Tuesday

It's GREEN WASTE DAY!

52 degrees; no precipitation.

WKTV predicts that: "High pressure will build back in on Tuesday. Sun and clouds will start the day, but as the day wears on we should notice even more decreasing clouds. A nice one, all in all, with highs in the upper 70s. On Wednesday, it should be similarly nice, with highs in the mid 80s and a large amount of sunshine. Wednesday night and Thursday will see a cold front try to approach the area."

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The colors have changed, again, at Hanover.

Fields of grain ripen next to Peck and Brouillette Roads.

The heavy rains that we had on Sunday must have been welcomed by flowerbeds and lawns and fields of corn - like this one, next to the Library -


- but other crops suffered, and patches were flattened.

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Not only corn grows fast: this building in North Brookfield - just across the road from Kling's Mills - gets taller and taller.
Is it a residence? or ?


In Waterville, at Firemen's Field

"They're B-a-a-a-ck!"

Lots of the rides pulled in on Monday afternoon.

Here's the Schedule for the weekend:

FIREMEN'S FIELD DAYS

Friday, July 18

Midway opens at 6:30 P.M.
Kiddie Parade - 6:30 P.M.
Music by "Phat Alyss" - 8:30 - 12:30

Saturday, July 19

Softball Tournament - 8:00 A.M.
Midway opens - 12:00 noon
Parade - 6:30 P.M.

Huge Fireworks Display at Dusk

(Courtesy Zielinski's Equipment Rental)

Music by "Stage Road" - 9:00 P.M. - 1:00 A.M.

Sunday, July 20

Softball Tournament - 8:00 A.M.
Chickey BBQ - noon 'til gone
Ride Special - noon- 4:00 P.M.
Music by "Good Ole Boy" 12 noon - 4:00 P.M.
Music by G-J and the D-J - 4:00 - 8:00 P.M.
Field Closes at 8:00 P.M.

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In my E-mailbox - this nice letter from "Scott." Unfortunately, I don't have an answer for him: can a blog-reader help? (Thanks!)

"I have a strange request. My team played in a softball tournament in Earlville this past weekend. We were told by a few guys there that there was a tournament this weekend in Waterville at the field days. We are interested in coming there and staying overnight and would like to play in the tournament. We need a contact name and information on how to reach the contact person running the tournament. Any information you could give me would be appreciated. I hope to hear from you soon. Have a great day!"

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I also received notice of the annual

KIDS' FISHING DERBY

sponsored by the
Waterville Forest, Fish & Game Club that will take place on

SUNDAY, JULY 27 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.

at Chitning Pond, Sangerfield

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"Chitning," "Chittning," or "Chittening" - no matter how it's spelled, every so often the subject comes up and someone asks "Where did that name come from?"

I don't really know!

But I did do a quick search of The Waterville Times - using all three spellings - and came up with several "hits" under each one.

The earliest was in 1855, when a transient "thief" was last seen "heading in the direction of Chittning." Several references used the phrase "over toward Chittning" and, in 1868, it was reported that Miss So-and-so had "taken up the teaching position at the schoolhouse in Chittening." (I believe that the schoolhouse was on the Sangerfield side of Janus Road, just off of Route 20.)

Anyhow - "Chittning" (or Chitening or Chitning) must have been the name of a small community, perhaps like "Hanover." It would be a good subject for someone to research using the new History Hunter iMac at the Library!

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No baseball scores to report: it's All Star break.

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Jody Hildreth stopped by, yesterday, to take the now-empty hummingbird nest for his collection. He also peeked into the igloo-shaped Carolina Wren nest that's in a hanging planter on my back porch and reported that there are four tiny wrenlets safe inside!

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Yes: it's early! It's grant-writing time!

Tomorrow's post may be equally early or it may be late or it may not show up until Thursday!

Anyhow - have a great day, everyone!