KY Color: A plethora of Pollinators 2016-09-05 - Green Hills Subdivision, Columbia, KY - Photo by Billy Joe Fudge. Over the past decade, Butterfly Milkweed has become my favorite flower. These that I transplanted from a Cumberland County roadside several years ago have been ablaze with orange for a couple of months now. - Billy Joe Fudge Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Wildflowers of KY: Another mystery plant, while we're on a roll 2016-09-04 - Jones Chapel Cemetery, above Gradyville, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com (c). While we're on a roll, with almost instant identification - We'll send out a plea for help with identification of this plant, found in the fence around Jones Chapel Cemetery. We're waiving our general promise to search online for 15 minutes before letting our botanical betters have a go at it. The plant is very pleasant, but may not be beneficial, may even be harmful to agricultural enterprises. Whatever the case, if you care to lend a hand, send answers using the "Comment" link with this photo. - Ed & Linda Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Wildflowers of Kentucky: Maypop or Passion Flower - II 2016-09-04 - Phillip Richard fencerow, Jones Chapel Road, above Gradyville, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com (c). This is the only Maypop spotted in the fencerow along Jones Chapel Road, recalled by Mike Morris after spotting the delightful flowers growing profusely along Fern Valley Road in Jefferson County, KY, not far from the Ford plant. It's his favorite he says. - - Ed Waggener. Paired photo. See also - Wildflowers of Kentucky: Maypop or Passion Flower. Linda's version, which she claims is prettier than the masterpiece above, taken as order by Michael Morris. -- EW Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Wildflowers of Kentucky: Maypop or Passion Flower - I 2016-09-04 - Burkesville Road, near Breeding, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com (c). This Maypop, or Passion Flower, was spotted by Linda near Breeding, close to the Harrods Fork Loop south turnoff of Burkesville Road. The plant is a favorite of Mike Morris, who spotted one while riding his bicycle along Fern Valley Road in Louisville, KY and remembered that the plants have grown profusely in the Phillip Richard fence row on Jones Chapel Road and reminded us that they should be in bloom. His opinion is that it is the most beautiful, exotic wildflower of all. -EW See also: Wikipedia, Passiflora. Paired photo. See also: Wildflowers of Kentucky: Maypop or Passion Flower - II Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Where historic barber shop stood 2016-09-04 - Theatre Walk off the Square, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Another look at the recently razed Cole & Pickett Barber Shop, now with a view across Greensburg Street to the Courthouse Annex. - Ed Waggener. Paired Photo. See also - Changing Downtown Columbia: Buildings razed, Theatre Walk Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Wildflowers of Kentucky: ID needed on fuzzy lavender flower 2016-09-04 - Roadside Swamp area, Elkhorn Road, near Spout Springs, KY - Photo by Robert Ellis (c). Here's a picture I took in the area of the swamp on Hwy 76 between Pellyton and Knifley, near Spout Springs. - Robert Ellis The photographer as well as those at ColumbiaMagazine.com, want a positive ID on the plant. Our first guess is "Wild Mint," but don't start putting it in your tea or bourbon without an expert opinion. Send any answers using the "Comments" button with this photo. - EW Identifications and Comments, in order of receipt Wendy Burt Identifies Robert Ellis photo as Mist Flower Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Blair Lamb cast in CU production of Little Women 2016-09-04 - Campbellsville, KY - Photo by Calen McKinney, Public Information Officer, Campbellsville Independent Schools (CIS). Blair Lamb, a Campbellsville High School senior, has been cast as Meg March in the upcoming Campbellsville University production of "Little Women." Here, she is shown in last year's CU production of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee." - Calen McKinnney Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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