Tick season underway: Proper disposal of tick 2018-05-21 - KY Fish & Willdlife - 1 Game Farm Road, Frankfort, KY, - Photo from Kentucky Fish & Wildlife . Remove any imbedded ticks as soon as possible. Use tweezers to grab the tick close to the skin and gently pull on the tick with steady pressure. Do not jerk or twist the tick. Wash your hands and the bite site with soap and water after the tick is removed. Apply an antiseptic to the bite site. Do not use alcohol, matches, liquid soap or petroleum jelly to remove a tick. Dispose of a tick by submersing it in alcohol, placing it in a sealed bag/container, wrapping it tightly in tape, or flushing it down the toilet. Never crush a tick with your fingers. - Kentucky Department of Public Health Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Wildfowers of KY: Formal wild Honeysuckle in bubble light mode 2018-05-21 - Dale Hollow State Park, 5970 State Park Road, Burkesville, Cumberland Co., KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Don't know if proper attention has ever been paid to honeysuckle in its early stage of blooming, but it does make an interesting art pattern, one some may find the most delightful phase of all. I think I like it best. It fits with my Mother's theory that none of Life's Transitions are necessarily better than another. There are always trade-offs. Always Losses and Gains. Usually equal. But it's still OK to like one better than another. For me, I'll look for this again each year. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Beth Ellison is ACEA/KEA Adair Co. Educator of the Month 2018-05-21 - ACES, Adair County Elementary School, 870 Indian Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Debra Waddell, member, Adair County Education Association. Congratulations to Mrs. Beth Ellison on being named Educator of the Month by the Adair County Education Association-ACEA/KEA. Mrs. Ellison teaches 3rd grade math at Adair County Elementary School. - Deb Waddell Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Peyton, Sarah, Kaylyn, Rylee and Lainey are Explorers 2018-05-21 - Taylor County, KY - Photo by Calen McKinney, Public Information Officer, Campbellsville Independent Schools. Campbellsville Middle School eighth-graders, from left, Peyton Dabney, Sarah Adkins, Kaylyn Smith, Rylee Petett and Lainey Watson have been chosen to attend the Rogers Explorers program this summer. The programs will be hosted at Asbury, Eastern Kentucky and Morehead State universities, Union College, University of the Cumberlands, Lindsey Wilson College and University of Pikeville. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

RCH and Recovery Care work together for longer term treatment 2018-05-21 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, columbiamagazine.com. Madison Wardrip, left, Peer support specialist at Addiction Recovery Care, spoke with Ashley Hardwick, Service Coordinator at New Visions at Russell County Hospital, sharing information at the Adair County Health Department WATCH Coalition meeting last week. They discussed how their programs work together to help addicted patients. RCH New Visions helps addicts through medical detox and then releases patients to much needed longer-term recovery care. WATCH is a coalition of agencies that come together monthly to share health information. - LW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Wildflowers of KY - Like your asters small? Erigeron 2018-05-21 - Cumberland County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. They're small but perky little flowers lining many country lanes and byways in Kentucky. They called Fleabane, out of the belief this entry in Wikipedia says: Erigeron, "It appears to be derived from a belief that the dried plants repelled fleas [8] or that the plants were poisonous to fleas. These pinks seem to be a bit less prevalent than those of white coloration. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Trees of Kentucky - Big Leaf Magnolia in Adair County? 2018-05-20 - Valley near Russell Creek, District 2, Adair County, KY - Photo by Ed & Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Linda spotted this tree as we passed, discussed it and went too far to back up. As my policy is that we never go back, this was a "Go Back" op, even for me. After spending one half hour searching, I think it is a Big Leaf Magnolia. The distribution maps indicate Adair County would be on or near the very northern tip of its range. It appears either ready to flower or has just done so. If we can find the location again, we'll want to see it in bloom. Anyone an expert on this understory tree? - EW Identifications, Corrections, Clarifications, Comments: Billy Joe Fudge - Photo #78807 is Umbrella Magnolia Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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