Kentucky Color: Trifecta of Weird 2021-11-11 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Billy Joe Fudge. By Billy Joe Fudge Most all of us are now familiar with the, "life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you gonna get" quote. Well the same could be said about nature also. This is most certainly the "trifecta of weird" and certainly takes the cake. It all started out as a Butternut (White walnut) growing on the creek bank. The creek eroded all the soil around the roots on the near side which allowed the tree to lay over on the creek bank with about half its roots still intact. The two far trees seem to have been limbs that turned upward making individual trees by putting roots down through the rotting heartwood which is now completely gone and around the outside of the trunk as well. You can see through the holes in the old trunk. The nearest offspring is a root collar sprout that is suffering the same fate from erosion as did the parent tree. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Filing for office - Billy Coffey 2021-11-11 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Billy Coffey. Billy Coffey is running for re-election as Magistrate with hopes of continuing to represent District 5 in Adair County. Pictured from left are as follows: Jackie Coffey (wife), Billy Coffey, and Jason McGuffin (friend). Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of Kentucky: Red Shouldered Hawk 2021-11-11 - Glens Fork, KY - Photo by Roldcat. Roldcat writes, "Just after takeoff, the shadow of a red shouldered hawk is cast upon a fresh roll of hay in Glens Fork. The hawk was perched atop the roll of hay and was photographed just after it took flight to capture prey in the field about 125 feet away. The shot was taken through a pane of glass with the subject being approximately 200 yards away out in the field, thus the lack of clarity." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Question: what are the dark spots? 2021-11-10 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Jackie Montgomery. Might our resident forrester explain the new spots on these fall leaves? - Jackie Montgomery Sano community Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Fall on the Public Square in Columbia 2021-11-10 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Walks through downtown Columbia continue to draw folks who love the color of the season. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

A prayer request from Embracing Hope Ethiopia 2021-11-10 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Anna Peterson. Embracing Hope Ethiopia helps provide a safe space for children in the Addis Ababa area, which is affected by the nationwide State of Emergency due to a year-long civil conflict. Anna Peterson, Assistant Director of ISP, shares this letter to help local host parents find ways to help. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Sources of Strength at Adair County High School 2021-11-10 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Brody Blair. From left bottom: Lilly Glass, Halle Burton, Brody Blair, Luke Rich, and Amber Loy. 2nd Row, from Left: Maison Karnes, Kaydence Karnes, Jack Fishback, Madeline Hardwick, and Abby Claywell. 3rd Row, from Left: Ben Kingrey, Kaylee Butler, Allie Reynolds, and Hope Wall. 4th Row, from left; standing : Mayatu Brown, Sierra DeMers, Seth Murphy, and Caden Willis 5th Row, form left; standing: Emma Brown, Jazzy Kemp, Kennedy Ray, Krysta Jones, and Mia Schneider Last Row, from left; standing: Mckenzie Parnell, Millie Brown, and Jade Waggener Many others not pictured Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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