Susan Durisek’s blog

Today there are only 460 days until the 2010 Alltech World Equestrian Games begin in the Bluegrass.  This Whatzit is on the way there.  As Bob Perry commented, the rocks ascending this wall are actually stair steps, which allow people to climb over the fence easily; they lead to a small, enclosed cemetery dating from the mid-1800s created by the Gorham family, which once owned the land here on Newtown Pike.  The stone walls along this section of the road were recently rebuilt, but this section was left untouched.  So much for history.  Let’s look to the present and future.  Despite the spacious, bucolic beauty of wide rolling green fields, there’s a lot happening over that rock wall.  On the way to the Kentucky Horse Park, this area is part of a UK College of Agriculture research farm, close to a  water quality riparian buffer zone project on Cane Run creek, as well as the new Legacy Trail, a multi-use pathway that will connect the Kentucky Horse Park and downtown Lexington.  With the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games around the corner, this section of the highway represents the beauty of the Bluegrass well, and is a sign of some positive positive progress.  Click on the underlined links to find out more about each organization.  *************************The Whatzit #2 question:  This one’s more of a Wherezit, because if you know that, you probably know the Whatzit of it, too.  How closely do you pay attention to detal as you cruise around the Bluegrass, enjoying the classic look of dry stone walls?  This sections, however, is mortared.  For Whatzit used?