Youth services meet outside in great weather 2023-04-20 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Youth pastor Jamie and his flock of Columbia United Methodist kids enjoyed Wednesday evening weather in the playground beside the church. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of Kentucky: Blue-winged Teal 2023-04-20 - Central Kentucky - Photo by Pen. Blue-winged Teals are starting to show up on local ponds and lakes as they make their way north for the summer. According to All About Birds, "The Blue-winged Teal is among the latest ducks to migrate northward in spring, and one of the first to migrate southward in fall." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Sidewalk improvements on Wall Street 2023-04-20 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Mayor Pam Hoots. Early Wednesday morning work by the City of Columbia kicked off improvements of Wall Street sidewalks. More to come. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Heirloom clematis 2023-04-19 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Sharon Whitehurst. Sharon writes, "My heirloom clematis 'Candida' always rushes to break dormancy, must always be swaddled in old sheets to endure the inevitable frosty nights of March.... I marvel each season at the coloring of Candida's blooms, the delicate stripes of pale green against creamy white, deep rose pink of thread-like stamens." Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Spring flowers ready to bloom 2023-04-19 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Sharon Whitehurst. Sharon writes, "During these beautiful sunny days I've been pruning winter-damaged roses, raking dead leaves and grass away from the peonies, yanking up random handfuls of weeds." Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

April Clematis bloom 2023-04-19 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Sharon Whitehurst. Sharon writes, "We work through the caprices of weather that 'spring' is bound to present, rejoicing in the renewal that unfolds daily, balm to quiet the clash and clamor of unrest and uncertainty that is too much with us." Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Lilacs make an appearance in April 2023-04-19 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Sharon Whitehurst. Sharon writes, "My lilacs were a Mother's Day gift from Howard and Dawn three years ago; this is their second season to bloom, a good month earlier than could be expected in my native Vermont. The scent drifts on the lightest current of air, hauntingly nostalgic." Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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