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Oh, woah, woah, woah, it’s Friday 13th ๐Ÿ‘ป

It’s a guess a spooky thing being October and Halloween in three weeks but whatever. Cold start to the morning but at least it’s clear and I’m out walking.

Good morning! Yeah, it’s Friday the 13th! Clear and 42 degrees in Delmar, NY. ๐ŸŒž There is a northwest breeze at 8 mph. ๐Ÿƒ.

Pumpkin – oatmeal pancakes ๐Ÿฅž for breakfast. I also have a pot of rice and lentils cooking down ๐Ÿฒ with lemon – pepper and garlic spice, I wanted a change from the split pea soup for lunch today. Yesterday dinner was tuna with spinach and whole wheat pasta. Haven’t had that in a while. ๐Ÿ  Always don’t like the carbs but the fatty fish with the healthy  omega-3 fats and vitamins and fiber from the spinach help balance that out. You need some fats to maximize fat-soluable vitamins. Also had a bit more kefir — it tastes like sour milk and is thick but it does help the stomach after all that pea soup I’ve been having the past few days.

Today will be sunny ๐ŸŒž, with a high of 61 degrees at 3pm. Two degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around October 17th. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph. A year ago, we had rain in the morning, which became light rain by afternoon. The high last year was 70 degrees. The record high of 81 was set in 1930. There was a dusting of snow in 1934.โ„

Caught two mice this morning. ๐Ÿญ It’s been kind of bad this year though not uncommon as the cold weather approaches. Probably my kitchen is a good place with all the dropping I’ve missed from all the cooking I do plus all those yummie smells ๐Ÿ˜‹ from bread baking and food on the stove top full of spices. Eventually I’ll get all the mice and things will get better. Usually happens around November. ๐Ÿšซ Like a girl I ran outside with the second mouse I had with only a shirt and my boxers on, well oops. Not thinking, it’s cold! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ  That mouse got away, but outside. I should have crushed him, but I was half awake and my face full of shaving cream when I heard him get stuck. Big and fat sucker too. ๐Ÿ Maybe pregnant, which is why I wanted him gone before her babes got breaking into my food and chewing my wires and holes in the walls of my apartment. People are shocked I still stay in my dumpy apartment that I’ve had since I was a researcher 16 years ago, but it’s cheap and I like the location. Plus I’m home so rarely. I’ll put up with the mice and rotting door and all the broken shit I have.

Solar noon ๐ŸŒž is at 12:42 pm with sun having an altitude of 39.7° from the due south horizon (-31.1° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 7.2 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour ๐Ÿ… starts at 5:40 pm with the sun in the west-southwest (254°). ๐Ÿ“ธ The sunset is in the west (260°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 6:18 pm after setting for 2 minutes and 56 seconds with dusk around 6:45 pm, which is one minute and 39 seconds earlier than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ‡ The best time to look at the stars is after 7:19 pm. At sunset, look for mostly clear skies ๐ŸŒ„ and temperatures around 56 degrees. There will be a west-northwest breeze at 10 mph. Tomorrow will have 11 hours and 11 minutes of daytime, a decrease of 2 minutes and 48 seconds over today.

Tonight will have increasing clouds โ˜, with a low of 44 degrees at 4am. Two degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around October 8th. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph. In 2022, we had rain in the evening, which became cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 42 degrees. The record low of 21 occurred back in 1958.

I was over at the dungeon yesterday, looking at all the snacks ๐Ÿฌ in the break room realizing that there was nothing I could eat over there now that I’ve gotten into healthy eating. I’ll have to make sure to bring my own food over there in the future especially next year when I’ll probably spend a lot more time over there. Also yesterday I rode the elevator down one time for the first time since June as I had a meeting to go with a colleague but I did the stairs up and down like usual the rest of the day. Ridden back and forth to work so far three days this week for a total of 45 miles. ๐Ÿšฒ Today I plan to ride in but may take the bus ๐Ÿš home in the evening.

Tomorrow will have a slight chance of rain after 2pm. Mostly cloudy ๐ŸŒง, with a high of 59 degrees at 2pm. Three degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around October 22nd. North wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. A year ago, we had rain in the morning, which became light rain by afternoon. The high last year was 67 degrees. The record high of 81 was set in 1920.

