Birds of Kentucky: A Robin's Happy Song 2018-06-05 - N Reed Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Was it happy because it sang, or did it sing because it was happy. This one had the stage to itself in the Downtown Opera House of the Outdoors, on a stage commanding the full attention of attendees at the Columbia City Council meeting last night. If you aren't familiar with the American Robin as much as you should be, there's a wonderful primer at: Allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Robin including an audio, and information on their occasional intoxicated behavior, and their rather admiral family values, and more. It's a quick, fact-filled read with nuggets of information to satisfy the most inquisitive nine-year-old. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Homage to Dad, red barns, green country side, Walking Dead 2018-06-05 - Columbia Bypass & Pelham Branch Road, Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Linda stopped the car, turned around, and took aim for a picture of this scene when she saw it. It is a gorgeous scene, and inspires mania to think there ought to be a law to require barns to be either weathered gray or painted red. That's homage to my father, who believed red was the most wonderful color in the spectrum. It's homage to these fabulous green days. And it's homage to Walking Dead, to paraphrase the nun, "Everything is better than its worst trait." Nodding thistle, the bane of agriculturists, has no place in cow country. But it does have, besides it's beauty, a benefit to some wildlife, including hummingbirds, goldfinches, butterflies, and bumbly & honey bees. Sometimes, there are two sides to a story. Never in telling the truth - that's a constant - but in plant life , it is sometimes amazing how wrong headedness tries to exterminate some of the really good guys - like hemp and marijuana - before looking at the big picture. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

From across the campus - the tree in the Crown 2018-06-05 - Lindsey Wilson College from Fairgrounds to A.P. White (main) campus - Photo by Ed Waggener. One sees, momentarily, the illusion of a tree growing through the crown of Begley Chapel; at first, reminiscent of those wonderful old abandoned silos with with a trumpet vine 'do. A bit ironic, since the architect drew on silos as an inspiration for the famed structure. But it's not, of course. Begley Chapel is one of the most meticulously maintained places of worship in the nation, and is certainly one of the most famous. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Loveliest of flowers now - Catalpa blossoms 03 Jun 2018 2018-06-05 - Lindsey Wilson College, A.P. White Campus, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Up close each bloom is as exquisite as an orchid. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

(Ad) Thank You from Magistrate Sammy Baker, Adair District 3 2018-06-04 - Columbia, KY. - Photo from archives, ColumbiaMagazine.com . Thank You from SAMMY BAKER, Magistrate Adair County District 3 South Columbia-Harmony and Glensfork-Melson Ridge precincts. My family and I want to say a heartfelt "Thank You" to every Adair Countian who voted for and supported me in the Primary Election. Thank you for continuing to choose Sammy Baker, Magistrate District 3. Thank you for allowing me to serve you. I am grateful for your trust that will allow me to continue putting my experience in County Government toward getting things done. I humbly ask you to vote for me again on Election Day, Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Please vote for and elect SAMMY BAKER to continue the progress we are making in District 3 and in Adair County. Thank You, /s/ - SAMMY BAKER Paid for by the candidate Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

CUSA Crappie Tournament 2018 GRL: 4th Place Pro's, Aarons, Russell Springs, KY 2018-06-04 - Holmes Bend Marina, 5380 Holmes Bend Road & Green River Lake, Columbia, KY - Photo from Crappie USA . Fourth Place in the Crappie USA event at Holmes Bend in 2018 went to Paul, Joe and Will Aaron from Russell Springs, KY. Team Aaron weighed 10.51 pounds to claim their spot and earn $ 600.00 for their two days of fishing. They fished the area above Holmes Bend. They choose vertical jigging over cover and Monkey Milk colored jigs to catch their fish. They reported landing 50 to 60 fish for the weekend. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

CUSA Crappie Tournament GRL: 3rd Place Pro's, Cochran Bros. 2018-06-04 - Holmes Bend Marina, 5380 Holmes Bend Road & Green River Lake, Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Crappie USA. The third-place spot in the Pro Division went to Lynn and Nathan Cochran from Springfield, KY. They weighed 10.88 pounds and earned $1,000.00. Lynn and Nathan were casting jigs in 10 to 20 feet of water. They were using Big Bite Swimming Minnow jigs in various colors to catch more than 200 fish for the weekend. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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