Happy Saturday! Work! Work! Work! But I see summer coming. π
I think the Senate is done but like usual, our chamber is running late. I guess we are making up for all the early adjournments. I’m hoping to bank that time and use it to extend my Juneteenth weekend. My only concern is that next weekend might be cool and rainy. But I haven’t gotten out enough in recent weeks and I can string up tarps, though the idea of hot weather spent at the Potholers or the swimming hole by House Pond Campsite seems to be fading away. But it’s still good to get away.
Good morning, Happy Saturday. Partly cloudy and 55 degrees in Delmar, NY. β There is a west-northwest breeze at 6 mph. π. The dew point is 52 degrees.
Out walking and getting my steps π£ as much as I can before things get too crazy today. I worked until 3 AM but was able to do part of the night from home, so I could nap every once and while listening to session, setting my alarm 50 minutes on a hour, β° as usually that’s when important emails and things occur like committees called and debates starting and ending. π©ββοΈ Funny how you learn that technique that lets you get a little shut eye π while still keeping up with the work. But I’ve been doing this 16 years now, so you learn a bit, and with computers and possibility of remote work π©βπ» at times, especially late night, it makes it more possible. Being in the research department, being in person isn’t as necessary as it once was as a coordinator when I was constantly running over the Capitol to meet with members and staff.
Today will be partly sunny π, with a high of 74 degrees at 4pm. Four degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around May 27th. Maximum dew point of 53 at 9am. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph. It’s been a remarkably cool spring from May into June. Had a few warm days but not a lot. But pleasant. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 76 degrees. The record high of 96 was set in 2008.
Somehow I had this thought in my head π€ͺ that the legislative session would wrap up on Friday, potentially late in the night, and I would mostly have my Saturday off, π¨βπΌ though that seems unlikely at this point as that did not happen, well except for the other chamber. But I’ve been able to work from home, allowing me to catch a few naps between working. But still I’m not going to be able to go to the Gas Up π with dad today as I hoped. Too bad, it would have been a beautiful day, but I’m thinking tomorrow I will be able to do this.
Probably will work a bit from home, π¨βπ» and then work down from the library mid-day for a while, hopefully it will be good from a picnic table outside and my battery will hold up on my laptop, but if need be I can work from my truck. Or just from home with the hotspot, though I don’t want to use too much data if I can avoid it as my phone plan and 5 GB hotspot just renewed for the month. That said, I rarely keep my laptop at home and during the summer I don’t know if I’ll use the hotspot much at all. πΆ I can basically do nearly everything with my phone these days. Who knows though I’m ready to hop in my pickup truck and go downtown if necessary. π»
At sunset, look for partly clear skies π and temperatures around 68 degrees. The dew point will be 55 degrees. There will be a west breeze at 6 mph. Sunset is at 8:34 pm with dusk lasting for 26 minutes concluding at 9:07 pm. Then later tonight, it will be partly cloudy, with a low around 50. π΄ West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Patchy fog after 5am.
It wouldn’t be a bad evening to hammock camp, π but truth be told I will likely be too tired and it’s better to catch up sleep in my own bed. Plus I want to take a good solid nap this afternoon π€ and then go to Walmart and Market32 to refresh my pantry. π I really wish I had some fresh fruit to snack on this morning. I had a good breakfast of reheated quiche in a wrap with some extra spinach and olives but I wish I had something sweet to go along with it but I’ve eaten down all the fruit. π₯« I should get some canned fruit for my pantry for times like this, as much as I dislike having to canned stuff that has be washed and recycled. β»οΈ Plus, I even though you can get canned in water, you have been careful and some of that crap sneaks in salt, especially for vegetables. π€° I have excellent blood pressure but I know salt can very quickly make that all go to crap.
For Sunday, partly sunny, with a high near 82. π Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. I think Sunday’s forecast has improved enough that hopefully it good for the Gas Up with dad. π I was hoping for some time to check it out myself, but that’s fine. I guess if next weekend turns out to be rainy and cold, I could camp in Schoharie and visit during the day time, but I still kind of want to head north for the long weekend. π
June 10, 2023 – Looking Ahead This Week
Really the big question is next weekend — Juneteenth on my mind, though also Sunday now that looks like the best day for the Gas Up with dad. π But first I got to get through this crazy weekend with work, so things can slow down for summer next week. π π I am a little worried about the long range for next weekend, though truth be told most models beyond seven days are complete crap, projections easily thrown off by a butterfly flapping his or her wings in South America effecting the global climate model that far out. The good news is it looks like beneficial rain come Monday as things have been so dry lately. π§
Today. Feels like … May 27th. |
Partly sunny. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph. |
74 degrees | 53 max dew point | 8:34 sunset |
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Tonight. Feels like … May 23rd. |
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. |
50 degrees | 5:15 sunrise |
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Sunday. Feels like … July 4th. |
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. |
83 degrees | 59 max dew point | 8:34 sunset |
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Sunday Night. Feels like … July 2nd. |
Isolated showers and thunderstorms, then a chance of showers after 8pm. Cloudy. Southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. |
61 degrees | 60 max dew point | 5:15 sunrise |
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Monday. Feels like … May 23rd. |
A chance of showers before 2pm, then rain after 2pm. High near 73. South wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. |
73 degrees | 62 max dew point | 8:35 sunset |
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Monday Night. Feels like … June 22nd. |
Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then rain likely. Low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible. |
59 degrees | 5:15 sunrise |
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Tuesday. Feels like … June 8th. |
Rain likely before 8am, then a chance of showers after 8am. Partly sunny. Chance of precipitation is 60%. |
77 degrees | 60 max dew point | 8:35 sunset |
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Tuesday Night. Feels like … June 5th. |
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy. Chance of precipitation is 40%. |
54 degrees | 5:15 sunrise |
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Wednesday. Feels like … May 19th. |
Showers likely. Chance of precipitation is 70%. |
72 degrees | 58 max dew point | 8:36 sunset |
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Wednesday Night. Feels like … June 1st. |
A chance of thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy. Chance of precipitation is 30%. |
53 degrees | 5:15 sunrise |
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Thursday. Feels like … June 11th. |
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny. Chance of precipitation is 30%. |
78 degrees | 56 max dew point | 8:36 sunset |
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Thursday Night. Feels like … June 8th. |
Partly cloudy. |
55 degrees | 5:15 sunrise |
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Friday. Feels like … June 4th. |
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny. Chance of precipitation is 30%. |
76 degrees | 54 max dew point | 8:36 sunset |
Paddling through the Algea
Sunrise
Watching the sun rise on the morning of eclipse, which looked a lot clearer through the eclipse glasses.
Taken on Thursday June 10, 2021 at Five Rivers Environmental Education Center.NPR
Made It Over That Beaver Dam
Now further upstream ..
Taken on Monday May 30, 2011 at Piseco-Powley Road.