Butterfly season 2020-08-24 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Variegated Fritillary is a big name for a small butterfly. These looked like triplets happily lunching on the butterfly bush blossoms. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Sunday night scene on Burkesville Street 2020-08-24 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Mayor Pamela Hoots. Another scene from the middle of Sunday night as the historic Hurt/Foust house became totally engulfed in flames. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Kentucky: Pleasantly stuck in traffic 2020-08-24 - Taylor Co., KY - Photo by Amy. No one wants to be stuck waiting on construction crews, but if you have to stop and wait a while, there's few prettier places than southern Kentucky in the summertime. This is the view from Highway 55, just a bit north of Homeplace on Green River. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Hurt/Foust House after the fire 2020-08-24 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Mayor Pamela Hoots. The historic Hurt/Foust House is now visible only in pictures and the memories of those who loved it. Smoldering remains are still active Monday morning. According to Mayor Pamela Hoots, the fire was reported around 10pmCT Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

History burning 2020-08-24 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Mayor Pamela Hoots. The historic Hurt/Foust house which had been purchased by the City of Columbia for a future park and possible museum burned Sunday night. Information is still coming in and details will be shared later. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Epicurean Kentuckian: Fresh Okra from the garden 2020-08-24 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Stir frying fresh Okra with a little olive oil, apple cider vinegar and sea salt is highly recommended. This came from Donna Jones' Big Black Dog booth at Farmers Market. Earlier in the week, my first batch came from wonderful relatives who taught me that the smaller the Okra the better. I thought the bigger ones could surely also be enjoyed, but in trials discovered the very large ones are rock hard. - LW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Adair County: Rainbow 2020-08-23 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Janella Sullivan . Janella writes, "A few minutes after the preceding unique cloud formation, I snapped this rainbow in our backyard." Paired photo: Scenic Adair County: Another view of cloud formation Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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