The weekend isn’t looking so bad at this point. ๐Ÿคท‍โ™‚๏ธ But next week is still going to be quite cloudy and rainy, and much worse in West Virginia. ๐ŸŒง I definitely will be doing some riding this weekend. ๐Ÿ I might ride out to Indian Ladder Farms and get some apples. I was thinking about going up to the Albany Pine Bush Preserve and then checking Salvation Army and Farmer India’s Market but I think I’m good for now. I might leave next week for West Virginia if the weather is good or possibly consider another trip, but I’m not going to take off time and get burned by the weather again this year. It’s the second time that this has happened in the past month, and it’s not fair to take off time then cancel it to the other director, lest she wants to take off time.

Looking ahead to Sunday, partly sunny, with a high near 57. โ˜€ North wind 9 to 13 mph. Typical average high for the weekend is 62 degrees. Maybe a bit cool with the breeze, but it’s October so I’ll take it. Where to go is the question? I don’t plan to camp this weekend as last weekend I did Rensselearville State Forest. Maybe somewhere closer to home. Not sure.

One month ๐Ÿ“… from now the be Average Night will be Below Freezing ๐ŸŒŒ when the sun will be setting at 4:36 pm with dusk at 5:05 pm (Standard Time). Average high will be 50 degrees with a low of 32. We loose one hour and 41 minutes of daylight over the next month.

 Bench

April 23, 2021 Morning

Good morning! Yeah, it’s Going to Be a Beautiful Friday! Maybe not super warm, but an improvement over yesterday. Two weeks to 8 PM Sunset ๐ŸŒ‡ . Summer is coming. Less then two months now, and we could certainly have some nice warm days come May. Even mid-next week looks quite pleasant. This morning, it’s sunny and 36 degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a west breeze at 8 mph. ๐Ÿƒ. Cold start to the morning, but it will be fairly warm this afternoon bar the breeze. Wearing the hoodie over my shirt for the morning walk. ๐Ÿšถ‍โ™€๏ธ

Yesterday, I went over to John Wolcott’s House ๐Ÿ”Ž and spent several hours going through his Pinksterfest archives, looking for a misplaced long-lost letter about the Fort Orange dig. โœ‰๏ธ Didn’t find it but there was a lot of interesting things about the history of the Pinksterfest ๐ŸŒธ and the Mid-crosstown Arterial in his files. ๐Ÿ“‚ I wanted to go to the Earth Day Rally ๐ŸŒŽ but by the time I got there after work, the rally had already broken up. Part of it was I didn’t catch the bus I wanted to get downtown, ๐ŸšŒ because the bus schedule still has the reduced rush-hour service, and I didn’t check it real careful. The Earth Day rally was supposed to go until 6 PM but I think it ended early with the police protests ๐Ÿš“ in the other part of the city. ๐Ÿ‘Š Truth be told, I am just a lot less interested politics and citizen activism these days. ๐Ÿฆ‹ Save the Pine Bush is my big thing.

Today will be sunny ๐ŸŒž, with a high of 58 degrees at 4pm. Four degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 15th. Breezy, with a west wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning with more sun in the afternoon. The high last year was 56 degrees. The record high of 87 was set in 2007. 2.4 inches of snow fell back in 1956.โ„

Solar noon ๐ŸŒž is at 12:54 pm with sun having an altitude of 60° from the due south horizon (-10.8° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 3.5 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour ๐Ÿ… starts at 7:08 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (282°). ๐Ÿ“ธ

Today I am going to get packed for the Adirondacks ๐Ÿ• as my hope is head north tonight for a long weekend, possibly into next week. ๐ŸŒฒ ๐ŸŒฒ๐ŸŒฒ ๐ŸŒฒ I am thinking about working remotely on Monday from the Adirondacks, as long as the weather is nice enough and maybe staying into Tuesday, a bit in a different campsite so to limit my stay to 3 nights in any one location. I have a lot going on today, so it’s going to be busy for packing, and I want to try to get to store mid-day and maybe down to the laundromat when I work, or maybe I have enough clothes if I wait and reuse some jeans — that is if I pick up another pair today. ๐Ÿ‘– Going to be a cold night up north with the wind, but I’ll have my heater โ™จ๏ธ and I can build a small fire for warmth. ๐Ÿ”ฅ still going to be some snow to deal with up north.

