37.8 degees and overcast

After a day of beautiful "Indian Summer," it's back to BRrrrrr!

The sun shone right onto this Autumn display in Sangerfield, yesterday morning ......



......... but, even in daylight, she did it again! Kathunk: right into the tree in front of Jack and Darcy Ruane's home!

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Some patch-work had taken place on the west wall of the 1880 Opera House.



Al Toussaint stretched the day to finish up some painting.



Sharon Stiles - a.k.a. "the Fingernail Princess" - has been giving her clients ecstatic descriptions of the new pillars at "Towns End," the newly-refurbished Greek Revival house south of Sangerfield: she's right!

Dusk, in the Park.

Pretty, but where are the missing railings?

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On the Park Bulletin Board: one reason to hope that the weather forecast is wrong!!!

Click HERE to learn more about the ZOMBIE WALK.)

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Here's WKTV's prediction: "Chilly air has arrived, with rain on the way for later today.

Cold air continues to drain in from the north this morning. Bring the jacket as you head out the door. Sunshine will give way to clouds this morning. These clouds are the beginnings of the next storm system, which will bring a soaking rain this weekend. Rain is expected to develop between 5-8PM this evening across the Mohawk Valley. High temperatures today in the upper 40's to near 50.

Heavy rain tonight, with many areas picking up an average inch of rain. Windy tonight as well, with an east wind between 15-25mph with gusts over 30mph.

Rain tapers to rain showers on Saturday. A steady, heavy rain for areas south and east of Utica, with another inch of accumulation possible. Cloudy, breezy, with highs in the low 60s. This storm is gone by Sunday, with a return to some sunshine after some morning clouds and sprinkles.

Seasonable, mainly dry weather expected for early next week."

LOOKING AHEAD

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I needed a Geography Lesson to keep up with Glen!

Click to enlarge. See those things that look like palm trees, sticking out into the ocean? Well - they are man-made atolls, and each "frond" is a street jam-packed with houses!

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Here's yesterday's E-mail from The Traveler:

"I have been so shocked with my time in Dubai. I had heard the economy was struggling here but if it is; I sure don't see it.

(A quick, bright and interesting video about Dubai.)

Remember I told you that Qatar reminded me of Dubai? Well, I am talking about Dubai from 10 years ago. It's so amazing to be able to see a city be born in front of your eyes.





When I first went to Dubai the main highway was a 4 lane like the Arterial.... Now it is 8 lanes on each side of the road and there are so many other changes.



They are building a new airport. The current airport handles about 700K people a year... The new will handle 1.4 million!




"The Burj Dubai ... the tallest building in the world at 2,684 feet tall... It has 160 habitable floors... The top 5 are penthouses that each sold for over 150 million each."



"To give you an idea.. The buildings to the front are 50 story tall buildings!"

"These two buildings have replicas of the Eiffel Tower on top!"

"Here they are at night."

"The gentlemen in the photo are my Head of Engineering, my regional managing director (the owner of the big house) and the Local Office Manager."

"I am flying off again.... A quick overnight stop in Jordan and then off tomorrow to Egypt."

(If any blog readers think that PAR is a small company based in New Hartford,

think again!)


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FOR THE RECORD

"No Rest for the Weary. ToughTimes Ahead for Utica CollegeHockey."

(Click image for story.)

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I'm off to get the doughnuts for the Old-timers!

Why don't you join us?

10:15 at the Library.


Have a Great Weekend, Everyone!