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Andy Arthur

The more things change, the more they stay the same. 🌸 Maybe the urge for change is not always rational, indeed you would be better to stay the course as long as it's sustainable. Often old and tired ways of doing things are actually the best alternative. Better days ahead as we head into springtime.

Phil Ochs – Ballad Of The Carpenter – YouTube

Over 50 years ago, Phil Ochs captured the life and story of Jesus so beautifully in the Ballad of the Carpenter ...

Jesus was a working man
And a hero you will hear
Born in the town of Bethlehem
At the turning of the year

When Jesus was a little lad
Streets rang with his name
For he argued with the older men
And put them all to shame
He put them all to shame

He became a wandering journeyman
And he traveled far and wide
And he noticed how wealth and poverty
Live always side by side

So he said "Come you working men
Farmers and weavers too
If you would only stand as one
This world belongs to you"

When the rich men heard what the carpenter had done
To the Roman troops they ran
Saying put this rebel Jesus down
He's a menace to God and man

The commander of the occupying troops
Just laughed and then he said
"There's a cross to spare on Calvaries hill
By the weekend he'll be dead"

Now Jesus walked among the poor
For the poor were his own kind
And they'd never let them get near enough
To take him from behind

So they hired one of the traders trade
And an informer was he
And he sold his brother to the butchers men
For a fistful of silver money

And Jesus sat in the prison cell
And they beat him and offered him bribes
To desert the cause of his fellow man
And work for the rich men's tribe,
To work for the rich men's tribe

And the sweat stood out on Jesus' brow
And the blood was in his eye
When they nailed his body to the Roman cross
And they laughed as they watched him die
They laughed as they watched him die

Two thousand years have passed and gone
Many a hero too
But the dream of this poor carpenter
Remains in the hands of you

NY 8 Mile Points Along East Branch

This should be helpful at locating various trail heads and locations along the East Branch Sacandaga River while using your cars odometer. 

Next Time – Thursday March 28

Today’s sunrise was at 6:41 am. The next time the sun will rise later then today πŸŒ„ is in 178 days on Sunday, September 22.

The average high for today is 50 degrees. 🌑 The next time it will be on average cooler then today is in 233 days on Saturday, November 16 when the average temperature will be 49 degrees.

The highest point for the sun today will be 50.6° from the horizon at 1:01 pm. 🌞 The next time the sun will be lower in the sky mid-day is in 170 days on Saturday, September 14.

Today has 12 hours and 53 minutes of daylight. ⏳ The next time the day will be shorter then today is in 170 days on Saturday, September 14.

Today’s sunset will be at 7:18 pm. The next time the sun will set earlier then today πŸŒ† is in 165 days on Monday, September 9.

The average low for today is 30 degrees. 🌑 The next night it will be on average cooler then tonight is in 240 days on Saturday, November 23 when the average temperature will be 29 degrees.

Wetlands

March 28, 2024 12 PM Update

Average Temperatures

This table shows the average high, median, and low temperatures for the next year. Previous year values are shown in parenthesis. The sun angle is the maximum sun angle at solar noon for the day.

East Towards Sherburne

Week Date Sun Angle High Median Low
  March 28 50.6° 50 (53) 40 (43) 30 (33)
1 April 6 54.1° 55 (65) 44 (56) 33 (47)
2 April 16 57.7° 60 (78) 48 (68) 37 (57)
4 April 27 61.4° 65 (62) 53 (51) 42 (40)
6 May 10 65.2° 70 (77) 58 (58) 46 (39)
8 May 28 68.9° 75 (80) 63 (68) 52 (56)
11 June 16 70.8° 80 (75) 69 (71) 58 (66)
21 August 28 56.9° 80 (83) 70 (71) 59 (59)
24 September 14 50.6° 75 (79) 64 (68) 53 (57)
26 September 26 45.9° 70 (71) 59 (62) 49 (53)
27 October 7 41.7° 65 (71) 55 (60) 44 (48)
29 October 19 37.2° 60 (53) 50 (43) 40 (33)
31 November 1 32.8° 55 (69) 46 (62) 36 (54)
32 November 13 29.3° 50 (49) 41 (43) 32 (36)
34 November 25 26.5° 45 (49) 37 (45) 29 (40)
36 December 9 24.5° 40 (39) 32 (32) 25 (25)
39 December 26 24° 35 (30) 28 (23) 20 (16)
45 February 9 32.8° 35 (48) 25 (37) 16 (25)
48 February 28 39.5° 40 (36) 30 (31) 21 (26)
50 March 15 45.4° 45 (37) 35 (33) 26 (29)