Hailey, watchful for a pasta-ossoms 2015-04-19 - Shelby County, KY - Photo by Pen. She's three and now carries the concerns of maturity. She's not so concerned about the wolfses she worried about earlier; her concern now is a about the pasta-ossom, a creature her Dad told her about to allay her fear of wolves. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Rodentia of KY: A righteous Dangit Whistlepig 2015-04-19 - On the banks of Town Creek, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Whether they are called whistlepigs, groundhogs, grundoons, or woodchucks, they can be real nuisances. From afar, this one appears cute and cuddly, but its ill-intent can be seen in the evil eye it is casting on the photographer. Comsummate liars, they should never be trusted. When the first old fellow came down the drive walking with a cane and carrying a portmanteau, and told us he just wanted a quiet place to live out his days across the creek, and we let him - "we ought to have knowed better." He and his ilk now think they own the farm, as the righteous look of the sentry hog above betrays. It's on our side of the creek. If anybody wants one for dinner, they're welcome to 'em. - ED Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Rollback takes another vehicle from frequent crash scene 2015-04-19 - Intersection, Columbia Bypass & KY 61 S - Photo by Ed Waggener. A rollback from Columbia Collision Center is loaded, above, to take the 2013 Mitsubishi Lancer car involved in a two car injury collision at the intersection of the Adair County Veterans Memorial Bypass and Burkesville Road, in Columbia, KY. It was the 48th collision on the bypass since the its opening, according to statistics from Columbia Police Chief Jason Cross. The other vehicle was a 2013 Ford Focus. Four people were taken to Westlake Regional Hospital following this crash, Saturday, April 18, 2013. As with most of the crashes, this one occurred in bright sunlight. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Long lasting love: A Dogwood hugging Cedar Tree 2015-04-19 - Harvey Ridge, Adair County, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. So long as it's consensual, who are we to judge? A petite dogwood tree stretches its boughs around a rather burly cedar tree in broad daylight on Harvey Ridge. Most of the year, the affair is very discreet, but when the dogwood blooms, the affair is open and brazen, for all to see. Scandalous for some, maybe, but , again, who are we to judge? It must be love. It must be the real thing. - CM Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

The perilous journey to the Flatwoods 2015-04-19 - Burkesville Road/KY 61, Adair Co., KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. This terrapin was half way to the east side of the Chattanooga Highway at this point. It was headed for the Wheeler Hill road side of KY 61 S of Columbia. A kindly old turklephile interfered with nature and gave him a scoot on across to the paved shoulder, where, hopefully this God's creature headed into the woods again, to safety. Not sure which species of box turtle this one is, but some species are on the decline, in part because of what this one was about to become, roadkill. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Russell Co., KY: Wisteria 2015-04-19 - Jamestown, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. This Wisteria on the outskirts of Jamestown, KY is just about to fully bloom. Its flowers look like bunches of grapes on the vine. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Today is a perfect day to appreciate Dogwoods 2015-04-19 - McDonalds, 980 Jamestown Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener. Today is an even better day to see dogwoods in bloom, on a wonderfully rainy, gray day when dogwoods are the brightest stars on stage. These were seen yesterday, at McDonald's drive-through, in Columbia. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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