Adair Countians have mini-reunion after 30 years 2017-07-02 - Louisville, KY - Photo by Innocent Bystander. Last night two Columbia, KY boys got together in Louisville for the 1st time in nearly 30 years. That's Keith Blackwell on the left, Al Owens, right. - AL OWENS Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Adair's Smartest Dog? Red Man, another nominee 2017-07-02 - Breeding Country Mart, 14332 Burkesville Road, Breeding, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com(c). Could be he belongs in the Hall of Fame of Smartest Dogs in Adair County - and maybe Red Man's a candidate for smartest dog in three counties - Cumberland, Adair and Metcalfe. Red Man belongs to David Hall, right, who is assisted in his work by Red Man. Hall says Red Man's reputation as a stock dog is justly deserved. All of the accolades must be so, according to Fred Gibson. "That's one smart dog," he judged. And Sheri Norris, of Breeding Country Mart, bragged on Red Man's wonderful personality. "He's sweet," she said. "Everybody just loves him." The photo was taken Sunday morning, July 2, 2017. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Cumberland Co., KY: Sideyard garden - Beautiful lanscape 2017-07-02 - Burkesville, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com photo(c). Nothing makes prettier landscaping than a town garden - this one is about three or four blocks from the Cumberland County, Courthouse, and it is made even better with a nicely weathered silver-gray barn. - EW. Photo 2 Jul 2017. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Wildflowers of KY, ID Please: Five lavender petals, same color stamen 2017-07-02 - Ray Miller Road, N of Mt. Tussell Road, Knifley/Roley area, Adair County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com photo(c). A first time, quite delightful discovery for us. But haven't yet found the ID, after hours of searching. (We need an app). Linda photographed it on her birthday eve, Saturday, July 1, 2017. So if any knowledgeable Wildflower expert is ready with an ID, I'd be much oblige for the answer. - ED WAGGENER. Critter ID welcome, too. Comments, conclusions: April Shepperd Flower with five lavender petals is Bell Flower Cynthia A. Meyer. Lavender flower looks like Rocket Larkspur Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Wildflowers of KY: Common Mullein - II 2017-07-02 - Barnetts Creek Road, Pellyton, District 1, Adair County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com photo(c). The tiny flowers of common mullein ". . . are pentamerous with (usually) five stamen, a five-lobed calyx tube and a five-petalled corolla, the latter bright yellow and an 1.5–3 cm (0.59–1.18 in) wide. The flowers are almost sessile, with very short pedicels (2 mm, 0.08 in)," according to this article: Wikipedia Verbascum thapsus. See also: Paired photo. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Wildflowers of KY: Uncommon Common Mullein at Pellyton, KY 2017-07-02 - Barnetts Creek Road, Pellyton, District 1, Adair County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com photo(c). This towering Common Mullein plant stood out amid the boundless beauty of Barnett's Creek Road Road on Saturday, July 1, 2017. It's a native plant, and gets mixed reviews as to its value except for its beauty. So far, we haven't found any connection to tobacco, though its relative appearance makes its appearance far more tobacco-like than rabbit tobacco. Paired photo See also: Wikipedia Verbascum thapsus where one can learn that the plant is known for its hairiness and that it has a long list of names, including, "Poor man's blanket" and out west, "Cowboy's toilet paper." - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

The Honey Lady in Action 2017-07-02 - Columbia, KY - Photo by David Jones. This is Donna Jones, aka "The Honey Lady," from the Farmers Market on the Square in action. She is preparing honey supers for extraction of spring honey for the market. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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