Tuesday

It's 20 degrees; overcast.

From WKTV: "Our models are hinting that some steady snow will develop by Noon due east of Lake Ontario, across Northeast Oneida, North-Central Herkimer and Hamilton Counties. Elsewhere, periods of snow will develop as well. By evening, the Arctic cold front you've been hearing so much about will finally cross. It will be accompanied by a period of intense snow. It may only last 5-10 minutes, but it could drop a half inch to an inch of snow, along with whiteout conditions, and blustery winds. Behind this front, temperatures will plummet and blowing and drifting snow will continue.
Here's our snowfall forecast for Tuesday:


"Temperatures will drop from near the freezing mark Tuesday evening to zero or below zero by Wednesday morning. In fact, the Adirondacks could see a steep drop well below zero. With that, will be wind chill values perhaps as low as -20 to -30 degrees by Wednesday morning. We won't recover much Wednesday, with highs only in the upper single digits at best. Clouds will move in Wednesday night, before another clipper type system on Thursday, with more light snows. By Thursday evening, a reinforcing, stronger shot of Arctic air will dive in. This will send temperatures plummeting once again Thursday afternoon. We may briefly warm up early, but we'll be back below zero by evening."




I'm not trying to start a panic - although I'm quite sure that Foodking will be busy, today, with villagers stocking up on the usual "necessities" - but just to suggest that the young man pictured below look to see if he has a cool-weather coat and hint that this might not be the best time for local "46'rs" to plan a "winter camp" trip to the Adirondacks!

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Everything was back to normal at Morgan's, yesterday, and the sidewalk showroom was bright!


There are still a few good tall snowbanks ........


........... and the Foodking parking lot has a good-sized mountain of snow ..........


........... but the DPW was out all day clearing space around fire hydrants .......


.... and making sure visibility was improved, here and there.


Out on Daytonville and Lewis Roads, Marshall Township has pushed back snowbanks, making room for more snow.

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Some creatures come outfitted for this sort of weather.

(Jeff Reynolds sent me this photograph, yesterday, calling it "Sipping Wild Turkey(s)" and noting that, "these birds found a seep in my neighbor's orchard and slaked their thirst!" Thanks, Jeff!)

Others - like Andy and Vicky - put on a couple more layers and enjoy it!

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I drove past the Car Wash, yesterday afternoon, just as Tom was putting up a new sign:

Hey: what are friends for?!


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I received an Email from Karen Cook, yesterday, in which she wrote:

" The Benefit for Pam Howard Camp was a huge success! I’ve always known how blessed I am to live in such a great little town, but things like what I saw yesterday never stop amazing me; just how wonderful the people here are."

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Here's a reminder to Book Discussion Group members from Doris Stephan:

"We have changed the meeting time for this month to 12 Noon.
Bring your brown bag lunch and we'll supply tea, coffee, and dessert.

There's still time to reserve a copy of 'North River' by Pete Hamill.
Call the library at 841 4651.

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Also from the Library, Jill Getman writes:


"As we plan for our 'Snowfest' on February 14th we are looking for some donations of old tires, orange cones, or similar items that can be used for an obstacle course; plastic spray bottles for snow sculptures; any other fun snow items, hot cocoa, or goodies.

Hopefully the weather will cooperate with us to have a lot of snowy activities for the whole family outside, and stories, crafts, and goodies inside."

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Down 3 cents.

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Have a good day, everyone!