Friday!

49.3 degrees and Brrrrisk! (especially on the feet, if you're used to going out for the newspaper barefoot!) but sunny! Weather Underground's figures for today:




WKTV News Channel 2's forecast. " .... on Friday, highs will struggle to get to 70. In fact, most locations will remain in the mid 60s on Friday afternoon. It will be slightly breezy as well. Sun and some clouds will be the rule.

On Friday night, skies clear out and temperatures will tumble. Lows on Friday night will be into the 40s, perhaps close to record territory. The record low is 46, and we're forecasting 45, so it will be close. Outlying areas will fall into the low 40, with a few locations possibly as cool as the upper 30s! Chilly for August!

It gets better from here though. Saturday and Sunday will be gorgeous. Wall to wall sunshine and highs in the low 70s Saturday and mid, perhaps upper 70s on Sunday! A perfect weekend to get outside!"



Both the Yankees and the Sox lost; standings stay the same.





Perfect weather, now that it's a little cooler, for an afternoon or evening at Glimmerglass Opera. Or ride down to Sherburne, to see the Sherburne Music Theater Society's performances of "The Wizard of Oz," at 8:00, tonight and tomorrow at the Sherburne-Earlville High School.






Before we head uptown to see where the "action" is, here's the answer to Mrs. Desany's long-distance question: "What and where is 'Stinkers'?"



And a thought from yesterday morning:

I spotted several stalks of "Great Blue Lobelia" (Lobelia siphilitica) blooming in a soggy ditch next to the road from Oriskany Falls to Solsville.

Not as flashy, tall or rare as the Cardinal Flower,(Lobelia cardinalis) it's still eye-catching!



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