Wednesday, February 11, 2009

It's Recyclables Day!

38.7 degrees with thin clouds.





WKTV predicts that: "Our Wednesday warmup still looks to be on track. A storm system will lift out of the Ohio Valley and into Ontario Province over the next 24 hours. The counterclockwise circulation of air around this storm will continue to draw warmer air into CNY a few thousand feet above ground level. ........ as the storm passes by just to our north and west, a trailing cold front will push ever closer to the region. This should turn our winds to a more southerly direction and finally scour out some of the cold air trapped close to the ground in the Mohawk Valley. We'll see temperatures warm well into the 40's to perhaps lower 50's. A few showers may sneak into CNY tomorrow afternoon but most of the rain will hold off until after dark.
Our cold front will cross the state tomorrow night with steadier rain and perhaps even a few widely scattered thunderstorms. Temperatures will spike near 50 in the evening and then fall back to near 40 by Thursday morning as the storm system pulls away.


Yesterday we saw it for the first time in a long time:

BARE GROUND!

Yes - it's dirty and it's muddy, but it's wonderful!

By this afternoon I imagine that there will be plenty of flooded fields and even roadways, in the area.



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ATTENTION BIRDERS

It's time for the annual

Great Backyard Bird Count

sponsored by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
and Audubon.

Click the link for instructions!


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I've been watching the transformation of this residential building on
route 12B, a mile or so north of Deansboro.

I don't know who owns it or what use is planned for it, but someone has a vision and is doing quite a job carrying it out!




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The Marshall Historical Society's February Newsletter is available in PDF format at www.marshallhistsoc.org



While I was doing some historical digging, I came across this - just forty-one years ago.



Jeff Reynolds found this 1924 article amusing!


When Frank Snell introduced his newly-constructed automobile to Mrs. I.D. Brainard and the village, in November of 1900, he was told that 15 m.p.h was 'way too fast for local roads and that he must make appropriate adjustments!

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I have a really neat bit of news - Thanks, Lori! - coming out of the Washington, D.C., area. I need to do some more research and find a photograph of the person involved, but it's about someone many of us know who has received an outstanding award nomination! More tomorrow ......

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In the meantime,

Have a Great Day!

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