How to play Child's game of 'Rooster Fighting' 2018-05-04 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Even today, little kids (especially the grandkids) are fascinated with the simple game of "Rooster Fighting," which takes place in three steps, and game is simplest scored 2-out-three victories: - 1 - Players prepare to hook violets and draw together - 2 - Engaged violets ready for countdown, "Ready. Set. Go!" - 3 - Scoring. The player who keeps her/his head wins! Some believe the result is simply a matter of careful selection of a sturdy stem. Others would remember that technique is more important, that either "Jumping the Gun" or executing the quickest pull on "Go" always wins. A player who "Jumps the Gun," is challenged immediately in the most civil of calls, "You cheated!!! You jumped the gun," with a physical fight ensuing. -ED WAGGENER. Paired photo See Great crop of white violets on the back hillside Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Great crop of white violets on the back hillside 2018-05-04 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. This crop of white violets blankets a corner of the hill in back of our home, and it's thriving. The little accidental violet garden is in a spot where it gets morning sun and afternoon shade, and is tucked in where overhanging limbs make it unhandy for mowers to navigate - a happy result. There are so many that it could entertain little one's for hours with "rooster fight" Paired photo See How to play Child's game of 'Rooster Fighting" -LW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Epicurean Kentuckian: Kentucky Not Brown 2018-05-04 - Louisville, KY - Photo by Amy Waggener. The "Kentucky Not Brown" from Highland Morning St. Matthews, 111 St Matthews Ave, Louisville, KY. Turkey, bacon, and tomato on sourdough bread, served with grits of the day. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Campbellsville mayoral candidates quizzed by CHS students 2018-05-04 - Taylor County, KY - Photo by Calen McKinney, Public Information Officer, Campbellsville Independent Schools. Campbellsville High School students participated in a mayoral forum hosted by Campbellsville University on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. CHS teacher Susan Dabney, at left, and many of her AP government and U.S. history students attended the forum. They are, from left, junior Reagan Knight, sophomores Lauryn Agathen, Emily Rodgers, Aleah Knifley, Zoe McAninch, Shelby Smith and Abie Angel, and juniors Christa Riggs, Josh Dooley, Ian McAninch, Samantha Mason and Myles Murrell. Six candidates are running for mayor in the City of Campbellsville Primary Election including incumbent Tony Young and challengers Brenda Allen, Sharon Hoskins-Sanders, Patti Phillips, Roger Robertson and Steven Seibech. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Close up of trunk of tree which ensnared farm implement 2018-05-04 - Green River Lake State Park, Campbellsville, KY - Photo by Wayne Baxter. Quite a feat of nature. Interesting designs are left in trees , this phenomenon took place, Wayne Baxter guesses, over a period of over half a century. Around the time of the construction of Green River State Park, but probably a lot earlier. Interesting, too, to see the bark complete seal around the harrow bar. - ED WAGGENER Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of KY: Cardinal at GRL State Park, Campbellsville, KY 2018-05-04 - Green River Lake State Park, Campbellsville, KY - Photo by Wayne Baxter. I saw a sudden flash of red about a hundred feet away, on a short hike in Green River Lake State Park. I zoomed in on it and snapped one frame. I thought I had a good cardinal picture until I saw the small tree branch in just the wrong place. - WAYNE BAXTER. (Despite the author's protest about the branch, this will be, for many of us, an all-time favorite Cardinal photo. - ED WAGGENER) Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Tree totally ensnares farmers drag harrow at GRL State Park 2018-05-04 - Green River Lake State Park, Campbellsville, KY - Photo by Wayne Baxter. On a short hike in Green River Lake State Park, I spotted a section of an old drag harrow a farmer had leaned up against a tree a half century ago before he moved off the land. Closer inspection showed that the tree has grown completely around and captured the machine. - Wayne Baxter Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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