My view from the roof today

[Bain]

Sweet . . .

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[mgbinspect]

Reminds me of my days in Loudoun County, VA - the other hangout of the horsey folks. Just take all the same lovely mown grass, perfectly string trimmed creosoted split rail or plank fences and add mountains in the background. Lovely view, Bain.

We were one of the sub-contractors on one of Secretariat's part time homes. The owners built a 3.5 Mil stone home that looked like St. Andrews - 17 masonry fireplaces. The property was bordered on all four sides by highways and that same endless fence. Spectacular.

[Bain]

This place was owned by a former world-class athlete, who couldn't have been more kind or gracious. We talked about dogs as I was leaving, and he asked if I was in a hurry. I said, "No," and he showed me a Facebook video someone had sent him of a dancing pooch.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/0 ... 46742.html

[Terence McCann]

Looks like a horse farm John, no? Nice views no matter what though.

[Bain]

Looks like a horse farm John, no? Nice views no matter what though.

Absolutely. I'm going back tomorrow to finish up the house and check out the barns.

The photos don't really convey how beautiful it was, from my perch on top of the roof. There were geese, and horses, and dogs, and donkeys (second photo). Totally beautimous.

[Tom Raymond]

Nice, but why ain't the grass blue?

BTW, that pond is bigger than my lot[]

[Mike Lamb]

I guess it's nice if you like that sort of thing. I prefer concrete for as far as the eye can see and the fauna of roaming pit bulls.

[Ben H]

Yup, thats KY for you. Nice pics Bain. Almost looks like a postcard from the Flying J.

[Bain]

Nice, but why ain't the grass blue?

BTW, that pond is bigger than my lot[]

Tom, I've lived here my whole life, and have never seen blue grass. There is an actual bluegrass strain/variety/whatever-it's-called of grass, and supposedly it becomes so green that it looks blue. But in my experience . . . huh, uh.

Then again, whoever coined the phrase may have been under the influence of another Kentucky product. Good ol' hemp.

[Ben H]

Nice, but why ain't the grass blue?

BTW, that pond is bigger than my lot[]

Tom, I've lived here my whole life, and have never seen blue grass. There is an actual bluegrass strain/variety/whatever-it's-called of grass, and supposedly it becomes so green that it looks blue. But in my experience . . . huh, uh.

Then again, whoever coined the phrase may have been under the influence of another Kentucky product. Good ol' hemp.

I may be wrong, but I thought it had something to do with the morning dew, a type of grass, and sunlight at the perfect angle made it look blue.

[Bain]

Nice, but why ain't the grass blue?

BTW, that pond is bigger than my lot[]

Tom, I've lived here my whole life, and have never seen blue grass. There is an actual bluegrass strain/variety/whatever-it's-called of grass, and supposedly it becomes so green that it looks blue. But in my experience . . . huh, uh.

Then again, whoever coined the phrase may have been under the influence of another Kentucky product. Good ol' hemp.

I may be wrong, but I thought it had something to do with the morning dew, a type of grass, and sunlight at the perfect angle made it look blue.

Maybe so. But whether you're right or I am, or we're both wrong . . . I mean, really . . . BLUE grass?

[kurt]

I guess it's nice if you like that sort of thing. I prefer concrete for as far as the eye can see and the fauna of roaming pit bulls.

There's nothing like the glint of early morning sun off the broken glass strewn across the sidewalk.

I kinda like that grass and fence look though......... Very nice.

[Brandon Whitmore]

Here's the only blue grass I am aware of...http://www.dailyorange.com/2.8655/blue- ... -1.1244836

[Erby]

Dang. I thought it came from Dan Boone looking at it form the mountain tops and it looked blue from there.

Ah well.

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[hausdok]

Speakin' of Bluegrass,

I haven't seen him in 34 years; but I still keep in touch with my first permanent party Platoon Sergeant. He sent me this yesterday. Some of you will recognize some faces in this band. I'm no expert on bluegrass, but it sounds pretty tight to me.

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ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!!

Mike

P.S.

I know it's only psychosomatic, but after watching that video the arthritis in my hands is throbbing like a b****!

[Ben H]

Banjo pickers are amazing to watch.

[Inspectorjoe]

Aw, sweet! It truly doesn't get any better than that. Earl Scruggs looks and sounds great at 86 years old. Here he is 45 years ago:

[utube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIKdswTJ2vY" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="344">

I can kick myself after seeing that Letterman clip. Steve Martin brought his bluegrass show to the nearby state Theatre last month and didn't go.

[hausdok]

Cool,

I hate to say it, but I liked the Letterman version better. Tighter and more diversity in the pickin'.

I guess after 45 years of pickin the same tune they get lots better.

ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!!

Mike

[Phillip]

Give me a good hoe down

where I can swing the girls around

and we'll go to town.

[mgbinspect]

Banjo pickers are amazing to watch.

Well, I must admit, I've gotten spoiled. The banjo picker on the right is my son in-law, who has an incredible voice. So, every time I go visit my daughter in Florida, I get serenaded by these four guys. They usually set up in the front yard and within about ten minutes, it's an instant concert.

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuse ... =511470653

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuse ... =511470884

He has the link below on his web site, which I put off watching for a bit. I must admit that, as he states, "This is friggin' amazing." - Chinese Bluegrass:

A Yamaha twelve-string has been my personal diversion of choice since I was eleven. It's the pipe organ, of guitars.

[Phillip]

One day I will have to become a facebook member where I can see the item everyone post from facebook

[mgbinspect]

One day I will have to become a facebook member where I can see the item everyone post from facebook

Ah, Phillip, I had the link set up wrong for Chinese Bluegrass. Sorry about that. You can view it now. I've never seen anything quite like it.

[Phillip]

One day I will have to become a facebook member where I can see the item everyone post from facebook

Ah, Phillip, I had the link set up wrong for Chinese Bluegrass. Sorry about that. You can view it now. I've never seen anything quite like it.

Thanks

They where getting down.