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April 1, 2020 Night

Good evening! Partly clear and 46 degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a north breeze at 10 mph. ๐Ÿƒ. It’s a nice moonlit night ๐ŸŒƒ and with lots of stars โœจ and not too cold. It is That said, with the breeze it’s cold out back and I think I’ll retire to bed shortly where it’s warmer.

It was a nice day for a Hump Day. ๐Ÿช I haven’t been following Homesteady on YouTube to see if they have any more of their cammel dairy videos, although they still have their Jerseys too. ๐Ÿฎ Camel milk apparently is good for children and their nursing mothers who are allergic to cows milk. Need a special stall a camels aren’t shaped like cows, even though they have four quarters and teats like cows. Great YouTube channel though.

Another pretty quiet day at work, and I worked from either outside or in my truck all afternoon. ๐Ÿ’ป I think people were impressed by me in the Zoom meeting from my backyard with the trees, the High School and the Heldebergs in the background. Even though my apartment isn’t very nice there is a lot to be said about where I live in Delmar. I’ll probably stay here until I leave the state for good, I just can’t imagine buying land in New York.

Maybe it’s because I know how the sausage ๐Ÿฃare made. Yeap, they grind up all the low desirability cuts of meat to tenderize it, use part of the intestines for the casing. That book ๐Ÿ“™ I read some ago on butchering was fantastic. Sounds gross but then you realize it’s just a mixture of grass and fermented corn silage the cows been eating all day. Almost all corn silage ๐ŸŒฝ are and the majority of hay fed to cows is produced on the farm where they’re raised in New York State, although sometimes other grains like corn itself are purchased. But that’s beyond the point, I was in Clarksville today and it got me thinking about it all. At least I got paid on Tuesday unlike state employees or the many non essential employees they have been laid off during Coronavirus. For that I can thank my lucky stars. ๐ŸŒŸ

I decided after going out to Five Rivers Environmental Education Center to hike Bennett Hill again. ๐Ÿšถ It was a nice evening up on Bennett Hill but it got cloudy โ›… later on. A lot of people up there again, which is annoying because I really take serious being at 10 or more feet away from people – or even further in physical distancing, as the term is. I’ve noticed the last two times I’ve been up there it’s been super clear – I think the reduced haze is from less air pollution due to fewer drivers and businesses being open. That certainly is the case in Los Angeles. Then I came home and went for my evening ๐ŸŒƒ walk on this very moonlit evening.

Five Rivers was nice – spring peepers are out in force around Skeeter Pond.๐Ÿธ I got a whole lot of podcasts and videos to listen to next few days on the exercise bike or elsewhere. My neighbor has been gone all day – he works shift work, I wonder if he’s a nurse or involved in the Coronavirus response. I also got a text saying that my phone plan is giving me an extra 10 gigabytes monthly through the end of May, so I can use over a gigabyte of high speed data each day or 35 gigabytes per 30 days. Kind of nice to not have to worry about bandwidth so much on my phone not having internet at home.

Tonight will be partly cloudy ๐ŸŒค, with a low of 34 degrees at 6am. Two degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 6th. North wind 7 to 10 mph. In 2019, we had clear skies in the evening, which became partly cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 22 degrees. The record low of 17 occurred back in 1964. I’m hoping at this point the heat can be off until November.

Tonight will have a Waxing Gibbous ๐ŸŒ” Moon with 58% illuminated. At 9 PM, the moon was in the southwest (222ยฐ) at an altitude of 66ยฐ from the horizon, some 234,681 miles away from where you are looking up from the earth. ๐Ÿš€ At the state speed limit of 55 mph, you’ll make it there by September 26th. Buckle up for safety! ๐Ÿ’บ Being relatively close to the earth its quite bright. The Pink ๐ŸŒธ Moon is on Tuesday, April 7. The darkest hour is at 1:00 am, followed by dawn at 6:09 am, and sun starting to rise at 6:38 am in the east (83ยฐ) and last for 2 minutes and 55 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 44 seconds earlier than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ„ The golden hour ends at 7:15 am with sun in the east (89ยฐ). Tonight will have 11 hours and 12 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 51 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy ๐ŸŒฅ, with a high of 53 degrees at 3pm. One degree above normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 3rd. Northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. I think the morning is supposed to be better with clouds by afternoon. I have the work laptop so I won’t have to go to the library or Five Rivers for work stuff, and I have plenty of podcasts and videos to watch at home if I want. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 53 degrees. The record high of 77 was set in 2010. 8 inches of snow fell back in 1924.โ„

