Old Timey Pear: Whitehurst Diaries, March, 2012 2012-03-18 - Old Gradyville Road, Gradyville, KY - Photo by Sharon Whitehurst. According to Haskell Rogers, who is not far from his own centenary, the Old Timey [Kieffer] pear tree in the accompanying photos was well established when he moved to the Gradyville area as a boy. Sharon Whitehurst Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Saturday, March 17, 2012 trailer fire - total loss 2012-03-18 - 2200 Campbellsville Road, Columbia, KY - Photo by Donald Hare. The Columbia Fire Department responded to a trailer fire at 4:23pmCT, Saturday afternoon, March 17, 2012, to 2200 Campbellsville Road, Columbia, KY, to find a cargo trailer and its contents on fire. The vehicle was owned by Richie Melson and was a total loss. There were 16 firemen on the scene for around 20 minutes. - Donald Hare Betty's OKCC, left, and Trinity UMC's Wm. Davenport Center, right can be seen at the crest of the hill. (Names of any of the identifiable fireman welcome.) Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Columbia AgNews started by students at Lindsey Wilson 2012-03-18 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Nicholas Navarro. Nicolas Navarro of Lindsey Wilson College's SIFE team announces a new website, Columbia-AgNews.com, devoted to: agricultural news, farm management, relevant government policies, new industry innovations, economics, and more. The project started as part of a classroom project, but the developers see it as much more than that. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Barbara Armitage: Oh, Hail, Russell Co., KY March 15, 2012 2012-03-18 - Jamestown, KY - Photo by Barbara Armitage. Serious weather: "Hay, Ed it's hailing at the parkway in Jamestown," Barbara Armitage wrote with this picture taken on Thursday, March 15, 2012, from Russell County. Just a reminder that this is the Serious Season for weather in our part of the world. Fortunately, the intrepid Mrs. Armitage made it back from the meeting with some great ideas for Adair Countians. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Nature follows art: Tree trunk thinks its David Waltz creation 2012-03-17 - Toria Road, South Adair Co., KY - Photo by Linda Waggener. A gnarled tree trunk is canted in this rendering to show faces in the cedar more clearly. Sometimes it seems a giant wet poodle, sometimes shared faces of two poodles, as in a whimsical David Waltz ceramic piece, sometimes it appears to have the appearance of a goat or even a baboon. In any case, natures art, abetted by right of way barb wire, does have visual interest. it's on the South Side of Toria Road, between Sparksville and Breeding. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Adair Co., KY: Old Fashion Pear Tree blooms on Toria RD 2012-03-17 - Toria Road, South Adair Co., KY - Photo by Linda Waggener. Toria Road mostly rides the top of the ridgeline, as it does at this point, offering beautiful springtime views, and this charmer, a right of way pear tree, its veil of blooms masking farm structures in the background. See also: The Whitehurst Diaries: Old Timey Pear blooms early -EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of KY: Carolina Wren, Hanging out in The Holler 2012-03-17 - Old Clearsprings Road, Ozark, Adair Co., KY - Photo by Shamarie Claiborne. Shamarie Claiborne writes: "Looked out my window and saw this guy hanging out." Appears to be a Carolina Wren, which found its way to the heavenly life in a wonderful world for an ambitious wren, The Holler on Old Clearsprings Road, Ozark, KY.. -CM Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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