At Home in the Huddle: Friday Wrap-up

This morning's blue sky disappeared early in the day, replaced by a solid gray dark and misty layer of low clouds.

Several people have commented on the changes that are happening in the old "gravel bed" out on Madison Street. While it appears that the pit is providing a final resting place for 50-year-old sidewalk material from Elmwood and Buell Avenues, it is also becomming more and more parklike and we wonder if, perhaps, some clever person is planning on building a house there.

With the application of a final, topmost rim of pavers, the new retaining walls down toward Sangerfield have gone from "impressive" to "elegant!" It's worth slowing down - or stopping - to see how intricately cut and positioned the keystone-shaped pieces are on curved sections of wall.

I couldn't manage to take a picture, but there was - once again! - activity at the corner of Park Place and Sanger Avenue where the sidewalks meet and I think more digging or grading had been done. Watch for something to happen there, as well as in front of the Bank, on Monday morning!

Despite the grayness of the day, there were bright spots everywhere: the woodbine on the old Putnam Hall gleams, even without sunlight, and swamp maples behind the old "Mayflower" motel are more colorful each day.

Out in the woods, it really was so dark that I needed to use a "flash" to take a picture of these wonderful little Indian Pipes. Even though you can't eat them, they're as much of a treat to find as puffballs --- which is what I was looking for in the first place!

Have a great weekend, Everyone!