Wednesday

It's Recyclables Day!

44.1 degrees and blue sky.

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and warm. High near 80.
• Wednesday Night: Mainly clear. Low in the mid 50s.
• Thursday: Sun and clouds, warm and a bit humid. An isolated storm with locally heavy rainfall is possible. High: 84, Low: 60
• Friday: Sun and clouds with more widespread showers and thunderstorms likely. High: 80, Low: 52

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I have much more work to do in my own yard where flowerbeds are full of weeds, but I gave myself a sunny-day break from weed-pulling, yesterday, and went to The Root Glen at Hamilton College. I'm not sure that you even need to like flowers to enjoy that special place. Just drive up College Hill Road 'til you're nearly at the top; turn left into the driveway of the Admissions Building and park in the parkinglot between there and the Alumni Center.

Look for this yellow azalea and then head for the small white gazebo. You'll find maps, there, as well as a guestbook to sign when you leave.

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You can just walk on the gravel pathways down into the glen and follow little bridges across a stream and then come back up the hill, or ..........

.......... just go and sit on a bench inside the Hemlock Enclosure.

Right next to the "Hemlock Enclosure" is the Grant Garden which is home to several dozen more varieties of Tree Peonies, like these. Just a few are blooming, now, but in about two weeks they should make a wonderful display. Blossoms are as large as plates and come in all shades of white to yellow, peach, pink and some reds that are nearly black!

You can read the history of The Root Glen and also find a link to download more material on the Hamilton College website.

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The final game in the three-day series starts at 7:05 this evening.