Scenic Kentucky: Green River Lake 2021-08-18 - Taylor Co., KY - Photo by Pen. Green River Lake, looking across toward Emerald Isle Marina. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Early moments of dawn in Gradyville 2021-08-18 - Adair County, KY - Photo by David Goguen. "There is a time in the early moments of dawn, before the light reveals the true nature of color to us, when the landscape is blue and gray. We have a choice of how we look at that blue and gray. We can see it in terms of being either drab and depressing, or we can see it as the background of a canvas for a painting that is about to exist. The same holds true when taking a photograph. The key here is, if we are to seriously look at the spiritual benefit of photography, we must be able to use it as a vehicle of capturing the emotion we feel or would like to feel in any given moment in the visual world. If we can do that, then light becomes not only a condition of the visual world, but the inner world as well. So, basically what I am saying, is that photography can be a pathway to your inner world, if you want it to be." - David Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

New book announced by Metcalfe County author 2021-08-18 - Metcalfe County, KY - Photo from Gaye Shaw, Executive Director, Metcalfe County Chamber of Commerce. Jim Tsukagoshi, who moved to Metcalfe County many years ago, has just had his first English book published. Presently it is only available in e-book form but will be available in hard copy in a few weeks. The book is four short stories of love between a man and a woman and is dedicated to Jim's late wife Mildred. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Progess on the CookOut location 2021-08-17 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener. Construction is coming along nicely at the new CookOut location. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Tobacco Road 2021-08-17 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Though many crops have been converted to soybeans or others, some still grow tobacco here. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Waiting with students to get the vaccine 2021-08-17 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Rachel Waggener. Rachel and Doug Waggener's daughters, Jade and Natalie, are pictured waiting to get the Coronavirus vaccine at Adair County High School. Rachel, a teacher, decided not to accept word of mouth and dug into the facts swirling around about the vaccine. She advises parents to find the facts. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Pawpaw fruit, as Ed predicted 2021-08-16 - Adair Co., KY - Photo By Larry Clark. Larry writes, "I remember speaking with Ed a few years ago about about all things paw paws. During our conversation he said he liked to see things from start to finish. So I took pictures throughout that year, from the bloom to the big ripe paw paws. I told him that I had luck getting some seedlings growing that year. I asked him if he knew how long they would take to bear fruit he said about seven years. Last year was the seventh, and the first year they had any blooms, so Ed was spot on, but, unfortunately, they froze. This year however is a different story. I am submitting these pictures of my trees this year. I believe Mr. Ed Waggener would have liked them. --Larry" Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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