Maxey Knob, Hart Co., KY - seen from Pierce-Donansburg Rd 2018-02-26 - Seen from Pierce-Donansburg Road, Green County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. The dominant peak on the skyline in the Donansburg area of Green County, KY, is Maxey Knob, in Hart County, KY, seen above from Pierce-Donansburg Road. For more details on peaks in Hart County, KY, see: Hart County Peaks. - Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Daffodil Watch 2018: The biggest bouquet of the weekend 2018-02-25 - Green County, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. It was in the Mt. Lebanon Church Road area of Green County, KY where this field of Daffodils brightened up a gray Sunday afternoon, 25 Feb 2018. - LW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Mystery tree growths in need of identification 2018-02-25 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Calling on tree specialists among columbiamagazine.com readers -- please help identify the growths on this limb hanging over Town Creek in Columbia. From the spring green fan shapes that stick out from the wood (which first caught my eye) to the coral buds that look like flower petals opening on the upper side, to the rose colored growth on the underside that, on very close inspection, appears as tiny stalactite formations hanging from a cave ceiling. Do all three make up one fungus in different stages or are they different families? A quick search found this list of tree fungi but none seem to match. Enlightenment will be very much appreciated. - LW Comments, clarifications, corrections, recommendations Billy Joe Fudge - Mushroom website Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Daryl Ford given retirement honors after 30 years service 2018-02-25 - Taylor County, KY - Photo by Calen McKinney, Public Information Officer, Campbellsville Independent Schools. Campbellsville Elementary School Principal Elisha Rhodes, right, reads messages written to custodian Daryl Ford, who is retiring after working for Campbellsville Independent Schools for nearly 30 years. Ford and his wife, Betty, are at left. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Tulip Tree beginning to bloom in Muncie Court 2018-02-25 - Edmonton, Metcalfe County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Pretty Tulip Trees are coming into bloom in Muncie Court in Edmonton, KY. The blue in the background is an Edmonton water tower. - LW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

A good read by a warm fire, surrounded by local art -- perfect 2018-02-25 - Taylor County, KY - Photo by Stan McKinney. Usually behind the camera, directing communications for Campbellsville University, Joan McKinney is the subject of the photograph this time. Her husband, Stan McKinney, lead professor of communication at CU, and photography professor, took this photo of her while she volunteered at the university's Pence-Chowning Art Gallery, 205 University Drive, Campbellsville, KY. His photo captures her enjoying her favorite pastime, reading, beside a warm fire, surrounded by original, local works of art showcased in the gallery -- a perfect moment in time. - LW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Signs of Spring: Crossing Lindsey Wilson 2018-02-25 - Bridge over Town Creek, Lindsey Wilson Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed waggener, CM Annelida photographer. Fearless crossing Lindsey Wilson Street, this lone lowly worm was one of not so many of it's ilk, making the trek. Everyone has wondered and theorized - I know I have - why earthworms are drawn to warm concrete and pavement after a rain. According to the article, www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/why-do-earthworms-surface-after-a-rain it's absolutely not because they will drown. The article discusses the urge to mate, to migrate, to avoid moles (but not greater threat of robins), a phenomenon known as swarming, and more. And if one wants to know about their parapoda locomotion and their OEM parts, that's in a Wikipedia article, Wiki/Annelid. For those who have OD'ed on Bizarre Foods and see these fishing worms as food, there are pro's and con's, encouragement and warnings, about earthworm consumption, raw or cooked, with the main concurrence being that the worms taste earthy. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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