Butterflies get moisture from anything with damp surface 2013-07-22 - Fairplay, KY - Photo by Joyce Coomer. Butterflies will get moisture from anything that is barely damp. Yesterday I was trying to get a good shot of a giant swallowtail that was on my butterfly weed for at least eight hours, and a small fritillary kept going from the blooms to grass underneath the butterfly weed where there were some lingering dewdrops. A butterfly waterer can be made from a shallow pan (jelly roll pan, etc.,) filled with sand and kept damp. - Joyce Coomer Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Wayne Smith of Smith Bros. big time basketball refereeing fame 2013-07-22 - Campbellsville, KY - Photo by Larry Smith, The Big Dawg. Adair County native Wayne Smith. Wayne, above and his twin brother Willard grew up in the Cane Valley Area of Adair County, KY. The two Smiths grew up working in their dad's store,r which operated for many years...Wayne and Willard were college basketball referees in the Southeastern Conference for many years. They knew every coach from Adoph Rupp to Pat Summit...the two Smith also have stories about Cawood Ledford and nearly all Kentucky Governors. - Larry Smith, Operations Manager, Shoreline Communications. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Bliss, KY, goes up in flames: But chimney still stands 2013-07-22 - Bliss, KY - Photo by Billy Wheat. After the controlled burn today, and clean up by Larry Reliford the old stone chimney at the old Lee Grissom place still stood, like a monument to the little town, once the site of Staples General Store and a United States Post Office, and was once its own voting precinct, which reached all the way into Hudson Street, in Columbia. Paired Photo See also: Bliss, KY, goes up in flames by Billy Wheat. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Adair Co., KY: Signature Eastern Red Cedars 2013-07-22 - Ray Miller Road, District 6, Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener. Regardless of their role: As backdrops for redbud and dogwood, as a trellis for trumpet vine, as punctuation for snow, as natural fencerows and windbreaks, as Christmas Trees and ornament, as great habitat for wildlife, it's difficult to imagine this land without Eastern Red Cedar. It's a job to see them so well cared for and contained as they are along Ray Miller Road in Northern Adair County. Can't wait to see them here in winter. If Adair County chose a national tree, this would be a good one. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Taylor Co., KY: Welcome to Taylor County sign 2013-07-22 - Sandy Y, Taylor Co., KY - Photo by Larry Smith, The Big Dawg. This sign creates an inviting, welcoming atmosphere It's located off the south lane of KY 210 north of the Sandy Y in northern Taylor County. It's neat that the county is heart shaped and in the heart of Kentucky. I like this sign and think we need continue efforts like those of the Taylor County Tourism Commission. Remember: A business with no sign is the sign of no business. - LARRY SMITH, Operations Manager, Shoreline Communications. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Rocky, the Rocket, is ACPC mascot 2013-07-22 - ACPC, 158 Col. Casey Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Patty Jones, Principal. Rocky, the Rocket will be the mascot of the new Adair County Primary Center which is preparing to "Lift-off to Learning" on August 14, 2013!! - Patty Jones, Principal Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Bliss, KY, goes up in flames 2013-07-22 - Bliss, Adair Co., KY - Photo by Billy Wheat. Mayor Kenneth Scott and staff oversaw a control burn of the last house in old downtown Bliss, KY, which Mayor Scott owns outright, this morning, July 22, 2013. The house was where the late Lee Grissom, founder of what is now Grissom-Martin Funeral Home lived before he moved to Columbia. His daughter, Carrie Grissom Montgomery, spent part of her childhood there. No injuries were sustained in the project, but there was one unexplained loud boom during the burn. Larry Reliford was in charge of the trackhoe and dozer which cleaned up the site. The ancient chimney is now the property of Cheryl Scott Holland. She plans to disassemble the chimney and rebuild it in Warren County, KY. Paired Photo Bliss, KY, goes up in flames: But chimney still stands by Billy Wheat. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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