Friday, November 19, 2010

Fall 2010

A stem and leaves from a nearby tree sit on a wet bench after a light rain moved through the Courierarea on Tuesday. The rain is not likely to make much of an impact on the local drought. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)


Leon Jackson, of East Enterprise, fishes at Krueger Lake at Jefferson Proving Ground as geese fly over the surface of the water on Wednesday. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)

Part of a group of the 100 architects from the Indiana and Kentucky chapter of the American Institute of Architects follow John Staicer, president and executive director of Historic Madison Inc., to the Jeremiah Sullivan House, 304 W. Second St., one of the stops on a walking tour of historic properties on Thursday. The architects were welcomed to town at the beginning of their annual convention, which is being held at Belterra Casino Resort & Spa this year. Upon arrival in Madison, the architects heard a presentation by Camille Fife, president of the Westerly Group, on Madison's early architecture, and a presentation about preservation techniques and materials by Orbin Ash, historic sites construction manager at the Division of Indiana State Museums and Historic Sites. Both presentations were given at the John T. Windle Auditorium. Afterward, the architects were divided into groups of 25 for the walking tours. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)


The orange and reds of a tree stand in stark contrast behind the green street sign on the hilltop. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)


A maple tree's leaves start to change color in Madison. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)


While the drought has hindered the normal explosion of colors in the Courierarea's fall foliage, there are still many pockets of color to be seen for local residents on the lookout. The early morning sunshine allowed for a reflection of trees on the surface of the lake at General Butler State Park, in Carrollton, Ky. The typical peak season for fall colors in southern Indiana is mid-October. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)


Ryan Spivey, 15, throws a pumpkin to Kenny Kendall, 17, who then stacked the gourds on a trailer on David Ginn's farm in Trimble County on Thursday. Ginn said he did fairly well with a batch of pumpkins that started growing before the drought, and that a this new batch produced much smaller pumpkins. The overall pumpkin crop in the Courierarea was cut down by the dry summer. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)

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