Oldest living WWII Veteran honored on his 100th birthday 2023-06-19 - Metcalfe County, KY - Photo from Carol Perkins. Family, friends and community honored Veteran Robert Reece on his 100th birthday in Edmonton June 16th. He is the oldest living WWII veteran. Jody Curry decorated his 100-year-old Model T for Bob to arrive in at the celebration. After a trip around the square, Bob walked a red carpet that had been laid on the sidewalk in the courtyard on the Public Square. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of Kentucky: Red-headed Woodpecker 2023-06-19 - Central Kentucky - Photo by Pen. According to the All About Birds entry on them, "The Red-headed Woodpecker is one of only four North American woodpeckers known to store food, and it is the only one known to cover the stored food with wood or bark. It hides insects and seeds in cracks in wood, under bark, in fenceposts, and under roof shingles. Grasshoppers are regularly stored alive, but wedged into crevices so tightly that they cannot escape." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Suspension bridge out at Red River Gorge 2023-06-18 - Wolfe Co., KY - Photo by Graham Waggener. The suspension bridge on the Sheltowee Trace Trail at Red River Gorge remains an ongoing repair project. According to news reports, the bridge was destroyed by a falling tree back in March. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Elderberry in full bloom, another angle 2023-06-18 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Larry Clark. Larry writes, "The elderberry is so fragrant I wish I could send the smell through the phone. The air is filled with the sound of beating wings. The bees legs covered in balls of pollen. Have a wonderful day." Paired photo: Elderberry in full bloom, close view Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Elderberry in full bloom, close view 2023-06-18 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Larry Clark. Larry writes, "The elderberry is so fragrant I wish I could send the smell through the phone. The air is filled with the sound of beating wings. The bees legs covered in balls of pollen. Have a wonderful day." Paired photo: Elderberry in full bloom, another angle Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Barn Owls making a home at HGR 2023-06-18 - Taylor Co., KY - Photo by Lyn Stanton. Homeplace on Green River is proudly hosting a pair of nesting Barn Owls. The photo above was taken a few months ago when the owls found their way into one of the events barns at HGR. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Progress in Columbia, June 1933 2023-06-18 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy JIM. At left, the first ad for the newly renovated New Adair Hotel, June 14, 1933. At right, an ad for Davis Hardware Co., June 14, 1933, advertising plumbing supplies to connect to the new city water system. (This ad also appeared in the paper a week earlier, the day the water came to town.) Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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