Standoff ends when door opens 2020-09-24 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. When I opened the door to get a better picture, the standoff between Blue the Cat and the big Blue Heron ended. Blue the Cat turned and gave me one of those looks of disgust as the huge bird took to the air (barely visible but there in the top right of the picture). Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Blue the Cat vs great big Blue Heron 2020-09-24 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. A standoff occurred between Blue the Cat, a bird hunter, vs a big Blue Heron trying to fish Columbia's Town Creek. It was fascinating to watch the huge bird glide gracefully on its wide wingspan into the little Town Creek that flows across this acre. Settled, then letting the water settle, it begins to observe food possibilities. Slowly Blue the Cat begins to creep into the picture - in full bird hunting mode - which slowed and then halted when he got close enough to realize the size of the Heron. For a moment they stared at each other, taking each other's measure. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

T-shirt quilts marks ten years of cancer survival 2020-09-24 - Adair County, KY - Photo from personal photo collection. Deb Pyles Waddell just got her Adair/Teacher T-shirt quilt and said she "loves it!" She has a smaller throw with all of her breast cancer shirts, too, made by a company that supports people who need jobs, called Projectrepat. Deb is a 10 year survivor and shares information to help build awareness as we get near October, Breast Cancer month. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

The first truss went up Monday 2020-09-24 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. The first truss of the new Adair County Genealogy building went up Monday and progress is moving quickly. The Library announced new hours to start Monday, October 5, 2020. New hours will be Monday through Friday from 8amCT until 5pmCT, and Saturdays from 8amCT until NoonCT. They will still be taking appointments for browsing, computer use, virtual learning, faxing and copy service. Curbside service is available for all. Wi-Fi is on from 6amCT until 9pmCT each day and can be accessed from the parking lot. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Remembering Shirley England 2020-09-24 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. This pretty pink rose is planted in memory of Shirley England by her daughter Beverly. It is blooming now at the Trabue Russell House garden. For remembrance flowers for next season, contact the City of Columbia at 270-384-2501. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Kentucky: Cattails gone to seed 2020-09-24 - Central Kentucky - Photo by Pen. According to the Wikipedia entry on cattails, their "seeds are minute, 0.2 millimetres (0.008 in) long, and attached to fine hairs. When ripe, the heads disintegrate into a cottony fluff from which the seeds disperse by wind. Typha are often among the first wetland plants to colonize areas of newly exposed wet mud, with their abundant wind-dispersed seeds. Buried seeds can survive in the soil for long periods of time. They germinate best with sunlight and fluctuating temperatures, which is typical of many wetland plants that regenerate on mud flats. The plants also spread by rhizomes, forming large, interconnected stands." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

KSP looking for 2 escapees from Hardin facility 2020-09-23 - Hardin Co., KY - Photo courtesy Kentucky State Police. State Police and the Hardin County Detention Center is requesting the publics assistance in locating two escaped inmates from the Hardin County Detention Center substance abuse program annex. At approximately 11:30 P.M. ET, Kentucky State Police was notified after discovering two inmates, Carl Steven Brooks and John Thomas Tinsley, Jr., missing from the HCDC annex. The public is asked not to approach Brooks or Thomas if located. Anyone with information about Brooks or Thomas is ask to contact the Kentucky State Police at 270-766-5078 or by dialing 911. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

If you have photos you'd like to share with ColumbiaMagazine readers, please email .jpg files to photos@columbiamagazine.com. Please include your name, an email address or phone number, the date the photo was taken, and the location and names of anyone in the photos.

Contact us: Columbia Magazine and columbiamagazine.com are published by Linda Waggener and Pen Waggener, PO Box 906, Columbia, KY 42728.
Phone: 270.403.0017