Thursday w/ Election Results & Snow Geese sightings

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It's Garbage Day!

36 degrees and wet.

From WKTV: "Skies will average mostly cloudy today with high temperatures in the mid 40s. A cool breeze will make it feel chilly at times this afternoon. As we head into the night tonight, much cooler air will arrive. Overnight lows expected to fall to around 20 degrees. An area of high pressure will build in tomorrow, bringing with it wall to wall sunshine but chilly temperatures. Highs on the first day of spring are expected to be only in the upper 30s to near 40.

As we head into the weekend, skies will continue to average mostly sunny. It should be another beautiful weekend, with temperatures warming back up into the 40s on Saturday to low 50s by Sunday. This warming trend continues into next week, with temperatures approaching 60 once again by Wednesday.

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At 2:15 yesterday afternoon, Sylvia Crandall, Joan Kemp, Anne Sally and Paula Burback reported that Ralph Murray (standing) and I were voters #18 and #19.

ELECTION RESULTS:

Mayor - Jim Younes - 81 votes: uncontested

Trustee - Tom McNamara: 116

Trustee - Bruce Treen: 68

Matt Tanner: 52

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In Oriskany Falls

Mayor: John Misiaszek (incumbent).
Trustees, two seats: Sheila Johnson (incumbent), Brian Bell.

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I spotted the first batches of little yellow "Coltsfoot," yesterday,
on Route 12B north of Hamilton.

(Click the image for information from "A Modern Herbal.")


I also saw Colleen Sullivan Marris, yesterday, and in comparing our delight with the warm weather she showed off her jewelled "flip-flops!" (I didn't have my camera!) And if Colleen is wearing thongs, certainly Sharon Stiles is wearing hers, too!

Out at Hanover, the season's started.



A flock of snowgeese flew overhead, looking for a place to land, but left, again. I drove 'round and 'round looking for them, but never did catch up.

This morning, however, Brenda Evens wrote: "On my way to work this morning, I saw a flock of snow geese on skyline drive in Deansboro heading towards Oriskany Falls from West Hill Road. At first I though it was a snow drift."

and then Mabel Bushee:

"a large flock of snow geese in the old corn field outside of Madison. The one that has the pond of water in it for a good part of the spring. We call it "Bridge's Pond". They were close to the road when I when by this morning."

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It's a wonder that we aren't all rolly-polly!

Saturday Morning:

PANCAKES AT SANGER LODGE

Saturday Evening:

SPAGHETTI AT THE HIGH SCHOOL

(Click for details!)

and then on Sunday Morning:

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I'll be taking an extra-long weekend break:

see you on Monday!

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Have a Great Day, Everyone!