At Home in the Huddle 2008: Thursday

It's Garbage Day, again!

55 degrees and overcast.

On Thursday, it will likely be mainly cloudy, with more clouds than sun, however there will be nicer times during the day. Temperatures will range from the low to mid 70s in most locations, with upper 70s possible where the sun gets out longer. A stray thunderstorm is possible during the evening or late afternoon.

A better chance of thunderstorms comes into play Thursday night, as the boundary separating intense heat and humidity from us moves through. Some of the storms could be strong, with locally heavy rain, but conditions are not as ideal here as they have been further south, where severe weather has been more common this week. This warmth will barge through here Friday. We may see clouds and periods of showers and thunderstorms throughout the day. If we don't see as many clouds as we're thinking right now, 90-95 degrees is likely. However, any thunderstorms around will keep us in the 80s. Humidity will oppressive by late Friday, and Friday night looks especially uncomfortable, with lows near 70.

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My apologies: I missed this in yesterday's O-D!

2008 TEEN ALL-STARS

Shereen Asmat: New Hartford High School

Ryan Borwick: Adirondack High School

Vicky Chen: Rome Free Academy

Brianna Cowen: Waterville High School

Jazmarie DeJesus: Thomas R. Proctor Senior High School

Andrew Derminio: Notre Dame Jr./Sr. High School

Kasey Dobrodziej: Thomas R. Proctor Senior High School

Aleksandra Fazlipour: Whitesboro High School

Rachel Hamlin: New Hartford High School

Angelia JapN’gie: Thomas R. Proctor Senior High School

Kristine Kelly: Thomas R. Proctor Senior High School

Shelby Knoeller: Waterville High School

Anna Rayne: Clinton Central School

Kevin Riecker: Thomas R. Proctor Senior High School

Ed Rosenburgh: Poland Central School

Robert Roth: Thomas R. Proctor Senior High School

Tiffany Schreck: Notre Dame Jr./Sr. High School

Joelle Service: Frankfort-Schuyler Central School

Brendan Smith: New Hartford High School

Ryan Smith: Herkimer High School

Melissa Snizek: Vernon-Verona-Sherrill High School

Trey J. Socash: Town of Webb Union Free School District

CONGRATULATIONS

BRIANNA & SHELBY!!!

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Spring fix-up projects are under way and porches seem to be getting more attention than anything else, right now: the Dorrs on Madison Street are finishing up ...........

................ while this job on Babbott Avenue has just begun.

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Flowers are brilliant, everywhere.

On Berrill Avenue.

Anne Sally's row of Candelabra Primrose (Primula japonica) on White Street.

Rick Garrett made a point of showing me this beautifully reclaimed flowerbed right next to the Foodking parkinglot on the Babbott Avenue side. The iris had been planted years ago by Mr. Robert Garrett, but recent weeding and mulching was carried out by Janet Gibbons and John Bogan!

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I'm easily distracted and entertained and yesterday, while I was standing at my kitchen sink washing the dishes, movement in an old lilac bush about fifteen feet away caught my eye: a hummingbird, zipping down and perching on a branch. And then it left. And came back again - to the very same spot; and soon shot off, again. "Aha!" I thought. "There's a nest somewhere nearby in one of the trees!" and - leaving the dishes - I went and got out my binoculars.

It was then that I could see that the little bird wasn't just coming to perch on a branch: there was what appeared to be a grayish "platform" - the flat-topped blob right in the center of this picture - and yes, that was the nest! I'd never seen one, before, but I knew they were small -- about two inches across!

I spent the rest of the afternoon watching! My cameras don't have good telephoto lenses, so the picture here is taken from Google images. Jody Hildreth of "Kidwings" is coming tomorrow, however, and then we'll all get a good look! If there are any blog-readers who'd like to come and take pictures or just watch, please do! Bring camera and tripod.

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I have an E-note question from Gil Condon that perhaps a blog-reader can answer: "I see in the email circuit that there's a All Class reunion brewing.. It would be neat if we knew more and could plan around it ... or even maybe vote on the weekend."

I suspect that he's referring to the "Cruise in" gathering in September ----- or perhaps there's something I haven't heard about. Could someone confirm?

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Add this to your weekend schedule!