Fred did recycling today. I'm posting some of the pictures he took along the way.
He went with Bill Rossi to pick up some Ice Out tickets at Larry Rossi's on Otis Drive. At first glance you might think this is a picture of West Shore Road in winter, but it's actually the rail trail. Nicely packed and plenty of snow. Then they continued up Rt. 15 to where the little store and gas station (it was once a garage operated by Jack Burbank) used to be. It has been taken down. The last business there was a little pizza place, but unfortunately, that didn't survive.












Further up Rt. 15, in Wolcott, he took this picture of a barn that had burned back in the winter sometime. Progress is slow getting it rebuilt, but at least it's started.

While in West Danville, they stopped at Hastings Store. Lunch specials always are really good. They didn't get any chili today, though. New maple syrup is in - at least some producers are making it. It can't have been a very good year so far. Perhaps they'll still get some good runs, but right around here it's been mostly too cold for sap to run much.












Seems like it's a little warmer today - actually about 32 degrees, but there's still a sharp, cold wind out of the northwest that cuts right through you. Hopefully, it's cutting through some of the snow, too. Saturday when we went for a walk Fred was able to walk on the snow. There's a strong crust left from the last couple of rainy days. With all the really cold weather, that mushy snow has frozen very hard. By the end of the week, if the weather folks are right, we may get some thawing.

Here's a reminder about a meeting in Cabot -

Tonight at 6 PM at the Willey Building, the Planning Commission will host a public work session on the Facilities, Utilities and Services section of the Town Plan. This section covers all aspects of community life, from Town government and the Cabot School to water supply, health services, solid waste, recreation facilities, etc. If you want to learn more about Cabot's existing facilities and services, or have suggestions for improvements, this is the work session for you!

Light refreshments will be served.

This came from Homer today, explaining about the Sunday service at Peacham that I blogged about yesterday:

THIS WILL EXPLAIN ABOUT MARGARET SINGING YESTERDAY (SUNDAY) AT PEACHAM. IT WAS THE ORDINATION OF PASTOR BOB POTTER'S SON FROM CALIFORNIA. HERE'S THE PROGRAM:

JEFFREY MARK POTTER

ORDINATION 3/27/11

AT PEACHAM CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

YOU CAN SEE THIS ON YOUR COMPUTER -

WEB SITE: PEACHAMCHURCH.ORG

(WEEKLY RECORDED VIDEOS - Margaret sings near the end of the service.)

"AMAZING GRACE" PLAYED BY JEAN ANDERSON, 80 YR. PLUS

POTTERY BOWL MADE BY JEFF POTTER

SOLO BY GRANDSON, NICK POTTER FOR HIS UNCLE

"JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE"

LAYING HANDS ON JEFF BY CONGREGATION

WORDS BY REV. BOB POTTER

SINGING BY MARGARET GUILMETTE FITTS

GIFTS:

BIBLE FROM HIS DAD

ROBE FROM HIS DAD

SASHES FROM AN AUNT

CERTIFICATE FROM THE CHURCH

BOB HAD A ROBE ON THAT HIS DAD GAVE HIM 50 YEARS AGO WHEN HE WAS ORDAINED. IT WAS SIMPLY A SUPER SPECIAL DAY !

MARGARET'S SINGING WAS NOT A PLANNED PART OF THE PROGRAM. JUST BEFORE DOING IT, 5 SECONDS, SHE ASKED REV. BOB IF SHE COULD SING IT. IT SURE WAS A SPECIAL SURPRISE FOR ALL. LOTS OF TEARS.