tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post6606380116391666939..comments2024-03-09T13:49:36.566-06:00Comments on Prairie Bluestem: BackroadGenevieve Netzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-22271817888794227932010-12-12T23:59:06.262-06:002010-12-12T23:59:06.262-06:00John, next time I drive through there, I will watc...John, next time I drive through there, I will watch for the house. Thanks for sharing that information with me. I enjoy knowing a bit about local history.<br /><br />Laura, I took that photo less than two weeks ago! It's hard to imagine that tonight, everything in the photo would be covered with a blanket of snow.Genevieve Netzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-27203805570608263112010-12-12T22:51:40.579-06:002010-12-12T22:51:40.579-06:00Lovely picture. I haven't visited your blog in...Lovely picture. I haven't visited your blog in a while, and I miss it. I miss Kentucky, too, though I lived in Madison county for 4 years, not western Kentucky... I am going to have to make a road trip next summer!<br /><br />Thank you for sharing the autumn photo! :)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07084993605767033173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-36935341346558192252010-12-09T17:31:37.198-06:002010-12-09T17:31:37.198-06:00I believe so, at least two generations are from th...I believe so, at least two generations are from the area. Last i knew, the house is still standing, but it is not by the creek. It is more towards the shiloh church road side off in a big open field. He was dead before i was born, but i knew my great-grandmother, Vera Henderson West well. She died around 1988 i believe. Beautiful farm though, it belongs to Charlie Powell now. I wish it were still in the family.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01305681347957088721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-47293862329647238592010-12-05T20:20:41.688-06:002010-12-05T20:20:41.688-06:00John, thanks for visiting. I am curious. Was your...John, thanks for visiting. I am curious. Was your great-grandfather born and raised there, or did he move there as an adult? And was his place along one of the creeks that the road crosses?Genevieve Netzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-55446060617623022152010-12-05T18:53:30.757-06:002010-12-05T18:53:30.757-06:00Owen West was my great-grandfather. That road lea...Owen West was my great-grandfather. That road leads to the West homeplace.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01305681347957088721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-46003177524564471852010-12-02T19:36:51.269-06:002010-12-02T19:36:51.269-06:00Thank you, Stitchy. Really, I just happened to pas...Thank you, Stitchy. Really, I just happened to pass down that road at the right moment. I came over the top of a hill and the car tracks were shining in the sunshine.Genevieve Netzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-4972878971386617492010-12-02T08:17:57.154-06:002010-12-02T08:17:57.154-06:00I love this picture. You have such a great eye for...I love this picture. You have such a great eye for taking pictures. :)Stitchy Mc Floss https://www.blogger.com/profile/00562041622656969121noreply@blogger.com