Rhymes with Squirrel? 2026-06-28 - Muncie, IN - Photo by Pen. A few members of several central Kentucky Color Guards spent last week on the campus of Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, for the Bands of America Summer Camp (which used to be the Music for All Summer Symposium). Students spent an action-packed week learning single handed double time and other fine points of the marching arts, but the start and end of the camp involved a parade of parents carrying luggage and band gear to and from destinations like Botsford/Swinford and the Jack Beyerl Residence Hall (pictured above). Curiosity got the best of me while waiting on an elevator, and I searched the BSU web site in vain for a pronunciation of "Beyerl." Gemini suggested that it rhymes with "squirrel", but cited some unlikely sources for the inference. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Coomer's Restaurant 2026-06-28 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Doug Beard. Doug writes, "I'm sure many of your readers will have fond memories of this 'dining institution' in our town." Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of Kentucky: One that got away 2026-06-28 - Pendleton, IN - Photo by Pen. The carp in Fall Creek are completely unbothered by the presence of a great blue heron. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Epicurean Kentuckian: Rainy morning breakfast 2026-06-28 - EK Kitchen - Photo by Linda Waggener. Rainy morning allows time for FM2 breakfast of sugar-cured bacon and fresh eggs. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Watusis on the Judd Farm 2026-06-27 - Edmonton, KY - Photo from Carol Perkins. Junior the camel used to perform in a circus and traveled around the U.S. with the elephants, but he's spending his retirement years on a Metcalfe County farm with this herd of Watusis on the farm of Garret Judd. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Abbie and Junior and Easton 2026-06-27 - Edmonton, KY - Photo from Carol Perkins. Abbie Shirley and Easton Oakes pose with Junior the Camel before Metcalfe County High School's Prom. "The Arabian Nights" was their theme, and Junior, a rescue, was the star of the show. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Lily and Junior and Ben 2026-06-27 - Edmonton, KY - Photo from Carol Perkins. Lily Blythe and Ben Shirley pose with Junior the rescued Camel before Prom. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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