Tuesday morning

It's 59 degrees with some overcast.

Internet connection is sporadic: on at 5:10; but off a few minutes later until 6:05.
I'm typing fast so that I can post this before there's another lapse!

The weather forecast from WKTV:

"On Tuesday, we do expect a (gasp!) storm-free day! Sun and clouds will dominate. Temperatures will top off in the low 80s, and humidity will be comfortable. Tuesday night should be dry, but there will be a subtle increase in humidity overnight. This will lead to our next set of forecast issues Wednesday. As humidity surges in from the south, and as a cold front approaches from the N & W, we will likely see the development of afternoon and evening showers and storms. Depending on a few factors, some of these storms have the potential to be locally strong to perhaps severe."

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An article in this morning's O-D says that the Waterville Post Office may be renamed for Cpl. John P. Sigsbee.

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WILLIS CLIFFORD BARNES

Here is a "Death Notice" which was originally intended for The Waterville Times but arrived too late for publication:

Willis Clifford Barnes, Rear Admiral, USN, Retired (Age 87) on July 26, 2008 of Roanoke, Va. and long time resident of Vienna, Va. Most loved husband of Marjorie L. Barnes of Waterville; loving father of Barbara B. Smith, Thomas R. Barnes, and David L. Barnes; beloved grandfather of six grandsons. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, August 2^nd, at St. Bernard’s Church, Waterville, NY. A graveside service at St. Bernard’s cemetery will immediately follow.
Arrangements by Kloster Northrup & Bentz Funeral Home, Waterville.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donation to:
Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, or simply NMCRS
875 North Randolph Street, Suite 225
Arlington Virginia 22203-1977

Yesterday.

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Spikes of purple Vervaine and fluffy bunches of Joe Pye Weed are showing up in moist fields and ditches. Who was "Joe Pye?" Legend says that he was a Native American herb doctor in the Massachusetts Bay Colony region and he used a special plant to ease the discomfort of a common disease known as typhus, or typhoid fever. So, the plant was commonly identified by early settlers as Joe-Pye-Weed.

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These two views are for John Nagy!
(Fresh air for the eyes!)


In Hanover.


View west from Daytonville Road.

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TOMORROW!

FARMER'S MARKET
IN THE PARK
11:00 - 6:00.

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BAND CONCERT
IN THE PARK

featuring "Stage Road"

6:30 - 8:30

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SOMETHING FOR SATURDAY

"STARGAZING"

The Mohawk Valley Astronomical Society invites the public to an evening of stargazing, weather permitting. Members will share their telescopes with the public at Glimmerglass State Park, 1527 County Highway 31 in Cooperstown, N.Y. on Saturday, August 2, beginning with a program at 8:30 pm. Faith Thompson will present, “Celestial Fireworks: Supernovae!”

Contact Person: Perry Pezzolanella---797-3477

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Have a Great Day, Everyone!