July 29, 2020 Night

Good evening! Rain showers and 73 degrees in Delmar, NY. โ˜” There is a south-southwest breeze at 5 mph. ๐Ÿƒ. The dew point is 67 degrees. The skies will clear tomorrow around 3 am.

I went to the Save the Pine Bush ๐ŸŒฒ๐ŸŒฒ๐ŸŒฒprotest at the Guilderland Town Hall to protest the acceptance of the FEIS on building a large apartment complex and Costco in the Pine Bush. But it’s not over until it’s over but we as citizens can do our best to oppose it. Save the Pine Bush was never a popular organization but it has done amazing things to preserve the Pine Bush by being unpopular and getting the law enforced. ๐Ÿค

While not the nicest night ever, kind of damp ๐Ÿ’ง and cloudy, I did go for a pleasant walk in the Pine Bush. ๐ŸšถI like walking in the Pine Bush after dark and tonight sure was a dark night. With the clouds โ˜ I really needed a flashlight ๐Ÿ”ฆ which of course I left in the truck.

Tonight will have a chance of showers, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy ๐ŸŒง, with a low of 66 degrees at 4am. Four degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 67 at 10pm. South wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. In 2019, we had thunderstorm in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It was very sticky. It got down to 71 degrees. The record low of 44 occurred back in 1968.

Tonight will have a Waxing Gibbous ๐ŸŒ” Moon with 78% illuminated. At 10 PM, the moon was in the south-southwest (195ยฐ) at an altitude of 26ยฐ from the horizon, some 230,255 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 20th. 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 5:13 am, and sun starting to rise at 5:45 am in the east-northeast (64ยฐ) and last for 3 minutes and 14 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and one second later than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ„ The golden hour ends at 6:26 am with sun in the east-northeast (70ยฐ). Tonight will have 9 hours and 27 minutes of darkness, an increase of 2 minutes and 6 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will have isolated showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny ๐ŸŒž, with a high of 84 degrees at 3pm. Two degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 67 at 9am. West wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. It was humid. The high last year was 91 degrees. The record high of 100 was set in 1933.

It was an good ๐Ÿ‘‹ day at work, I’m excited about the new opportunities to come. ๐Ÿ‘”Making some good professional success towards a better tomorrow. Some day I’ll own that off grid property I want ๐Ÿก and move out of my moldy apartment in the suburbs. Just takes time and commitment and my best effort to put my very best foot forward ๐Ÿ‘ฃ every day. Money saved today is more tomorrow. ๐Ÿ’ฐ Every time I heard about my friends and colleagues moving out to the country ๐Ÿ, I get so jealous but I look forward to the days to come, hopefully not that far in the future ๐Ÿ”ฎ.

In four weeks on August 26 the sun will be setting in the west-northwest (284ยฐ) at 7:39 pm,๐ŸŒ„ which is 39 minutes and 22 seconds earlier then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had sunny and temperatures between 78 and 52 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 79 and 59 degrees. The record high of 98 degrees was set back in 1948.

Looking ahead, I’m hopeful for the days to come. ๐ŸŒŽ But first hopefully my phone won’t die in the meantime. It’s really on its last legs, although that’s been the case for two or three months now. ๐Ÿ“ด

Green to Colors

Quite Dry

When I was there, it had been several days since the last rain storm, and the falls had slowed but to a most gentle trickle of warm, golden colored water.

Taken on Saturday July 25, 2020

Homemade Bridge

Heading to Goldmine Stream Falls, you have to cross three creeks. This ladder, turned bridge helps you cross this tiny but sure to wet one's foot. The entire trail is unblazed, it's an easy to follow herd path.

Taken on Saturday July 25, 2020