Saturday afternoon

It's like the Good Old Days!

We only had a foot or so of snow, but the wind's really whipping!

(click thumbnail pix.)

There's a second "Road Closed" sign up at the corner of East and West Bacon Streets and Stafford Avenue.

All of the Highway Departments have huge supplies of sand, and they're being very liberal in applying it to all of the roadways.

We saw several youngsters carrring sleds and snowboards.
I wonder what hill they were heading toward?

Out beyond CVS, there's the usual situation of blowing and drifting snow that's been there since who-knows-when.

Some snowmobilers were pulling in to the pumps at Nice 'n Easy in Sangerfield to gas up their sleds....

..... and summertime tools rested.

"Anonymous" has sent me a wonderful website with a great deal of information and many, many beautiful photographs of many varieties of Hellebores.

(Yes - you may certainly use the drawing as a "screen saver" or "wallpaper," but please don't make greeting cards or prints.
Someone else has already done that!)

Snowy Saturday morning

It's 20.6 degrees at 6:00 a.m. and "the snows of yesteryear" are here!

It looks as if there has been about a 5" or 6" accumulation.

Sorry it's blurry: I didn't use a flash or tripod to take this picture out our front doorway, but it IS SNOWING! And that's the "Sidewalk Plow" coming down the hill. (click on thumbnail.)

The winged euonymus is nicely decorated, and ..........

Old Forge Webcam

........ I imagine that there really are some snowmobilers who have their snowmobile suits, boots and helmets right at hand and are just waiting for daylight to go out and ride!

Travel safely, everyone!

Friday Add-on: more "clickables!"

Just a few off-and-on again snow showers, this morning, but the forecast for tonight and tomorrow is colorful! "Lake Effect Snow," coming right at us!

The electricians are working in the Park, today.....

... and by 2 o'clock it looked as if most of the six lamps had been installed.

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It already looks really wintery down at the caves in Forge Hollow.

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E-mail replies to the writer's request for opinions as to when the lamps should be lighted - as soon as possible or with ceremonial Hoopla! - run slightly in favor of "Hoopla!" with everyone agreeing that Sanger Avenue is looking absolutely "elegant!"

Friday morning

Ooops! I overslept!

Just a look at the Weather, before I put the GARBAGE out:

It's 25.9 degrees and a light snow has fallen. Barely an inch, by the looks of it, but the plows have been out!

This is what's going on, now......

... and this is what the meteorologists tell us us might happen tonight.

You'd think that there might be more snow up North,
but this webcam shot from Old Forge doesn't show very much:
not enough for grand snowmobiling!

Back in a while! But, in the meantime, tell me what you think, please:

"Should the new lights be turned on as soon as is possible?" or "Should a special Celebration be planned for that event?"
(You can either E-mail me by using the link at the top of the page or by sending a comment! Thank You!)

Thursday add-on

These little "thumbnail pictures" are all "clickable!" Enjoy!

The new lamp posts now march all the way down Sanger Avenue to Mrs. Woodhouse's residence....



...and down the litttle curving sidewalk on the point of Monument Park!



Initial criticisms of either color or unecessary proximity to each other are fading and now conversations are filled with praise for the elegant appearance of the lamps and the speed with which the two electricians are completing the installations considering that
it was still quite chilly, today, even though the sun was bright.

Oh, ohhhh! I don't know how the lilacs and magnolia buds are going to fare, but this a very large bud on my Helleborus orientalis - Lenten Rose - is looking pretty sad. They're supposed to bloom just as the last snows are melting in the Spring ----- not at the beginning of Winter!

But the days really are getting noticably longer - especially in the afternoon - and I'm afraid this is just one of several varieties of plants that have been fooled!

Thursday morning

NOW it's Recyclables Day!

and it's a Heat Wave:

15.9 degrees at 5:30!

The Weather Channel

WKTV's Matt Lanza: "The next 7 days will see shots of light snow, followed by localized lake effect. There are no major storms on the horizon until next Wednesday..."

According to www.syracuse.com, The WCS Girls' Varsity Basketball Team lost to Mt. Markham, last night, 49 - 47.The WCS Boys' Varsity Basketball Team will meet Sauquoit Valley tonight at 7:30 in Waterville.

And during the daytime, we'll be watching more lamp posts go up on Sanger Avenue!

Now everyone wants to know,

"When Will They be Turned On?"

(More fiddling with photos.)
To enlarge yesterday's views from Sanger Hill, please click HERE and HERE.

View of the Oriskany Falls Quarry from Sanger Hill.
(click to enlarge.)

Wednesday add-on!

Looking west, from the lower stretch of Brothertown Road.

.... and east from the top of Sanger Hill,

it looks COLD!

But there were some runners and joggers out, and they didn't seem to mind! The sun was wonderfully bright, and the two electricians set eleven more lamp posts in place.

I'm getting used to the color!
At first it seemed too garish and/or blotchy,
but now the posts look uniformly "old."

(An inconsequential observation: it surprised me that I could look through Bob Mayne's back yard, on Sanger Avenue, and see the tower of the Presbyterian Church!)




By 4:00 P.M. the row reached from across from CVS to Mrs. Zambri's residence!
There are two or three empty bases - probably not a big problem, but something better dealt with in less frigid weather!