Scenic Metcalfe Co., KY: C. A. Bell House, Red Lick, KY 2014-10-26 - Metcalfe County, KY - Photo by Sandy Crawhorn. My sisters and I were out back road riding and came across this beauty. My sister Donna mentioned that ColumbiaMagazine.com had a story about the history. i would love to hear it. Thanks. SANDY CRAWHORN. (Thanks - we'll do a search, hopefully by tomorrow if a reader doesn't help us out before. Your fabulous photo deserves a search. ) Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

KY Trees: Magnolia Cone with red berries 2014-10-26 - E Fortune Street, Columbia, KY - Photo (c) ColumbiaMagazine.com. Magnolia Cones with their bright red berries are a pretty as Christmas onrnaments today, 26 Oct 2014. The seeds inside can be harvested and planted - the process is a bit complex - or the berries can be left for squirrels and birds to forage. - CM Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Magnificent old sycamore in Gradyville, KY, Paradise, USA 2014-10-26 - Cool Springs Creek, Gradyville, KY - Photo by Guy Babin. I've tried many times to capture the magnificence of this old sycamore standing sentry duty on our back forty, but none give it it's due including this attempt . . . I lament the passing of summer, but the witness of views like our majestic tree in the long rays of an October eve against a vivid blue autumn sky bolsters appreciation for all things natural - no matter the season. Cool Springs Creek Farm, Gradyville, KY, Paradise USA Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Adair County, KY: The gorgeous gold of Pawpaws now 2014-10-26 - Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo (c) ColumbiaMagazine.com. If for no other reason than their ornamental value, Pawpaw (or paw paw or paw-paw or Kentucky Banana) trees should be propagated on the lawns of Columbia, KY. During the summer, the deep almost black green leaves are the prettiest in the landscape where they appear. Many love the taste of the custardy fruit; for others - even those who love the trees and their foliage - their cloyingly sweet taste is disagreeable. Our father, E.P. Waggener, liked them better even than apples and peaches - maybe not as well as "mushmelons," as many here used to call cantaloupe; that was his favorite; I shared his love of cantaloupe, especially his "invention," a halved cantaloupe filled with vanilla ice cream, but I didn't share his fondness for pawpaws. He almost believed that spitting the seeds led to more pawpaw trees. But the Wikipedia entry on Asimina tribola suggests propagation by "Desirable kinds (cultivars) of pawpaw are propagated by chip budding or whip grafting," or using container grown pawpaws for transplanting. There is actually some interest in cultivation of the trees; Dr. Ben Arnold is more of a believer than my dad was. Incidentally, the trees contain natural pesticides. And, incidentally, the lovely sight at the Conn residence is best enjoyed walking the Greensburg Street sidewalks. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

What's this got to do with? 2014-10-26 - Columbia, KY - Photo Innocent Bystander. Got this photo by email from Ben Arnold with no explanation. But That's Bobby Morrison behind the spray painter. One would suspect it to be a giant candy dropper for Treats on the Square which will be Friday evening, 31 Oct 2014 from 4pm-7pmCT. Surely not a cardboard watermain, though stranger uses have been found. After all there is a rideable cardboard bicycle being made. Maybe we won't have to wait until the end of the month to find out. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Downtown Columbia, KY: A stroll on FM2 Boulevard 2014-10-26 - FM2 BLVD, Adair Annex Parking Lot, 424 Public Square, Columbia, KY - Photo by Barbara Armitage . The Good Old Days aren't gone The Farmer's Market on the Square is a relaxing place to shop or to just hang out. Some folks prefer to sit in the cool shade of the hostility tent while other love to gather "on the boulevard" while they catch up on the day's events or to just visit with old friends. It was a good place to hang out with your dog, if you're like market regular Wendy Burt, foreground; or to see the people if you are a candidate, as Lisa Greer and Daryl Flatt, could do if they were politicking yesterday. They are both market regulars. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

A Window on the Square, Historic Adair County Courthouse 2014-10-26 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo (c) ColumbiaMagazine.com. The Blackeyed Susans seemingly towering above the lamppost is inside a delightful, constantly changing window on the square at the Flower Garden at the Public Square and Campbellsville Street; the rest of the courthouse scene is a reflected image. (c) CM. Taken at 9:23amCT, Sun, 26 Oct 2014. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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