Scenic Adair Co., KY: Cattle grazing in winter pasture 2017-01-02 - Off Old Montpelier Road, Adair County, KY - Photo by Linda Marcum Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com(c). A favorite "shortcut" to Montpelier is Old Montpelier Road - which could aptly be named "the Montpelier Bypass" is an equally scenic County Road from Pleasant Hill Christian Church to the Central Business District of Montpelier. Along the way, there's equally scenic farm scenes as on Montpelier Road. This one, off J. Coffey Road, with the grand old farmstead, offers a great vista year round, especially in winter time. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Colorful Mushroom nestled in an old stump 2017-01-01 - Coburg, KY area - Photo by Robert Ellis (c) . "Coburg area, Caney Fork Creek. Hard pressed finding much contrasting color in the woods this time of year." - ROBERT ELLIS Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Epicurean Kentuckian: Mushroom soup 2017-01-01 - Photo by Pen. Mushroom and chicken soup, served with fresh baked bread. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Travel: New one-third mile tunnel on Gene Snyder Freeway 2017-01-01 - Louisville, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, Columbiamagazine.com(c) . Light at the end of the tunnel: The Kentucky approach to the new Lewis & Clark eastend bridge extends Kentucky 841, the Gene Snyder Freeway around Louisville, from its previous termination at U.S. 42, adding a new four-lane (two northbound, two southbound) 1.4-mile section. This section includes a pair of 1,700-foot tunnels that carry Kentucky 841 traffic beneath U.S. 42 and the historic Drumanard estate. The photo above is southbound. The Indiana approach, also four lanes, extends Indiana 265, the Lee Hamilton Highway, four miles to the Ohio River from its previous termination at Indiana 62. Information from http://eastendcrossing.com/newsroom/ Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Kentucky Color: Lucy Clark Demumbrun - Chapter IV 2017-01-01 - France - Photo submitted by Billy Joe Fudge. Excerpt from latest installment of Lucy Clark Demumbrunn - "It was in this year, the year of 1622 in the village of Lagny that Pierre Boucher (boo-shay) was born. Thus begins an incredible journey of religion, intrigue, adventure, royalty, discovery, debauchery, success, failure, hardship and family." - Billy Joe Fudge Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Epicurean Kentuckian: Winter treat - Brownie Sundae 2017-01-01 - Pattys Liberty Road General Store and Deli, 5097 Liberty Road, Columbia, KY - Photo by Patty Edwards (c). Been noticing an unseasonal craving for ice cream? Many have. Patty Edwards of Liberty Road General Store and Deli created a delightful, delicious, almost two pretty to eat brownie sundae to calm those cravings down. She starts with a rich homemade brownie, adds a generous scoop of hand-dipped ice cream, drizzles caramel syrup for the base, and crowns it with whipped cream and a maraschino cherry. It's elegant - and delicious and rather Christmasy, too. - EK Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Burkesville, KY: Red Winter Berries brighten holidays 2017-01-01 - Corner of Woodland & Third Street, Burkesville, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com (c). Timing for human-made Christmas Decorations is always subject to opinion. Some think they go up too early or too late; some think they are removed at the wrong time, too. Nature - even human enhanced - on the other hand, always seems to have it just right. These bright red berries may be seen by birds as a buffet, but for visitors to Burkesville, KY, they are a reminder of Christmas, even after New Year's Day. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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