Christmas 2017: Grist Mill Park, W Main Campbellsville, KY 2017-12-27 - W Main Street, Campbellsville, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. The Grist Mill built for Campbellsville's Bicentennial Celebration will be even more Christmasy in the summer, when Buckhorn Creek runs clear as a mountain stream and the treetops are green, even without the Christmas wreaths. It and the street are a practical legacy of a great celebration, as so many of the world's great structures are - more important, maybe, the the frenzy of the celebration and athletic events in themselves. (For bird watchers: This is a great location to observe great blue herons.) EW/LW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Twin 'lakes' and a rink on L. Hancock Road, 26 Dec 2017 2017-12-27 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. It appeared that most residents were going right through the twin 'lakes' left over from the heavy rains earlier, but we didn't try it. The water appeared to be only about six inches deep in the nearer pool in the road. Though only Billy Joe Fudge telemetrics were used to guess the more distant one; the nearer one was measured from its western shore. At mid morning, there was only a bit of ice on the 'rink' at left, and we wondered if anyone, in fact, had ever used the pond created with each flood cycle for ice skating, and if anyone had used the hill from which the photo is taken as a sky slope, when Burton Ridge blizzards occur.. We wondered if the pools left each overflow have names, and if they are permanent on for the moment. So we named them - for our own family speak - the nearer one, Lake Murrell," and Karen Lake the other. On a pragmatic matter: We wondered if any armchair engineer has come up with an elegant solution to make this passage through this most scenic hollow an all seasons crossing? The professionals may need help, but some idea from the public might be better than that credentialed road builders have thought of yet, and might be more cost effective in the long run. The location where we took the Paired photo, turned upside down in deference to art, was from the drier side of "Lake Murrell." - EW/LW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Our family photo from Shelbyville, KY 2017-12-27 - Sixth & Main Coffee, 547 Main Street, Shelbyville, KY - Photo by Amy Waggener. Above, front, from left, Granddad Waggener, Hailey Elizabeth Waggener, Matilda Ann Waggener, Tom Waggener. Back row, Pen Waggener, Mema Lingda Waggener, really the tallest person in the room, Graham Waggener, and Evan Waggener. A good time was had by all at this gathering. - Granddad Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Adair County, KY: A fleeting Adair County moment 2017-12-26 - L. Hancock Road, Near Vester, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. This is a photo of reflections on the surface of a pond on L. Hancock Road at Sulphur Creek. It was flipped in processing. It was taken from what is the top of the frame, on a grassy verge. But it was fun to leave it this way, with what looks to be a little snow on a flood wall or dike, which might be a good idea. Paired photo tells more. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Epicurean Kentuckian: Basket of Bread 2017-12-26 - Photo by Pen. A basket of fresh-baked loaves, courtesy of Tom Waggener. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Kentucky: Christmas at the Paramount 2017-12-26 - Ashland, KY - Photo by Pen. Winchester Avenue in downtown Ashland, KY, decorated for Christmas. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Mystery 76534: Where in the World is This? It's in plain sight 2017-12-26 - Somewhere in CM 7-County area - Adair, Casey, Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe, Russell or Taylor Counties, KY - Photo Linda Waggener. On one of our trips, Linda discovered this and photographed it. Looking at the picture, one would question whether it is a fair Mystery Photo. Not much for context. Nowadays, with the cameras they make, the photo might be a snake hole, the entrance to a huge cave system, a favorite scout camp out location, or a one time native American overlook. What makes it a fair photo is that perhaps hundreds (perhaps dozens or sevens) - of people pass by within some 20 feet of it, every day. If you know where it is, send your answer using the Contact Form with the photo. - EW/LW. Answers in order of receipt Glen Akin - Mystery 76534 1st answer. Adair Co./Glens Fork/Fairplay Jason Curry - S KY 61, Green Co., KY Wanda Thompson - Mystery 76534 - is in Green Co./W US 68 Carol Shirley - On E US 68, near Foundation Church, Metcalfe Co., KY Mike Keltner - It's on Little Cake Road, Columbia, KY Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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