Birds of Kentucky: Yellow Billed Cuckoo 2021-09-23 - Eastern Jefferson Co., KY - Photo by Pen. According to the All About Birds entry for Coccyzus americanus, "Yellow-billed Cuckoos are among the few bird species able to eat hairy caterpillars. In the East they eat large numbers of tent caterpillars—as many as 100 in one sitting." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Crepe Myrtle will be missed 2021-09-23 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. I'll be missing the beautiful summer Crepe Myrtle blossoms on my walks downtown. Their season of color has brightened days and their shade has lessened heat but as Jelaine Harlow signs off on her email messages, "For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven." - Ecclesiastes 3:1. Crepe Myrtle is closing out as we enter Fall. - LW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Historian at work 2021-09-23 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Daniel Trabue, builder of the one-and-a-half-story brick home on the bluff overlooking Columbia, was portrayed by Columbia historian Richard Phelps at the 200th anniversary celebration of the historic Trabue Russell House. If you missed getting to talk with him, Richard will be on hand at this Saturday's festival in historic Creelsboro, KY impersonating Elijah Creel. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Festival Saturday in Creelsboro near Rockhouse 2021-09-23 - Russell County, KY - Photo from Robbie Bell. The Creelsboro Festival will be held in Russell County on the Cumberland River this Saturday, September 25th with music and booths opening starting at 10amCT. Plan a little extra time to take a walk at the Rockhouse Bottom natural arch. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Grasshopper 2021-09-23 - Central Kentucky - Photo by Pen. On the last day of summer, I walked across a recently mown field, surfing a wave of grasshoppers. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Rain art 2021-09-22 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. It was a rainy first day of Fall, 2021. Two shades of Mums got a special art effect looking through pouring rain on the windshield. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Aaron Branham Day proclaimed in Columbia 2021-09-22 - Adair County, KY - Photo from City Hall, Columbia, KY. Mayor Pam Hoots proclaimed September 22, 2021 Aaron Branham Day in Columbia. She writes, "It was Aaron’s 16th birthday and he has been working hard collecting socks for Norton’s Children’s Hospital. With the help of businesses and citizens of Columbia the City was able to present him with 2,206 pairs of socks. There is still time to donate, socks can be dropped off at City Hall by October 1st. Happy Birthday Aaron!" Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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