Really starting to get a bit low on clothes, ๐Ÿ‘• and as I haven’t bought any in over a year as I’ve not needed as much working from home. ๐Ÿ‘ž My dress shoes are still in the office, sitting drawer they’ve been since the beginning of the pandemic. Going to need a good polish when I go get them, as come May I think I’ll be in office more, although it gets tricky with all the remaining COVID-restrictions. ๐Ÿ‘จ‍๐Ÿ’ผ That and I haven’t been to the laundromat or my parents house in over a week.

The sunset is in the west-northwest (288°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:47 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 3 seconds with dusk around 8:16 pm, which is one minute and 8 seconds later than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ‡ At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Gibbous ๐ŸŒ” Moon in the southeast (131°) at an altitude of 45° from the horizon, 231,553 miles away. ๐Ÿš€ The best time to look at the stars is after 8:53 pm. At sunset, look for clear skies ๐ŸŒ„ and temperatures around 54 degrees. There will be a west breeze at 13 mph. Today will have 13 hours and 45 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 39 seconds over yesterday.

Today my cellphone renews ๐Ÿ“ฒ and I’m hoping that will go well. Still not sure if my new credit card is working ๐Ÿ’ณ, those temporary $1 authorizations that caught my eye last weekend still haven’t dropped off the bill. I should maybe call the credit card company to ensure my card is still active. I am starting to think it was all just a system glitch with the dozen or so $1 authorizations, maybe something went wrong when I went to buy milk ๐Ÿฅ› the other day at the store, and my worry is just that. Pure silliness. But you can’t be too careful these days. Need to make sure that’s straightened out before I go north.

Also, we are doing another recording session with John Wolcott and some of other Save the Pine Bush people for our history project ๐Ÿ“œ tonight, but if I am going north, I am not going to be able to participate. But it is what it is, I’ve wanted to get out of town for some weeks now. ๐Ÿ• It should be a real nice night, but maybe a bit chilly. Maybe a little snow up north. Probably be setting up after dark, but I have flashlights ๐Ÿ”ฆ and lights, as I have my therapy session at 4 PM and I’m sure it will run after 5 PM. ๐Ÿ‘จ‍โš•๏ธ My lantern is working well. ๐Ÿฎ Also I might have to work late, so who knows, but I’d really like to get out of town today.

Tonight will be mostly clear ๐ŸŒƒ, with a low of 41 degrees at 4am. One degree above normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 25th. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. In 2020, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became light rain by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 40 degrees. The record low of 25 occurred back in 1965.

Tomorrow will be mostly sunny ๐ŸŒž, with a high of 68 degrees at 3pm. Six degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around May 10th. West wind 8 to 10 mph. Should be a very nice spring day. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning with more sun in the afternoon. The high last year was 54 degrees. The record high of 81 was set in 2001. 1.2 inches of snow fell back in 1967.โ„

I am chewing over my options for hikes on Saturday, but I am still leaning towards Pine Orchard. ๐ŸŒฒ๐ŸŒฒ, although there are a handful of other options. There are a lot of hikes I haven’t done over the years, but one thing to consider is how muddy the trails will be. It might actually be better to just do a road hike to stay out of the mud. I’ll have to think about it, especially if I am planning to spend part of next week up north.

Looking ahead to Sunday, rain likely, mainly before 2pm. ๐ŸŒง Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Typical average high for the weekend is 62 degrees.

Seems like it will be wet on Sunday, but actually not that bad when you consider total precipitation. โ›ˆ It would be fun to work up north on Monday, maybe sit out by Lake Pleasant listening to some music using either my laptop or phone for work. Might be a bit cool on Monday but I can wear a jacket and sun will feel real nice. Then I might head home on Monday or find somewhere and stay through Tuesday or Wednesday. ๐Ÿ˜Ž Mason Lake isn’t a option though for another month as the road is closed due to mud season and frost coming out of the ground.

