Christmas underway in Russell Springs, KY 2016-11-25 - Jamestown & Main Streets, Russell Springs, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com (c). Russell Springs was already in a Christmas mood, two days before Thanksgiving this year. These snow men were already greeting folks at the corner of Main Street and Jamestown Street, with cheery smiles. They weren't alone. Christmas had already come alight along downtown, at City Hall, at the Russell Springs Christian churches, and several other locations. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Fall color in the Coburg area 2016-11-24 - Coburg, KY area - Photo by Robert Ellis (c). Changing colors of this vining plant glows, backlit by the sun. - Anyone of an ID handy for this plant? Identifications in order of receipt Charles Marshburn guesses mystery plant at Coburg is Greenbriar. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Coburg Area Fall Color: Wild cherry leaves 2016-11-24 - Coburg, KY area - Photo by Robert Ellis (c). Wild black cherry leaves have turned to shades of red to bright yellow in the Coburg area. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Epicurean Kentuckian: An egg with yourgreens to celebrate 2016-11-24 - South Central Kentucky . Simple peasant fare as usual, with an egg on your greens for in celebration of a special day. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Zaza was playing at the Paramount Theater in Columbia 100 years ago 2016-11-24 - Columbia, KY - Photo from JIM. That long-ago Thanksgiving evening found Pauline Frederick lighting up the screen at the Columbia’s Paramount theatre in "Zaza," a five-reel (50 minute) 1915 movie of superior quality, according to this ad in the Adair County News, 100 years ago, in its November 28, 1916 edition. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

B.C. Milam Reel, made in Frankfort, KY, known for quality 2016-11-24 - Frankfort, KY - Photo photo by Gene Burch, submitted by Kentucky Fish & Wildlife. This B.C. Milam reel constructed in Frankfort by Benjamin C. Milam in the late 1800s is a fine example of a Frankfort, sometimes called Kentucky, reel. The quality, precision and performance of these reels established a world-wide reputation for craftsmanship. An exhibit at the Capital City Museum in downtown Frankfort features reels made by the four major Frankfort reel makers. Their work made the Frankfort reel synonymous with being among the best fishing reels in the world. - KY & Fish & Wildlife, Kentucky Afield Magazine. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Cow grazing in lush Green River Bottom pasture 2016-11-24 - Tebbs Bend Bridge area, Tebbs Bend Road, Taylor County, KY - Photo by Robert Ellis (c). While most of South Central Kentucky grassland has suffered to death from the drought, it was different for this cow grazing contentedly on tender green grass in the Green River Bottoms near the Tebb's Bend Bridge. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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