Travel: Sand from up north 2015-08-01 - Siesta Key, FL - Photo by Pen. Some Gulf Coast sand isn't made up of the usual crushed shells and coral. According to locals, "a study of Siesta Key beach sand by Harvard University's geology department found that the sand was 99 percent pure quartz grains. Over millenniums, sand grains were carried by rivers from the southern Appalachian Mountains into the Gulf and down Florida's coast." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Travel: Red Dragon Sculpture 2015-08-01 - Sydney, Australia - Photo by Doug Beard. Doug spotted this sculpture in his hotel in Sydney on a recent trip. The sculpture represents a Celestial Dragon, the most popular and powerful symbol of good fortune in Chinese culture and legend. The 9 meter high statue features over 3,500 hand crafted scales together with silken, velvet and reflective materials. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Back to school map: Traffic pattern for ACMS 2015-16 2015-08-01 - Adair County Middle School, 322 Indian Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo from Dean of Students Robbie Harmon. Adair County School District Dean of Students Robbie Harmon asks parents to learn the traffic pattern for each school before the start of classes on Thursday, August 6, 2015. The front of the school drive is for school busses only. Private vehicles are to go to the canopy at the back of the school. Click on Read More for brief item with traffic patterns for all four schools: Adair County Middle School, Adair County High School, Adair County Primary Center, and Adair County Elementary School. - CM Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Travel: Sydney International Boat Show 2015-08-01 - Sydney, Australia - Photo by Doug Beard. Doug writes, "What a great deal on a yacht!! They might accept a counter-offer." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Timmie Lee Wallen, Green Co., KY (1938-2015) 2015-08-01 - 209 W Court Street, Greensburg, KY - Photo Foster-Toler-Curry Funeral Home. Timmie Lee Wallen, Green Co., KY (1938-2015) Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Two kittens - matching set - available free to good home 2015-08-01 - Metcalfe County, KY - Photo by Sally Keith. "Rescued mama cat and now we have two kittens, ready to go, free to good homes where they can become a much loved, family member. Six weeks old, both boys, eating moist food and litter box trained. Located 3 miles east of Edmonton, KY. If interested I can meet or deliver. Call 270-432-7143 -Sally Keith CM Animals Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Long missed by CM readers Willis the Cat, lurking (daintily) 2015-08-01 - Photo by Sharon Whitehurst. "Willis the Cat lurks helpfully, stepping daintily through trays of lavender and foxglove, poking his whiskered face into my bucket of soil mix. He ventures out into the rain while I snip lank foliage, rummage for more pots; then he returns to the porch, shaking the wet from his tweedy fur, contorting himself comfortably into a cardboard flat meant to corral the lavender seedlings." - SHARON WHITEHURST Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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