As previously noted, there are 2 weeks until 8 PM Sunset ๐ŸŒ‡ when the sun will be setting at 8:02 pm with dusk at 8:33 pm. On that day in 2020, we had partly sunny, rain showers and temperatures between 65 and 43 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 67 degrees. That will be real nice. We hit a record high of 92 back in 1930.

Route 10 Farm

January 25, 2021 Morning

Good morning! Happy 5 PM Sunset ๐ŸŒ‡ ! Next Monday is February ๐ŸŒง . Mostly sunny and 17 degrees in Delmar, NY. ๐ŸŒž Calm wind. There are 2 inches of snow on the ground. โ˜ƒ ๏ธ

Last night my apartment flooded again. Yet, another water heater melted down, starting to leak water out of the top again. Called the landlord, and he says he’s going to have the plumber install another heater tomorrow. ๐Ÿ’ฆ This time for some reason the catch pan didn’t empty out the leak and it poured all over the floor of the closet, into my bedroom and through the living room ceiling downstairs, but so be it. Third water-heater this unit has gone through since I moved in December 2007. ๐Ÿ™„Kind of annoying, but it’s more my landlords problem then mine, bar the extra cleaning and mopping up of the wet dirty stuff from the melt down. It’s annoying that it’s one issue after another with the plumbing here, but at least he’s good at getting things fixed. ๐Ÿšฝ I wish he would just buy a good quality heater, so I wouldn’t be dealing with this issue every five years, especially when things flood. Last time they didn’t but I’m guessing the drain pan hose iced up in the cold.

To be fair, my apartment is quite affordable ๐Ÿ˜ as it’s been the same place I’ve been sent back in the day when I was making $27.5k at my first job out of college. Today, I make quite a bit more and my rent has not increased much over the years. Of course the fact that the landlord keeps having to replace the waterheater suggests at some point rent will be going up again. I like my apartment and it’s location, but I guess you get what you pay for these days. And it’s good that it gave me a long needed cleaning and straightening up my bedroom.๐Ÿ› Too often things just kind of got piled up around, things that I thought I might use some time in the future but probably should have long ago been chucked in the recycling bin or trash like old magazines. Dust doesn’t get cleaned off, books fall out of book shelves, you name it, it happens. ๐Ÿ“šThat’s kind of why I eventually want to own a tiny home, so if it’s not immediately being used and is kind of marginal in usefulness, it goes out to out the burn barrel for a very fiery form of disposal. ๐Ÿ”ฅ

I was also having blog problems, โœ due to a software update under Linux which seems to have broken the SSH connections everywhere on the system. I am looking into it further on my end but it only really effects a few things I use regularly, including syncing the website to local database. ๐Ÿ”„ The techs got part of it working again, but I’m still trying to figure out what I broke on my end. Not sure at all – I think either a certificate layer or broken protocol software. ๐Ÿ”ข When I get to the library later in the week, I’ll run apt and update the software, and hopefully that will fix things. I only don’t have synced things from the past few days.

Today will be sunny ๐ŸŒž, with a high of 29 degrees at 2pm. Two degrees below normal. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning, which became rain by afternoon. The high last year was 39 degrees. The record high of 61 was set in 1938. 9.5 inches of snow fell back in 2000.โ„

It’s going to be a cold day today, but sunny. ๐ŸŒž While I did my evening walk, I skipped the morning walk as I was still cleaning up from yesterday’s mess. I really should done more to clean up earlier on – like get the old ripped clothing to the recycling center โ™ป and put all my summer clothing away so I could put my winter clothing in the dresser, but it’s now done. I also cleaned up and organized the crawl space, because I wanted to make sure none of my other clothing or camping gear would be sitting in a puddle of water for the rest of the winter. ๐Ÿ‘• It’s good though come the spring, it will be easier to get out the things I need.

