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Tulip Poplar is a tree of many uses

2020-05-20 - Breeding, KY, southern Adair County - Photo by Marie Freeman
Marie writes, "With the winds and rain, the Poplar blooms are falling. The hummingbirds and the bees will miss their nectar. The Tulip Poplar is truly an amazing tree. Historic Uses - The bark of a tulip poplar, when boiled in water, was used as a medicinal tea for treating typhoid and malaria. It was used as an alternative to quinine. The inner bark was useful in treating rheumatism and arthritis. This was also a common use of the bark of many trees within the magnolia family. The tea from the bark, when boiled down, is also useful as a cough syrup. The flowers of the tulip poplar have been used, when prepared, as an ointment for soothing skin and to aid in the healing of burns."
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Tiny pedestrian near Green River Lake

2020-05-20 - Taylor County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com
The tiny pedestrian working its way across the road near Green River Lake is a colorful Eastern Box Turtle.
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ACHS Class of 2020 parade: Carrie Ann Smith

2020-05-20 - Columbia - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com
Album - Adair County High School seniors class of 2020. Carrie Ann Smith is the daughter of Cotton and Ann Smith, granddaughter of the Late Garnett and Margaret Baker and the Late Elmer "Dude" and Sally Smith. She is being driven by her cousin, Hailey Taylor Staen.
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