Escorting the wreath to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier 2024-04-25 - Arlington, VA - Photo courtesy Sheila Helm. Sheila writes, "Our granddaughter, Gracie Burton (front left), was one of two 8th graders chosen by her school to assist in the escorting of the wreath to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, just outside Washington, DC, on April 23, 2024. This was a huge honor and a once in a lifetime experience. What a memorable moment." The school, Good Shepherd School in Frankfort, also notes in a post on social media that a little before the ceremony, four tour buses of veterans entered the gates, and all the 8th grade students on the trip "made a line and shook just about every veteran's hand that came by." Gracie is the daughter of Lacey Helm-Taylor and Ronnie Burton. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of Kentucky: Northern Flicker 2024-04-25 - Central Kentucky - Photo by Pen. Another Northern Flickr spotted this spring just outside a nest. This view shows the yellow of his flight feathers. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Full Moon Over the Ridge 2024-04-24 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Roldcat. Roldcat writes, "Although each month's full moon has a unique name, the name doesn't really have anything to do with the actual moon. April's full moon which occurred last night, on the 23rd, is called the 'pink moon'. With the thin layer of clouds that we had in Crocus (Southeastern Adair County) the moon did project a pinkish glow in the sky." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Columbia, KY - looking down Greensburg Street 2024-04-24 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Dogwood blossoms decorated the big curve on Greensburg Street. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Yield sign being replaced - thanks! 2024-04-24 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. The yield sign on the Jamestown Street entry to the Public Square was being installed again Wednesday afternoon. Traffic will be clearly directed and safer with that addition. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Writer Sandi Keaton Wilson read from her works 2024-04-24 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Sandi Keaton Wilson, center, came to Adair County's first Writers' Day event by way of Somerset, Kentucky. Her work has appeared in numerous college journals, anthologies, and other national publications. She is a nature lover in every sense of the word and a Kentuckian through and through. In Darlene Campbell's introduction before Sandy read, she said, "The first piece I ever heard from Sandi was about a woman being stuck on an escalator. I laughed so hard that I had tears in my eyes. Then she wowed me with a poem that described Appalachia as a woman. This poem helped inspire a series of paintings back in 2018 that I'm still working on." Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

About Adair County writer Darlene Campbell 2024-04-24 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Darlene Franklin Campbell grew up in wooded areas of Southern Adair County, Kentucky, living in the Gradyville, Flatwoods and Milltown communities. She graduated from Sparksville Grade Center and Adair County High School then received an Art Scholarship to Lindsey Wilson College where she earned her B.A. and M.A. in education. Her writing and art have appeared in multiple publications, both online and traditional. She has attended the Appalachian Writers Conference, WisCon and the Arrowmont School of Arts. In 2010, she won the Reader's Choice Award in young adult fiction from the Predators and Editors organization. In 2012, she won the Mary Ballard Poetry award for her work, Uncommon Clay. She has received multiple awards for her art and writing. Proceeds from the sales of her work have gone to fight mountaintop removal and to assist in finding cures for cancer. Darlene's books include: Dragon's Heir (Virtual Bookworm), Journey to Ak'ras (Virtual Bookworm), I Listened, Momma (Moon Gypsy Press and Old Seventy Creek Press), Touched (Martin Sisters Publishing), And So (Autumn Sky Press), In Mountain Shadows (Autumn Sky Press), When I was a Kid in Kentucky (Autumn Sky Press), Looking for Pork Chop McQuade (Autumn Sky Press), Uncommon Clay (Casey Shay Press) and What Have You Done Now, Rosie Putt (Martin Sisters Publishing). Darlene's Websites: http://www.dardet.com and https://whisperingwind.blog Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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