I‘ve decided this weekend is a good one to stay in town for but assuming that the weather is nice for the long Easter weekend ๐ŸฐI am still thinking about 3 nights in the Adirondacks leaving Thursday after work or maybe actually jotting out a bit early. I doubt where I am I’ll see any one else. Do some hiking and fishing ๐ŸŽฃ, making sure to stay six feet or even further AWAY. โ˜บ Still some snow up north but not a lot and I expect it to continue melting next week.

Continuing on and off to work on the updated blog theme. ๐Ÿ“ It’s a work in progress with many parts unfinished but it will focus on being more of an immersive full screen experience like some of those popular photo blogs. ๐Ÿ“ท Maybe I won’t adopt the new theme, I’m not sure but I have the time to work on it, although soon my work load will pick back up – but in the meantime I’m still saving a lot of time by not having the commute or ironing shirts ๐Ÿ‘š or getting prepared for work each day and leaving at a set time.

From time to time I see the advertisement for Northwood Mapping a business out of Wisconsin which does professional mapping for land owners and hunters. ๐ŸŒ He has some interesting products for sure, stuff I could probably do myself and have printed professionally – the thing is print shop costs aren’t cheap and it’s tough making it self employed. Folks do it like Lynne Jackson from Save the Pine Bush but it ain’t easy. Remarkably expensive to run a business. At any rate it doesn’t hurt to hone my mapping skills๐Ÿ—พ and continue to get my name out there with the blog.

In four weeks on April 29 the sun will be setting in the west-northwest (291ยฐ) at 7:53 pm,๐ŸŒ„ which is 31 minutes and 51 seconds later then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had mostly sunny skies for a while than rain showers and temperatures between 58 and 31 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 64 and 42 degrees. The record high of 88 degrees was set back in 1888.

Looking ahead, Pink Moon ๐ŸŒ• is in 1 weeks, Tax Day ๐Ÿ’ฐ is in 2 weeks, Earth Day ๐ŸŒŽ is in 3 weeks, May ๐Ÿ•Š is a month away, June ๐Ÿน is in 2 months, Latest Sunset ๐ŸŒ† is in 12 weeks and Inauguration Day 2021 ๐Ÿ‘ด๐Ÿป is in 42 weeks.

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿฆ…Only 50 days remain until the start of Memorial Day Weekend!๐Ÿฆ…๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

East Towards Sherburne

June 29, 2019 Night

Good evening! Partly clear and 72 degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a west-northwest breeze at 7 mph. ๐Ÿƒ. The dew point is 65 degrees. Kind of a hot day although it seems like the weather has moderated somewhat. The muggy weather ends tomorrow around noontime. ๐Ÿ˜“

Been a hot and fairly lazy day. Did some cleaning, ๐Ÿ›€ had a light breakfast and coffee โ˜•, watched some of the ag and off grid videos I downloaded, ๐Ÿ“น then spent quite a bit of time playing with the barometric pressure I got in the mail โœ‰ from Burma. Works great already been soldered on the board and it’s feeding information into the display including the current barometric pressure โ˜. Next step will be to add memory locations and compare to the trends so I can have messages warning about an approaching storm.

In the late afternoon I got a bunch of books ๐Ÿ“š out of the library to read through the holiday weekend. Then I came home, went to Henry Hudson Park on the river and spent some time reading. I though about fishing ๐ŸŽฃ but I decided against that. Bought groceries and had a late dinner of hot dogs. ๐Ÿฃ I also took a bunch of pictures of her my truck’s electrical set up that I shared on one of the Facebook groups I follow and will add them to the blog.

