Signs of Spring: Trout Lily 2025-04-13 - Central Kentucky - Photo by Pen. "Trout lilies bloom in early spring before the trees growing above them develop leaves," according to Wikipedia. "E. americanum does not flower for the first 4 to 7 years of its life. In any given colony, only 0.5% will have flowers." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Travel: The Historic Ritz 2025-04-13 - Winter Haven, FL - Photo by Pen. The Ritz Theater in downtown Winter Haven, FL, was built in 1925, and has at different times hosted showcase vaudeville acts, concert performances, stage musicals, and theatrical films. It was shut down in the 1980s, and then resurrected by local volunteers around the turn of the century. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Sunset over Highland Studio buildings 2025-04-12 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. The sunset would have been glorious from this high position in Sparksville but for the clouds rolling in bringing Thursday night rains. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Epicurean Kentuckian: Mushroom Coffee 2025-04-12 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener. Mushroom Coffee is just one of the interesting items served up at Farmers Market on the Square on the opening day for the 2025 season. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Little Women opening April 24 at LWC 2025-04-11 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson College. Lindsey Wilson College theatre professor Jeremy Cloyd, right, gives direction to Casey Honaker '25 (Laurie Laurence) of Lexington, Kentucky, during a rehearsal of the musical adaptation of "Little Women." Looking on are, from left, Sabrina Ruiz '26 (Jo March) of Louisville, Kentucky, left, Alejandra Formoso Recarey '27 (Meg March) of Galicia, Spain, Reilly Wells '26 (Amy March) of Columbia and Gabriella Devore '25 (Marmee March) of Knob Lick, Kentucky. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Rehearsals for Little Women 2025-04-11 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson College. Lindsey Wilson College students Sabrina Ruiz '26 (Jo March) of Louisville, Kentucky, left, Alejandra Formoso Recarey '27 (Meg March) of Galicia, Spain, and Reilly Wells '26 (Amy March) of Columbia rehearse a scene from the musical adaptation of "Little Women." The show will be presented April 24-27, 2025, in the college's V.P. Henry Auditorium. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Irish Bottom Christian Church 2025-04-11 - Cumberland Co., KY - Photo by Robert Ellis, robertelliswoodworking.com. Robert writes, "I found very little about this church building online. I was, however, able to find the name of the Church and that it was established July, 1904. It wasn't until I retraced my traveling while using Google Maps was I able to figure out what road I was on as well as the county this building is in. While I took numerous images of the building, this one is my favorite. From this viewpoint one could use their imagination and travel back in time and hear some gospel singing permeating the walls and reaching the observer. As the photographer, my present day interpretation is this: the Cedar tree to the right represents the life of what this church once had. The Beech tree, with its dead leaves still hanging on, although alive, appears to be overtaking the structure, attempting to obscure the memories of life that was once there. Sadly, the building is locked up, with no signage anywhere to help in its identity. Structurally it still appears to be sound, and doubtless still provides and provokes intriguing questions, memories... and curious photographers!" Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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