Solar noon ๐ŸŒž is at 12:08 pm with sun having an altitude of 28.5ยฐ from the due south horizon (-42.3ยฐ vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 11 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour ๐Ÿ… starts at 4:18 pm with the sun in the west-southwest (238ยฐ). ๐Ÿ“ธ The sunset is in the west-southwest (245ยฐ) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 5:00 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 13 seconds with dusk around 5:30 pm, which is one minute and 17 seconds later than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ‡ At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Gibbous Moon ๐ŸŒ Moon in the east (88ยฐ) at an altitude of 37ยฐ from the horizon, 246,581 miles away. ๐Ÿš€ The best time to look at the stars is after 6:05 pm. At sunset, look for partly clear skies ๐ŸŒ„ and temperatures around 28 degrees. There will be a north-northwest breeze at 5 mph. Today will have 9 hours and 44 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 7 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be partly cloudy ๐ŸŒค, with a low of 17 degrees at 3am. Three degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around February 11th. Calm wind. In 2020, we had light rain in the evening, which became light drizzle by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 34 degrees. The record low of -17 occurred back in 1920.

Sunny but cold Saturday, snow possible for Sunday. Saturday, mostly sunny, with a high near 22. ๐ŸŒž Sunday, a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. โ›…Chance of precipitation is 30%. โ„ Typical average high for the weekend is 31 degrees.

๐ŸŒน๐ŸŒป๐ŸŒผOnly 54 days remain until the first day of calendar spring!๐ŸŒน๐ŸŒป๐ŸŒผ I can’t wait until it’s warm enough to have the windows open and some fresh air. While that doesn’t happen all of the time in March, sometimes it can get fairly warm and nice. I am really looking forward to spending more nights in the woods. I can do winter camping, but I like it when the time changes and the weather is much nicer in the spring.

As previously noted, next Monday is February ๐ŸŒง when the sun will be setting at 5:09 pm with dusk at 5:38 pm. I am glad, this month seems like it has dragged on forever, and it’s been so controversial with so many angry people everywhere. Hopefully with a professional in the White House, the vaccine will roll out much more smoothly, and we can get back to normal life. ๐Ÿ˜ƒOn that day in 2020, we had snow showers, cloudy, mild and temperatures between 40 and 32 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 32 degrees. We hit a record high of 65 back in 1989.

Rural Poverty

July 30, 2020 Night

Good evening! Partly cloudy and 71 degrees in my backyard. ๐ŸŒƒ There is a west-southwest breeze at 6 mph. ๐Ÿƒ. The dew point is 65 degrees. The muggy weather ends around 2 am. ๐Ÿ˜“

I guess it’s still a tad bit muggy outside ๐Ÿƒ but the breeze helps a bit. Tomorrow is expected to be cooler and less muggy. As we head into August on Saturday the average temperature is expected to drop but they’ll still be many more warm days remaining. Back from my evening walk ๐Ÿšถ, listening to the crickets ๐Ÿ‘‚ and soon its off to bed. ๐Ÿฎ Definitely smelled like barnyard when I went for my walk.

Another fairly busy and at times frustrating day. ๐Ÿ˜ฃI ordered a new phone, I deleted a really obnoxious email, fixed blog problems, talked to clients and submitted another big report for work. ๐Ÿ“ Still haven’t found the flash drive ๐Ÿ’พ that has a bunch of work files ๐Ÿ“‚ and all my driving music ๐ŸŽถ on it. I shouldn’t complain the money’s ๐Ÿ’ต good and I’m able to save a lot for retirement and my off-grid property in an era when so many people are unemployed.

Tonight will have patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy ๐ŸŒฅ, with a low of 60 degrees at 5am. Two degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around August 14th. Maximum dew point of 65 at 9pm. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. In 2019, we had thunderstorm in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It was sticky. It got down to 65 degrees. The record low of 49 occurred back in 1978.

