Baby, It's Cold Outside

-5 degrees this morning in Lexington, Fayette County

The Jailer's Inn, Part 2

Inside the old jail, The Jailer's Inn, Bardstown, Nelson County

The Detox Cell

Sleeping accommodations for the inmates

Inmate poetry on the wall of the old jail

Some of the things the inmates made while in jail.  The Barbasol can was used to make a key, while the electric cord and ink pen were used to make tattoos.

One of the options for guests to the inn is a stay in one of the jail cells which has been upgraded for lodgers' comfort.  There's a private bathroom behind a partition in one corner, heating and air conditioning, a futon, and bunk beds.  The lower bunk is even a waterbed.

The Jailer's Inn, Part 1

The Jailer's Inn, Bardstown, Nelson County

Inside the Victorian Room, one of six rooms available for lodging

Inside the Victorian Room

Piano with sheet music by Kentuckian Stephen Foster

Preserving the past is a gift for the future.

The enclosed courtyard behind the jail was once where hangings took place.  Now the space is used for gardening and outdoor dining.

Courtyard

Courtyard

Outside view of one of the windows to the old jail

Outer view of the courtyard wall and its massive iron gate

Night view of the main entrance to the Jailer's Inn

Pascal Costanzo Jr. Memorial Highway

Entering Bell County on Highway 25E

Bondurant's Pharmacy: Then and Now

2008:  Bondurant's Pharmacy, Lexington, Fayette County

2014:  Imperial Liquor

Great Blue Heron

Lexington, Fayette County

Einstein and Company

Art and Graffiti along Manchester Street, Lexington, Fayette County

Look closely. . .

January Morning on Porter Road

Porter Road, Scott County

Ward Hall

Historic Ward Hall, Georgetown, Scott County
Built in 1853, Ward Hall is said to be the finest example of Greek Revival architecture in the state.

Red-Headed Woodpecker

Lexington, Fayette County