For a while I kind of wished I had headed out of town โ˜” but the forecast was so risky. I was thinking about Mine Kill Pool but I knew one clap of thunder โšก and that would be done. Plus I didn’t want to trapped in Schoharie County during severe weather and some of the storms around looked scary. Needless to say it was hot at home ๐Ÿก but no severe weather.

Tonight will be partly cloudy ๐ŸŒค, with a low of 64 degrees at 4am. Four degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 65 at 10pm. West wind 5 to 7 mph. In 2018, we had mostly clear skies. It was somewhat humid. It got down to 64 degrees. The record low of 47 occurred back in 1938.

Tonight will have a Waning Crescent Moon ๐ŸŒ˜ with 3% illuminated. The moon will rise at 3:33 am. The New Moon is on Monday night with partly cloudy skies. The Buck Moon ๐ŸŒ is on Monday, July 15th. The sun will rise at 5:20 am with the first light at 4:46 am, which is 28 seconds later than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ„ Tonight will have 8 hours and 44 minutes of darkness, an increase of 34 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will have showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 1pm and 3pm. Some of the storms could produce small hail and gusty winds. Partly sunny , with a high of 74 degrees at 12pm. Seven degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around June 2nd. Maximum dew point of 62 at 6am. Northwest wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. It was somewhat humid. The high last year was 94 degrees. The record high of 98 was set in 1964.

I got the puddy for repairing the table. ๐ŸŽจ I found some stuff that is rated for outdoor use and rain and I’m hopeful if I pack it in well under the top layer of the table it will stick. It was under $10 including the putty knife so it’s not a big investment. It either works or it doesn’t.

The plan for tomorrow is to puddy up the table in my bedroom ๐Ÿšง before I leave for the day and Sunday dinner at the parents house. This way I won’t have to smell the noxious chemicals and they’ll be able to dry up even if there is the threat of the rain โ˜”

Been doing a lot of reading the past two days. I finished reading ๐Ÿ“– Richard Hofstadter’s classic, The American Political Tradition from 1949, including the last chapter, “Franklin Roosevelt: The Patrician as Opportunist”. I had to read more so I got a different book out about FDR’s First 100 Days. Call FDR what you want – a pragmatist or an opportunist – but the truth is that he inspired a lot of people and reshaped the American government. Being up late yesterday with a book ๐Ÿ“™ is why I didn’t blog yesterday evening and in the morning I was hot and bothered.

I decided to leave from work on Wednesday and head up north to Moose Plains โ›บ right from work. Sun doesn’t set until late now so only the last part would involve driving after dark. Northway traffic will be bad but I’m not sure how bad as a lot of people leave early for the holiday weekend. I can drive safely. Maybe I will get to leave early too. I haven’t been up there since that warm late summer weekend in September 2017. Its a long trip up there and I kind of blame my broken shock absorber gasket or whatever you call it on those rough roads. ๐Ÿ˜ก But it’s a really nice big wilderness area and I like exploring. I can also plan hikes near camp so I’m not driving all day. The first night I’ll camp closer to the Cedar River Flow the head west to the plains for the following three nights. I guess I’ll bring my kayak as I might take it out on Helldiver Pond one evening and fish and toss back some of the tiny bulkheads that have become a nuisance in that lake. I’m not going to drive back over to Cedar River Flow as that’s too much of a time waste on those rough roads.

I thought about just going up to Piseco Powley Road if it’s going to be so hot ๐Ÿ”ฅ for time in the Potholers but decided I have the rest of the summer on hot weekends to get up there. Two years ago I was in the Potholers late September and it was in the mid 80s up there despite the leaves changing colors.

In four weeks on July 27 the sun will be setting at 8:20 pm,๐ŸŒ„ which is 16 minutes and 17 seconds earlier then tonight. In 2018 on that day, we had thunderstorm and temperatures between 86 and 68 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 82 and 62 degrees. The record high of 97 degrees was set back in 1955.

Looking ahead, Hottest Time of the Year ๐Ÿ˜… is in 2 weeks, Ugly Truck Day ๐Ÿšš is in 3 weeks, Average High Falls To 79 ๏ธDegrees โ›ฑ๏ธ๏ธ๏ธ is in 8 weeks and Average High 70 ๐ŸŽ‘ is in 12 weeks.

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