Day 300: Bare trees

On our trip to Olean today, we could see that autumn is nearly over.  Most of the trees were bare and the corn fields are brown.  Even with the recent rain, grass was growing in the Allegheny reservoir.

After a meeting with STEMS, the NYS EMS bureau, we feasted on freshly carved roast beef on weck and German potato salad at the Beef and Barrel.  It was absolutely delicious.  Next stop was the county XC championships.  Unfortunately, the results weren't as great as last year, but the kids worked hard and gave it their all.

When we left Olean at 2:00 it was 76 degrees, but when we arrived at Long Point State Park an hour later, the temp had dropped to 56 degrees.  Hurricane Sandy is on its way toward us and is set to collide with a winter storm front.  The governor's conference he was supposed to attend is postponed so the emergency services personnel can prepare for the storm.

We went to see SUNY Fredonia's presentation of  Chicago tonight and it was really impressive.  The turn table was powered by hydraulics, unlike the one we built for Les Mis.  That was powered by two guys we called gerbils who moved it with their feet while lying on their backs.  Our FHS alumna, Hilda, did the lighting design.  Fellow alum, Raleigh, was a publicity intern.  It's great to see that our students are so successful at the college.