2018 02 10-14 Paducah, Kentucky Lake, National Quilt Museum and Levee Wall.

February 13, 2018, Land Between the Lakes, Kentucky

Taking the scenic route to our hiking trail when Bob suddenly stopped the truck and backed up. 

The nine-banded armadillo has been in Kentucky for about 20 years.

This one didn't stop foraging for very long and took very little notice of me.

Sunny day for a walk near Kentucky lake. 

My cousin, Kay Thompson, loves the new Dutch door that David Schupp made and installed in her new house in Puducah. We are holding a "King Cake" which we had seen in the stores when we went through Alabama and Louisiana. All we knew was it had something to do with Mardi Gras. Kay explained that partying actually starts in January with friends and neighbors getting together. The cake is similar to a coffee cake with fruit and nuts as the filling. The simple icing is in Mardi Gras colors of green, yellow and purple. Inside is suppose to be a small baby Jesus figure and whoever gets it in their piece brings the cake to the next party. There is at least one party every week ending on Fat Tuesday. 

 Valentine's Day, February 14, 2018

Happy Valentine's Day, Birthday Bob. 

Dakota just invited herself into the extra chair next to cousin, Kay. She looks so innocent sitting there like it's an every day thing. 

These statues outside the National Quilt Museum represent some of the people met by Lewis and Clark during their expedition. The little girl is holding a cloth and the Native American behind her holds a medallion, both used as trading goods when meeting different tribes. 

The Yo-Yo Club meets every Wednesday for several hours of free hand quilting in the lobby of the Museum. This quilt and one other will be raffled off with all the proceeds going to the Museum since all the materials are donated. 

Bob before we were amazed by the artistry of the quilts. These are truly works of art so we could not take pictures due to copyright laws. One of our favorite (and the docent's choice) was the one of various scenes from "The Hobbit". 

This picture does not do justice to the actual art piece but each tulip is created with different colored thread embroidered into shape while the red crosses are embroidered then highlighted with gold thread. All the colors just pop off the fabric. 

Levee Wall art panels illustrate some historical scenes of Paducah.

The panels were completed in 2010 and the artist returns each year to repair any panel that needs a touch up.