Beauty from the Banks of Big Creek: Goldenrod 2013-08-25 - Big Creek, Gradyville, KY - Photo by Melissa Stone. Melissa Stone finds "Beauty in the humblest of places, along the banks of my beloved Big Creek," she says, including this goldenrod. Flickr. See also: Melissa Stone: The Gifts of Gradyville, a CM Classic Story about growing up in Gradyville, KY Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Beauty from the Banks of Big Creek: Ironweed 2013-08-25 - Gradyville, KY - Photo by Melissa Stone. Melissa Stone finds "Beauty in the humblest of places, along the banks of my beloved Big Creek," she says, including this angle for ironweed. Flickr. See also: Melissa Stone: The Gifts of Gradyville, a CM Classic Story about growing up in Gradyville, KY Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Beauty from the Banks of Big Creek: Fungus 2013-08-25 - Gradyville, KY - Photo by Melissa Stone. Melissa Stone found "Beauty in the Humblest of Places - along the banks of my beloved Big Creek." Above, a bright fungus (ID Appreciated), possibly deadly if ingested, but beautiful all the same.Flickr. See also: Melissa Stone: The Gifts of Gradyville, a CM Classic Story about growing up in Gradyville, KY Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

From the Banks of My Beloved Big Creek: The Church 2013-08-25 - 159 Old Gradyville Church Road, Columbia, KY - Photo by Melissa Stone. Melissa Stone captures yet another look at an Adair County iconic landmark, the Gradyville Baptist Church, 159 Old Gradyville Church Road, Gradyville, KY. This angle from the middle of her beloved Big Creek. Seen in the ColumbiaMagazine group on Flickr. See also: Melissa Stone: The Gifts of Gradyville, a CM Classic Story about growing up in Gradyville, KY Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

A Great Tradition, A Memorable Quote, a Great Adair Countian 2013-08-25 - Adair Annex, 424 Public Square, Columbia, KY - Photo CM File Photo. Buy, Swap, Sell & Trade Day A plaque in the lobby of the Adair Annex, 424 Public Square, Columbia, KY, remembers Wm. L "Daddy Bill" Walker, the founder of one of Columbia's longest running traditions, "Buy, Swap, Sell & Trade," held each Labor Day."This community was built by volunteers," is a well-remember quote of Mr. Walker, one of Columbia's all time outstanding volunteers, according to Mary Allender, former Adair 911 Coordinator, who said, in 2009, that Bill Walker's assessment several decades ago is even more true today. Every Labor Day his memory comes to mind at BSST Day. "Buy, Swap, Sell & Trade" Day will be held this year on Monday, September 2, 2013, on the Square in downtown Columbia, KY. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Happy Tail: Buttercup and Sami 2013-08-25 - Sugarfoot Farm Rescue, 860 Sparksville Road, Columbia, KY - Photo by Peg Schaeffer. Buttercup left plays with her best friend, Sami. Sami has found a Furever Home, and Buttercup, a sweet lovable dog, awaits a reunion with her family, in what will be Home #7 for her. - Peg Schaeffer Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Kentucky Color: Crepe Myrtle, shedding its skin 2013-08-25 - Green Hills, Columbia, KY - Photo by Billy Joe Fudge. The White Crepe Myrtle in my yard sheds it's skin each late summer and reveals a most righteous red bark. I walk under this tree just about every day and enjoy the green and the white and the red while drinking in it's mild fragrance that lays softly upon the nasal palate similar to Honey Suckle. However, the most intoxicating effect of this tree is not the look nor is it the smell but the feel. To lay the back of the hand upon the bark of this tree is to caress cool, surgical steel. I've yet to experience a feel in the plant kingdom as silky smooth as this one. - Billy Joe Fudge Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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