Epicurean Kentuckian: Shrimp Ballarta, new dish created in Columbia, KY 2011-01-16 . 104 Public Square, Columbia, KY(Ad) Daniel's Mexican Grill, calls this new dish, created in Columbia, KY, by Chef Antonio Aquino, "Shrimp Ballarta," named for the seaport of Ballarta, Mexico, in the Mexican state of Quintanorro. The dish is made with big Sauteed Shrimp, tossed in a Creamy Wine Sauce, over a bed of Rice, with Poblano Peppers, Onions, and Cilantro. It's delicious. Maybe the best Mexican dish yet introduced here. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of Kentucky: Mallards take Flight 2011-01-16 . Long Run Park, Eastern Jefferson Co., KY If you go: About 2 hours 15 minutes from Center of the Universe, 500 Public Square, Columbia, KY, by any of several routes. (Google Map of Long Run Park area) Mallard ducks in flight over an icy lake at Long Run Park in Eastern Jefferson Co., KY. The birds are common around Green River Lake and many farm ponds in this area. For more on these dabbling ducks, in Kentucky mostly in winter, click to All About Birds, Mallard, which includes a vocalization. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Newton's Grocery, Manton, KY: Gone, but not Forgotten 2011-01-16 . Photo by Kenny Browning. Seen in the ColumbiaMagazine group on Flickr."One of my favorite places to stop for lunch or a cold drink closed last week after a eighty-five year run. The time of country stores dotting the crossroads of rural America has come and gone. The purpose of any business is to make a profit, and if it can't it has to go. With this being said I'm still going to miss this place." -Kenny Browning Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of Kentucky: Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil 2011-01-15 - Long Run Park - Photo by Pen. Long Run Park, Eastern Jefferson Co., KY If you go: About 2 hours 15 minutes from Center of the Universe, 500 Public Square, Columbia, KY, by any of several routes. (Google Map of Long Run Park area) Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Snowdrifts 2011-01-15 . Frank Dohoney RD, Columbia, KY Photo by Jennifer Crawhorn Snow Drifts: "I noticed these road side snow drifts on my way to my in laws on Frank Dohoney RD," writes Jennifer Crawhorn. "I thought they were amazing!" Seen in the ColumbiaMagazine group on Flickr. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Adair County Garden Club Wild Bird See Mix 2011-01-15 . Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Whitehurst: When Icicles Hang by the Wall No. 5 of 5 2011-01-15 . Old Gradyville Road, Adair Co., KY Photo and text by Sharon Whitehurst Another view of the ice-festooned rosa multiflora, taken looking south beyond the corner of the barn. Fence corners and edges of pastures are thick with colonies of rosa multiflora, most noticeable during their early summer flowering. -Sharon Whitehurst Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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