Spring has finally arrived and the capitol city of Kentucky is blooming. This is the most beautiful time of year to spend an afternoon in Frankfort. I walked around the Old Capitol grounds and enjoyed the flowers and fresh growth on the trees.
Girls play in front of the Old Capitol.
Frankfort is host to numerous flowering trees, including the native red bud and dogwood. A walk around the area promises to reveal magnolia, cherry and crab apple blossoms. While the modern Kentucky State Capitol building always hosts a fine display of tulips this time of year, the Old Capitol was dressed with the showy blooms of a pink dogwood.
Flowering dogwood
The Capitol Annex, home to the Cabinet for Economic Development
I drove around some of the downtown Frankfort streets looking for blooms, circling out to Buffalo Trace Bourbon Distillery. Buffalo Trace is always a solid bet for beautiful seasonal landscaping. Even from the distribution entrance, the flowers didn't disappoint. The tulips caught the light just as the sun began to set.
Spring blooms at Buffalo Trace
Orange tulip
Warehouses filled with bourbon barrels
Girls play in front of the Old Capitol.
Frankfort is host to numerous flowering trees, including the native red bud and dogwood. A walk around the area promises to reveal magnolia, cherry and crab apple blossoms. While the modern Kentucky State Capitol building always hosts a fine display of tulips this time of year, the Old Capitol was dressed with the showy blooms of a pink dogwood.
Flowering dogwood
The Capitol Annex, home to the Cabinet for Economic Development
I drove around some of the downtown Frankfort streets looking for blooms, circling out to Buffalo Trace Bourbon Distillery. Buffalo Trace is always a solid bet for beautiful seasonal landscaping. Even from the distribution entrance, the flowers didn't disappoint. The tulips caught the light just as the sun began to set.
Spring blooms at Buffalo Trace
Orange tulip
Warehouses filled with bourbon barrels
Really nice set of images, Chrissi. Ya know, I'm wholly unfamiliar w/ Frankfort despite a fourth grade class trip there. Biggest recollection of that was - besides being a cold winter day - a brass plate in a sidewalk where almost governor Goebel was felled by an assassin. You're making me want to spend a day there next time I get back over the hills!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous time of the year is spring! I love all the photos that you posted, especially of the orange tulips. It makes me want to plant lots of flowers.
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