Tonight will have a Waxing Gibbous ๐ŸŒ” Moon with 86% illuminated. At 9 PM, the moon was in the south-southeast (166ยฐ) at an altitude of 23ยฐ from the horizon, some 232,496 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 January 23rd. Buckle up for safety! ๐Ÿ’บ The Strugeon ๐Ÿก Moon is on Monday, August 3. The darkest hour is at 1:03 am, followed by dawn at 5:14 am, and sun starting to rise at 5:46 am in the east-northeast (64ยฐ) and last for 3 minutes and 13 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and one second later than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ„ The golden hour ends at 6:27 am with sun in the east-northeast (71ยฐ). Tonight will have 9 hours and 29 minutes of darkness, an increase of 2 minutes and 8 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will have patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny ๐ŸŒž, with a high of 83 degrees at 3pm. One degree above normal, which is similar to a typical day around July 26th. Maximum dew point of 63 at 10am. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. It was sticky. The high last year was 81 degrees. The record high of 98 was set in 1917.

I got a bunch of new books ๐Ÿ“š out of the library on homesteading, sustainable farming and off grid living. ๐Ÿšœ I started to flip through them, I’ll probably spend more time reading when I’m up in the woods. ๐Ÿ“– I thought about going to the park to read but it looked like rain โ˜” and I had a conference call at seven o’clock to go to.

Today I got really frustrated ๐Ÿ˜ค with some issues I’m having with the blog but after much fuming over my stupidity I was able to get them fixed. I’m not going to let myself get bullied too much by the email ๐Ÿ“ง and complaints when things aren’t always perfect ๐Ÿ‘Œ. I try to express my thoughts but sometimes I have my critics – who usually start off emails saying, in the like your blog but…

I have a pretty good life, besides the minor annoyances of the truck, my rundown apartment and the headaches of the blog. ๐Ÿ‘ฅ I do spend too much time on social media and that’s an endless source of frustration. And my broken phone. ๐Ÿ“ต More on that later. I try to use Facebook less and I’ve quit Twitter but it’s always so tempting to open. ๐Ÿ’ฅBut I really need to stay off it – I avoid most politics as much as I can. I just feel like I disagree ๐Ÿ‘Ž with so much on how our country is going on both the state and federal levels. But the pay is good.

Now that the pandemic is starting to wind down a bit locally ๐Ÿ™Š I really should take the step and seek out some counseling. My new job has much more of a supervisory role and responsibilities so it’s important I remain level headed at all times and can think ๐Ÿ’ญ clearly about the advice I’m giving. ๐Ÿ’ผ I’m finally having a level of professional success and the ability to really save for the what I hope is a better tomorrow.

I got busy and forgot about calling about the oil change. ๐Ÿ”ง I’ll call tomorrow about scheduling an appointment next week. Shouldn’t be a big deal. I’d do my own but it’s a pain in the ass to get the filter off.

In four weeks on August 27 the sun will be setting in the west-northwest (284ยฐ) at 7:37 pm,๐ŸŒ„ which is 39 minutes and 54 seconds earlier then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had partly sunny, patches of fog and temperatures between 75 and 53 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 79 and 58 degrees. The record high of 97 degrees was set back in 1948.

My phone ๐Ÿ“ฑ has been having a lot of problems charging lately, and it’s been dead a lot of day this week ๐Ÿ“ž when I need it for work. I broke down and bought another phone and case. Maybe that’s another source of frustration. I’ve been quite happy with this LG phone until the end when the USB charging port died, ๐Ÿ”Œ so I ordered another one, alas a newer model with more memory and a better screen. Not the fanciest one, and a generation behind the Moto phone I looked at but I’ll take a slower phone for a more reliable one. ๐Ÿข Working remotely ๐Ÿ“ถ a good phone is my lifeline. Plus remember, I don’t have internet home so I depend on my phone as my primary source of internet.

NY 414

July 21, 2020 Morning

Good morning! Happy Tuesday, back to work from Speculator. Partly sunny and 59 degrees in Speculator, NY. There is a northwest breeze at 5 mph. ๐Ÿƒ.

By working up here I could stay another day in the Adirondacks and if I camp overnight, โ›บ I’ll drive home Wednesday evening about when the weather gets more stormy. I’ve been off the internet all weekend as I had no service which is nice for a change, it’s good to be away from work and everything else. ๐Ÿ’ผ With the primaries and everything else going on it seems like most of weekends previously were quite busy.

