Hot and Humid - again!

Perhaps it's the weather - 69 degrees and drippy - but both my computer and I are running very slowly, this morning, and even feeling as grumpy as this guardian of the Marshall Trail!

Here's just a quick post to start your day ..............

Tom has great advice!!

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The WKTV forecast: "Good morning Central New York! The humidity will hang around today, with the potential for strong storms this afternoon and heavy rain. The latest forecast can be found below...

Mohawk Valley Weather Discussion

Showers and thunderstorms moved in early this morning, but have now exited the region. Expect a mix of sunshine and clouds this morning. As a cold front approaches from the west, showers and thunderstorms will develop as we head into the afternoon. With high humidity and warm temperatures, storms are likely to produce heavy rain and strong winds later on today. Severe weather is also possible. Keep checking back with us throughout today for updates.

Showers and storms end tonight with overnight lows 65-70.

Hurricane Bill, now a category three storm in the Atlantic, is expected to move closer to the east coast over the next few days. The storm is forecasted to turn sharply to the north and eventually pull out to sea. The hurricane will force today's cold front to stall near Central New York. With tons of moisture in place and a front overhead, heavy rain is likely to develop.

Saturday is expected to start out dry, but as we head into the afternoon rain will develop from east to west. The heaviest rain is expected to fall in our easternmost viewing area...areas like Eastern Otsego, Fulton, Montgomery, and Hamilton County. Most of the rain will fall Saturday night and may last into early Sunday. The front eventually passes east by Sunday, with a return to drier weather later in the day."

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I went to the Library yesterday afternoon, to Congressman Michael Arcuri's meeting with local farmers.

I started out sitting in a chair against the back wall.
As more and more and MORE people arrived, I first got up to stand, then moved outside the door to the hallway!

The Activity Room was packed. It was an emotional, but not unruly meeting and, from a consumer's viewpoint, extremely informative.

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I took notes and have also received several Emails from others in attendance, but need to sort them all out before I post anything.

I can, however, refer you to last evening's broadcast of NPR's "All Things Considered," the topic of which was

"Independent Farmers Feel Squeezed by Milk Cartel"

and also, repeating an urgent request made by one of the farming community right after the meeting, ask you to check the label of dairy products that you're buying: they may say "distributed by XYZ company Somewhere in the USA," but the product source (in very fine print) may say "Central or South America!" That's scary!

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BLOOMING

Less scary than the turtle head, above!


FOR THE RECORD

Look for railings and balusters soon!

More later, probably.