Tuesday

It's 52.3 degrees.

No collection today!

Countdown to School:
9 Days (or 216 Hours.)

WKTV forecast for today:

• Tuesday: Mostly Sunny and warm. High in the mid 80s.
• Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy to mainly clear. Low around 60.
• Wednesday: A mix of sun and clouds with a slight chance of an afternoon thunderstorm. Warmer and more humid. High: 86, Low: 62
• Thursday: Humid with a chance of some morning showers. Gradual clearing in the afternoon. High: 78, Low: 54

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At the New York State Fair

it's "Sr. Citizen's Day" and "Beef Day."

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There is a startling dearth - or paucity - of items to post in the blog, this morning!

Not only did my searches of the O-D and WKTV website yield nothing, my camera apparently did not come in to the house with me, last night: no brand new pictures for you, this morning, either!

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In the meantime: a few left-overs.

Just a bit north of Crown Hill Cemetery on Route 12.

At the Bouckville Mill.

Along River Road - between Oriskany Falls and Solsville - there a whole ditch-full of

Great Blue Lobelia.

And growing with it ......

Boneset

The plant's common name is derived from its use in treating a kind of influenza prevalent in the United States during the nineteenth century, known as "break-bone fever," which was characterized by pains that felt as if all the bones in the body were broken. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Boneset was said to have no equal as a cough, cold and fever remedy, and in the nineteenth century, it was used extensively in American medical practice. In 1887, Dr. Millspaugh wrote: "There is probably no plant in American domestic practice that has more extensive or frequent use than this (boneset)," and it was even listed in the United States Pharmacopeia.

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The Redsox had the day off, yesterday.

And the Yankees had an off day!

The two teams meet, tonight, at 7:05.