Today will be mostly sunny ๐ŸŒž, with a high of 77 degrees at 4pm. Six degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around September 1st. Maximum dew point of 59 at 8am. West wind 5 to 7 mph. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning with more sun in the afternoon. It was humid. The high last year was 91 degrees. The record high of 101 was set in 1930.

Solar noon ๐ŸŒž is at 1:05 pm with sun having an altitude of 66.9ยฐ from the due south horizon (-3.1ยฐ vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 2.6 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour ๐Ÿ… starts at 7:50 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (293ยฐ). ๐Ÿ“ธ The sunset is in the west-northwest (300ยฐ) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:32 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 22 seconds with dusk around 9:05 pm, which is 52 seconds earlier than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ‡ At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Crescent ๐ŸŒ’ Moon in the west-northwest (293ยฐ) at an altitude of 5ยฐ from the horizon, 232,588 miles away. ๐Ÿš€ The best time to look at the stars is after 9:49 pm. At sunset, look for partly clear skies ๐ŸŒ„ and temperatures around 71 degrees. The dew point will be 57 degrees. There will be a northwest breeze at 6 mph. Today will have 14 hours and 54 minutes of daytime, a decrease of one minute and 50 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be partly cloudy ๐ŸŒค, with a low of 58 degrees at 5am. Four degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around August 27th. Maximum dew point of 57 at 8pm. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It became humid as the night progressed. It got down to 66 degrees. The record low of 47 occurred back in 1970.

It was a nice long weekend camping at Piseco Powley Road, at times quite nice but for a while Sunday evening when the wind died down it was rather muggy. ๐Ÿ˜ฐ But when the breeze picked up it was pretty cold nice. Rained from a thunderstorm late Sunday night. โšก I’ve enjoyed being off the grid, having no cell service ๐Ÿ“ฑ or ability to take calls all of the long weekend. I’ll upload some pictures later in the day. ๐Ÿ“ท

Saturday I walked the closed portion of Piseco Powley Road. ๐Ÿšง The south bridge is damaged from the October 31st storm and repairs will be necessary for Stratford to fix the other sections. That said, beyond the substructure of the bridge being rebuilt and some fill and a culvert needing replacing, most of the tools to rebuild the road shouldn’t be particularly difficult or unusual to implement.

On Saturday I also patched the hole in the screen tent. ๐ŸŽช It isn’t pretty as it doesn’t quite match in color and I wish I had had gotten the fabric a little tighter but it provides a good bug free area for camping. ๐Ÿœ Bugs have been bad this weekend, especially the deer fly although not so bad in the Potholers and times in the screen tent have been nice. After dark and early mornings I’ve been using the hammock a fair bit as the deer flies aren’t as bad then.

The Potholers were nice in the heat ๐ŸŠ, I spent several hours laying in them and cooling off. I sat down there listening to podcasts ๐ŸŽงand just enjoying the cold water ๐Ÿ’ฆ and hot sun โ˜€. During the weekend there was a fair number of people there although I expect I would see a lot more were the road to be fully open. I am hopeful though that once the bridge is repaired, they can get the road repaired relatively quickly. I’m still thinking it might be done by hunting season. That will certainly make visiting the Potholers a lot more of an option come 2021.

Only one real shit moment at camp. ๐Ÿ˜ฎ On Monday evening after parking at camp I noticed something hanging out below the front axle like something was broken. Turned out to be just a root but I was afraid that I had broken something on my truck. Just a silly shadow of a root. Pulled it up and tossed it in the woods. This campsite is a bit of a mud wallow at the parking spot but has been as long as I’ve camped here. At least it’s very quiet here with the road closed heading south bound from the Potholers – the only traffic is those going down there.

I thought about moving down to Powley Place last evening so I could enjoy the stars โœจbut ultimately I decided against that. It was fine, I was in by 9:30 and at that point wouldn’t have seen many stars. But I did stop by Powley Bridge briefly this morning to see the new temporary bridge and observe what has changed since the October 31st flood last year.

