Big Creek at Dusk: Serenade of spring peepers 2011-02-19 - Old Gradyville RD, Gradyville, KY - Photo by Sharon Whitehurst. Big Creek the beautiful but sometimes boisterous neighbor entwined with Old Gradyville RD, is mostly quiet now. But in the evenings now, the marshy bottoms are a giant concert hall for the welcome springtime serenade of awakening Spring Creepers. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Porchtime on Big Creek: evening sunset is peaceful, reassuring 2011-02-19 - Old Gradyville RD., Gradyville, KY - Photo by Sharon Whitehurst. The sunset night before last wasn't spectacular, but its glow was peaceful, reassuring. It's part of the charm of Gradyville, KY, the village cozily nestled amid the gentle grandeur of the beautiful Adair County hills and ridgelines. At this time of the year, the rewards are egalitarian; everyone, from the humblest to the wealthy and mighty, enjoy porchtime with equal pleasure, and give thanks for another wonderful day along the meanders of storied Big Creek. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Great Backyard Bird Count: A shot from Day 1 2011-02-18 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Kathy Powell. Kathy Powell sent this photo of her busy bird feeders with Northern Cardinals, an American Goldfinch, and a hard to see Red-Bellied Woodpecker, on Day One of the Great Backyard Bird Count, which is, at the moment, highly successful for Adair County, with the community No. 1 in the Nation at 8:25pmCT, Friday, February 18, 2011. Seen in the ColumbiaMagazine group on Flickr. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Johnny C! - Jon Conover is 1st Remarkable Raider 2011-02-18 - 360 Spickard DR, Columbia, KY - Photo By Duane Bonifer. LWC photo. Lindsey Wilson College Biggers Sports Center Maintenance Manager Jon Conover, second from left, is joined by LWC Athletic Director Willis Pooler, left, and LWC Student Government Association officers Khyati Patel of Fulton, KY, and Jake Zimmerman of Philpot, KY, before Thursday night's LWC-Shawnee State (OH) University men's basketball game. Conover was named the college's inaugural "Remarkable Raider." Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Jon Conover, Remarkable Raider, acknowledges crowd 2011-02-18 - 360 Spickard DR, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. Jon Conover named the first every "Remarkable Raider" by the Student Government Association, waved to the crowd last night after receiving the award. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Countess Lisa 2011-02-18 - Photo by Barbara Armitage. "Countess Cardinal", writes Barbara Armitage, "aka Lisa Clark, was on a hunt this morning for her famous counterpart - Count Cardinal. Lisa, morning air talent at WAIN Radio, helped Adair County kick off this year's Great Backyard Bird Count with a remote broadcast from the feeder site at WAIN. This was the Countess's very first bird Count but now that she has succumbed to the fever it surely won't be her last. Lisa, a life-long blond was suddenly struck with an overwhelming urge to go Cardinal red just recently. Is this a sign?" Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Eleanor Jordan to speak at next KHIPP forum 2011-02-18 - Photo from Campbellsville University. Eleanor Jordan, executive director of the Kentucky Commission on Women in Frankfort, KY, will be speaking at the Kentucky Heartland Institute on Public Policy (KHIPP) event Tuesday, March 1, 2011, at 5pmET, in the Banquet Hall of the Badgett Academic Support Center on the campus of Campbellsville University, located at 110 University Drive, Campbellsville, KY. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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