Sharon Whitehurst: It always rains on peonies 2017-05-08 - The Whitehurst Place, Sanders Ridge, KY - Photo by Sharon Whitehurst. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Sharon Whitehurst: Time honored way of cherishing loveliness 2017-05-08 - Sanders Ridge, Pellyton, KY - Photo by Sharon Whitehurst. 'When the peony petals fall I add them to the bowl where rose petals are drying, the time-honored way of cherishing fleeting loveliness.' - SHARON WHITEHURST Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Russell County, KY: Honeysuckle barn 2017-05-07 - Near Eli, Russell County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com photo(c). A graying barn by the side of the road near Eli, KY, has so many seasons. Right now, in the rainy season, it has a fabulous display of honeysuckle. In a few weeks, its peak will be adorned with trumpet vine blossoms. As wonderful as the lake scenery is in Russell County, it may never surpass the countryside there all along. Some special elements: The appreciation of Eastern Red Cedars and the care many in Russell County take to show them to their best advantage. And here in the Greater Eli and Ono area, honeysuckle is often seen as a cultivated landscape hedge. And the floral display, not to mention the damp evenings redolent with the vines' magic, aphrodisiacal fragrances is unmatched anywhere else. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Deep Purple color surprises Adair iris fancier 2017-05-07 - Liberty Road, Columbia, KY - Photo by Greg Thomas, Greg Thomas Photography (c) . Purple Iris. I don't remember remember having this deep purple iris before and it might not have bloomed last year. It was blooming early this morning when I was checking things out around the yard. When I snapped the picture with my phone I didn't even notice the dew on the petals. I have two more bunches of iris that are just budding out and I'll just have to wait and see what color they surprise me with. - GREG THOMAS. Photo Sun 07 May 2017. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Russell Co., KY: Wolf Creek Dam 2017-05-07 - Jamestown, Russell County, KY - Photo by Kristy Keene. Kristy Keene writes, "Appreciating what sunshine we did receive today! Taken in Jamestown KY." Seen in the ColumbiaMagazine group on Flickr. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Double Rainbow from Keen Wilson Road - 6 May 2017 2017-05-07 - From Keen-Wilson Road, Adair County, KY - Photo by Anna Harris. My daughter snapped this picture and I really liked it! - MIKE HARRIS. (So do we. It's stunning. Thanks for sharing. - ED & LINDA) Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Wildflowers of Kentucky: Dainty white blossoms on Jericho Cliff 2017-05-07 - Corbins Bend Road, Above Holmes Bend Marina, Adair County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com photo(c). The hunt for Mountain Laurel this weekend where it usually blooms in May above Green River Lake resulted in discoveries like this one, but no Mountain Laurel yet. Readers who know their blossoms may be able to advise the name of the flower, even though it is drooping in heavy rain just before the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby. Could it be Mock Orange? -- LW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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