Wednesday

To

JUDY ZIRKLE

from me!

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and also to NANCY DITCH from Frances.

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It's also "The Blog's" third birthday!

1,361 posts

and all because Nora Keating said to me, "You ought to do a blog!" and my husband thought that it was the most clever thing I'd ever done.

I don't really know how many readers the blog has, but

Thank You for being out there -

whoever, and wherever, you are!

I'm going to be "on vacation" for about a week but I will be checking my E-mail and I'll post important announcements/news when they come along.

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It's Recyclables Day

55 degrees and grayish.

From WKTV: "A return to quiet weather today, with rain in the forecast for tomorrow.

Clouds, with some patchy fog in spots this morning. Expect clouds to give way to some sunshine as we head into the afternoon. Temperatures expected to climb into the low 70s. Increasing clouds tonight, as our next storm system pushes in. Overnight lows in the mid 50s, with rain developing before daybreak.

Mostly cloudy tomorrow, with scattered showers and storms. Temperatures in the low 70s. Showers will linger into Thursday night and early Friday as our storm system slows down. Wet weather is expected to shift east by Saturday, with a return to drier weather with sunshine.

The rest of the weekend and early next week looks generally dry and seasonable, with temperatures in the mid to upper 70s."

FARMERS MARKET TODAY

from 11:00 'til 5:00

in the park.

• Edith Reile will be back with all of her homemade goodies and handwoven baskets (and, presumably, John!)
  
• Pamela Brown ("Pammycakes") has more local photos and gift cards as well as her delicious baked goods. (She told me yesterday that she'd been dipping biscotti in chocolate. Oooooh!)
• Tim Pryputniewicz - "The Wooden Pig" - with homemade Arts & Crafts.
• The Blunts of "Longview Produce Farm" with their own fruits and vegetables, honey and homemade Arts & Crafts.
• Mary McLean will be back with her popular handmade jewelry.
• Teresa Cerminaro of Hans Haven Rescue offering Dog Leashes, Beds, Collars, etc. All proceeds will go to the Waterville Vet Clinic for veterinarian care of the animals.
• Tanya Giedraitis - homegrown fruits and/or vegetables.
  

Jody came back, yesterday afternoon .........

....... bringing a very tall stepladder and equally impressive Canon camera to continue his documentation of the Red-eyed Vireo and her three Vireo chicks - plus an unexpected cowbird child.

Once again, Thank You, Jody, for sharing your extraordinary photographs with all of us!

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COMING NEXT THURSDAY

AN EXTRAORDINARY CONCERT!

(Click to enlarge!)

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"SOLD" SIGNS HAVE APPEARED

.......... on Babbott Avenue .........

.............. White Street ..........

............. and Sanger Avenue.

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Out on Madison Street, there's a dense patch of wild Scabiosa between the Pumilia townhouses and the medical building.

The Tulip Tree in front of the Coffmans' (where Gary and Ellie Allen used to live) is starting to bloom .................

............. and ditches along Swamp Road are filled with Blue Flag.

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FOR THE RECORD

Enjoy!