On this day in 1925, Dayton, Tennessee high school biology teacher John T. Scopes is found guilty of teaching evolution in class and fined $100. ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Darn criminals ruining our country. The judge incorrectly set the fine, rather then letting the jury do it, so his conviction was overturned on appeal. ๐Ÿซ The law would remain on the books until it was repealed 1967. Also in 1983, the world’s lowest temperature in an inhabited location is recorded at Vostok Station, Antarctica at โˆ’89.2 ยฐC (โˆ’128.6 ยฐF). โ›„ They should build a pipe and send it up north to cool off people efficently.

Been doing a lot of reading ๐Ÿ“– while up in camp. Re-read Heather Thomas’ Raising Beef Cattle ๐Ÿฎ which is an interesting book on the ins and outs of cows. They’re pretty amazing animals which do pretty good most of the time on grasses, water, salt and some careful human hands to train them and take care of their needs. Beef cattle don’t have the complicated nutritional needs of the high performance Holstein cows ๐Ÿ„ used on most dairies.

Should be a great weekend. ๐Ÿ˜Ž Saturday, mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Maximum dew point of 59 at 8am. Sunday, a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Maximum dew point of 63 at 7pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 83 degrees.

I haven’t decided if I will stay all week in the Adirondacks. ๐Ÿ—ป Only three nights until the weekend so I could get a campsite near Speculator and work up here to the weekend and then go back to Piseco Powley Road. I’m undecided though because working and camping can be kind of tiring, especially if I don’t get enough sleep. ๐Ÿ˜ด

Looking ahead, there are 15 weeks until Election Day 2020 ๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ when the sun will be setting at 4:45 pm with dusk at 5:15 pm (Standard Time). On that day in 2019, we had partly sunny skies with a few rain showers and temperatures between 53 and 30 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 53 degrees. I was really sick that day last year with Lyme disease. We hit a record high of 75 back in 1990.

View At Kinzua Point

June 2, 2020 Morning

Good morning! Happy Tuesday. Three weeks to Primary Day ๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ. I heard some people have already gotten their primary ballot โŒ. I haven’t by yet hopefully soon. Despite windows being broken at the Board of Elections it seems like nothing has been destroyed there records wise. It’s cloudy and 48 degrees in Delmar, NY. โ˜ There is a south breeze at 5 mph. ๐Ÿƒ. The skies will clear tomorrow around 6 pm.

Today will be mostly cloudy ๐ŸŒฅ, with a high of 72 degrees at 2pm. Two degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around May 26th. South wind 5 to 9 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies. The high last year was 76 degrees. The record high of 94 was set in 1895.

Solar noon ๐ŸŒž is at 12:54 pm with sun having an altitude of 69.6ยฐ from the due south horizon (-1.2ยฐ vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 2.2 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour ๐Ÿ… starts at 7:46 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (295ยฐ). ๐Ÿ“ธ The sunset is in the west-northwest (302ยฐ) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:28 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 24 seconds with dusk around 9:01 pm, which is 46 seconds later than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ‡ At dusk you’ll see the Full ๐ŸŒ Moon in the south-southeast (153ยฐ) at an altitude of 33ยฐ from the horizon, 227,133 miles away. ๐Ÿš€ The best time to look at the stars is after 9:46 pm. At sunset, look for rain ๐ŸŒง and temperatures around 67 degrees. The dew point will be 47 degrees. There will be a south-southwest breeze at 6 mph. Today will have 15 hours and 8 minutes of daytime, an increase of one minute and 12 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have a chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after midnight. Mostly cloudy ๐ŸŒง, with a low of 56 degrees at 5am. Three degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around June 12th. Maximum dew point of 55 at 6am. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies. It got down to 44 degrees. The record low of 36 occurred back in 1986.

Looks like a pretty decent weekend. โ˜€ Saturday, a chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Maximum dew point of 61 at 6am. Sunday, sunny, with a high near 74. Maximum dew point of 49 at 6am. Typical average high for the weekend is 75 degrees.

As previously noted, there are 3 weeks until Primary Day ๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ when the sun will be setting at 8:37 pm with dusk at 9:12 pm. Latest sunset of the year. Good if you’re not voting by absentee. On that day in 2019, we had mostly sunny and temperatures between 84 and 55 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 80 degrees. We hit a record high of 96 back in 1888.

 Alander Mountain From Harvey Mountain Blueberry Patch