Scenic Russell Co., KY: A bit of Mediterrean? 2017-07-20 - Main Street, Next to WIDS Christian Radio Studio - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com(c). One of our favorite scenes on Russell Springs' beautifully maintained, very walkable downtown, is this roofless building next to the WIDS Christian radio station. It always makes us think of scenes from travelogues - most with dining tables and happy diners. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Pastor Eric Gilbert will lead Kingdom Advance 3 Aug 2017 2017-07-19 - Campbellsville University - Photo by Joshua Williams. Eric Gilbert, pastor of 3trees Church in Russell Springs and Campbellsville, Ky., will lead worship at Campbellsville University's Kingdom Advance Network Aug. 3, 2017. Dr. G. Ted Taylor, vice president for university outreach, said, "The Kingdom Advance Network exists to connect pastors, pastoral staffs, lay leaders and ministries in building God's Kingdom together." Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Can animals have heat strokes? 2017-07-19 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, columbiamagazine.com. The beautiful dog was showing signs of distress and disorientation in the extreme noonday heat, going in circles, limping now and then. Water was offered and a check of the collar by Lindsey Wilson College Wrestling Coach Myron Bradbury discovered s/he was not far from home and just needed a little help. Thankfully a friend came, offering a ride home to safety. The experience left me wondering if animals are in as great a danger as humans with temperatures heading into the mid 90s. -- LW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Tiny dark red dots at petal base identify this flower 2017-07-19 - northeastern Adair County, KY - Photo by Sharon Whitehurst. This bushy wild plant in bloom, above the retaining wall where Mose Miller used to hitch buggy horses when visitors arrived, seems to be Monarda Clinipodia. The identifying feature of this one is the tiny dark red dots at the base of the petals -- more readily noted in my photo than when I was leaning over the wall with my camera. The terms 'bee balm,' 'wild bergamot,' 'monarda' are used inter-changeably by most of us. The leaves of all plants in this group have a 'minty' scent--some more than others. If you enjoy Early Grey tea, you may recognize the 'bergamot' taste and smell. - Sharon Whitehurst Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Can't help but smile at this volunteer Sunflower 2017-07-19 - Fairground Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, columbiamagazine.com. This healthy Sunflower popped up under Fay McKinley's bird feeder this season. A few seeds must have escaped the birds that visit the hanging feeder near her back door and this is a happy result. Looked like a win-win arrangement. - LW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Adair Co., KY: Falls of Sapp Creek 2017-07-19 - Seen from Barnetts Creek Rd Bridge over Sapp Creek, Adair County, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com(c). It can only be almost seen from the bridge - much like that second bear the the Adair Countian reported seeing on his visit to the Great Smoky Mountains, but all truly born again Adair Countians know by heart - but on the authority of Bill Aldridge, there is a charming little waterfalls as the stream, above, flows out of the top of the picture, toward it's manifest destiny of joining might Barnett's Creek beyond. Bill Aldridge assures us that there are many sightseeing worthy waterfalls, maybe with as many as four feet of drop, in the area. The water is as clear as it gets in Adair County, but caveats from BJ Hagy, who warns not to drink the water and to eschew encounters with serpents of the copperhead and rattlesnake types - and wonders if there might not be cottonmouths - from the safety of his new New Hampshire home far, far from his upbringing in Kentucky. As for the water warning, he says he wouldn't drink it now, and for sure he wouldn't have drunk it when he as a lad. - EW. This photo is added today to the story & photo(s) linked via Read More, about the opening day for the new Barnett's Creek Bridge. - EW Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Casey Co., KY - Sacred Heart Catholic Church 2017-07-19 - Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Intersection of Hwys 70 & 127, Liberty, Kentucky - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com(c). From any angle, one of Kentucky's most delightful church scenes. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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