life.

4
Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory

On our way to the Louisville Slugger Factory, Jim saw this pimpin' ride.

Of course, the place is not open to visitors, but we got to look in the windows and were 'wow'ed by the bat at the front door.

The bats are now made with modern precision dies, but they have on site an old school lathe, which made 4 bats per hour.

Across the street was a large mosaic mirror. \240How cool is this?

5
Salt River

We went for a short hike along the Salt River. \240It was muddy and had a quick current. \240Clearly the water recently washed over the bank.

And then, we saw that the river was mightier than initially thought. \240The rock here is unusual, seems very old, and makes a person rethink this Kentucky landscape.

6
West Point

A sanity drive today to see where the Salt River runs into the Ohio River. \240Jim spotted this beautiful Butterfly Magnolia Tree in full bloom. \240The blossoms are the size of my fist. \240It was a beauty!

Starting in Pittsburgh, the Ohio River runs almost 1000 miles to the Mississippi. \240We enjoyed sitting on a park bench watching the river traffic. \240The Salt River drops in mere feet from where we were standing. \240Indiana claims the banks on the other side.