Let us begin today’s post with a riddle. Ready? What has 12 legs, 8 eyes, and hovers over the earth?
The answer is the last photo today.
Keeneland, like all other places in the US where a tourist may venture, has a gift shop. Unlike many of those places, the quality and the prices are not the normal fare. Well the prices might be Disney-esk, but the quality exceeds what you will see anywhere that sells T-shirts. I mean $80 ties and special edition vodka at several hundred dollars is not what you would find at DollyWood. You can get an unimaginable array of goods with the Keeneland logo, or horse-themed clothes, or bibelots of all sorts. And bourbon, naturally.
I would also be remiss if I did not single out the wonderful breakfast we had at the Track Kitchen. What a nice experience. Good food, well-priced, friendly and helpful staff, and a pleasant atmosphere. Plus all the coffee you can drink for $2, or maybe it was one dollar. We ate eggs, bacon, potatoes, grits, apples, and biscuits for $6.50. And it was good. You could even have cheese on your eggs or gravy on your biscuits, though why anyone would ever do such a thing is beyond my comprehension.
Keeneland was so much fun that Jill and I are considering attending a race day. The price is just a few dollars, and I really want another shot at photographing the early morning experience there, as I now have a much better idea of how and when and what to do. I also met a fellow photographer there and we had mutual acquaintances, though I knew them very casually while Neil was a long term friend. Turns out he is from Bloomington where Jill’s daughter and son-in-law just moved so we made a plan for coffee the next time we visit in Indiana. His site is: https://www.instagram.com/neil_powell_photography/ or another of Neil’s is https://www.instagram.com/therusticilliterate/
All in all a most delightful morning.
