Veteran Burton served with Gen. Patton's Army 2020-12-22 - Wayne County, KY - Photo from writer Mary Ellis, The Commonwealth Journal. Orman Burton, now 95, and the oldest member of Wayne County's DAV chapter, is shown at right as an Army soldier in the European theater of World War II. He and Elaine made their home in the Conley Bottom community. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of Kentucky: Dark-eyed Junco 2020-12-22 - Central Kentucky - Photo by Pen. According to the All About Birds entry for Junco hyemalis, "Juncos are the 'snowbirds' of the middle latitudes. Over most of the eastern United States, they appear as winter sets in, and then retreat northward each spring." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Christmas Star 2020-12-21 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Family members were watching the sky in the west from different locations. This is the view from Community Medical in Columbia looking out at New Columbia. Two cousins saw the sky through a telescope. Mitchell in Bowling Green wrote, "Took the telescope out to see the "Christmas Star" and it was amazing. To see Saturn's rings and the moons of Jupiter all at once is a great experience." Julie in Indianapolis wrote, "We saw the moons of Jupiter and the rings of Saturn! And as we drove home to read the story of the Christmas star that led the wise men to Jesus, we realized that Jeremiah the prophet foretold the birth of Jesus too. What a magical night filled with meaning for us! It reminded us that the God who moves the planets is still (and always) holding us in the palm of his hand." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Epicurean Kentuckian: Christmas Wreaths 2020-12-21 - EK Kitchen - Photo by Pen. Christmas Wreath Cookies, made from cornflakes and marshmallow, and deocrated by Hailey. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of Kentucky: Great Blue Heron 2020-12-21 - Adair Co., KY - Photo By Billy Hewitt. A great blue heron, high in the trees. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Checking Dad's lighting skills 2020-12-21 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Church page. When it came time to light the Advent candles in the Columbia UMC Sunday service at the Ballou home, Kylea watched her Dad Kyle's hands at work. This service and others can be viewed anytime on the Facebook page of Columbia United Methodist Church. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Ballou family shares Columbia UMC Advent service 2020-12-21 - Adair County, KY - Photo from Church page. While the pandemic has forced services to be virtual leading up to Christmas 2020, families have been sharing of themselves from their homes as a way of worshiping together. Parents Kyle and Leah Ballou and their daughters Dori, Holly, and Kylea, shared Matthew 22:36-40 and then performed the lighting of the Advent Candles in Sunday's Columbia United Methodist Church service. The children are the granddaughters of George and Doris Critz and Anthony and Anna Lou Ballou. This service and others can be watched on the Columbia United Methodist Church Facebook page. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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