Barren River

Posted on by kevin cooper

A few years ago, I had a blog called, Love, Life, Tears, & Laughter (Then, Now & Hereafter) where I shared moments of my life in America, holidays, vacations, general things going on in life, and of course a lot about my cats. I deleted it a couple of years ago… regretfully. Anyway, I was thinking about doing something new on this site when it dawned on me that folks really liked that blog so why not share some of the stuff I used to have on that blog, here. So here’s my first post in a whole new category for this blog… I hope you enjoy it, folks: 🙂

Barren River

Barren River is one of the first places I visited when I immigrated to the US. I lived in Bowling Green, Kentucky in Warren County and Barren River which is 135 miles long, flows into Bowling Green from Monroe County, (Named after the US’s fifth president, James Monroe.) also in Kentucky.

I was a little dubious when I first visited Barren River due to strange wildlife there. Rattlesnakes and spiders in particular, BIG spiders. My eyes were all over the place as I walked through the green. I had already seen wasps that were so much bigger than I was used to. (Ours are like gnats in comparison.) They scared the hell out of me. Insect life was something I had to adjust to.

My uneasiness didn’t last long. Once I saw the beauty of the river, all was forgotten. Even on my way back, I was still thinking of the river with its beautiful surroundings and totally oblivious to the wildlife around me. 🙂

About four to five years after I moved to Bowling Green, Mike, my brother-in-law and I took Wesley, my son (he would have bordered on two years at the time) to the river so he could appreciate the beauty of its surroundings.

They were happy days folks and I wouldn’t exchange them for the world.

43 thoughts on “Barren River”

  14. It shows up differently on the laptop to the phone.
    On my laptop it shows up as 9 pictures in a grid, then one, then 3 on the bottom in a line. On my phone most showed up bullet pointed. I don’t know how you posted it, for me I usually have to add every picture separately which is really annoying.
    I really loved seeing them again now (when I was trying to see how they showed up on my laptop).

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  23. Looks like a beautiful spot full of memories. I feel the same way about our Yuba River. Not a fan though of the rattle snakes or wasps either!

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  40. I love the new feature, Kev, and am looking forward to seeing more. This was a fabulous post with a wonderful collection of photos. Stinging insects freak me out, too….well, actually most insects do, LOL.

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