One Year Ago During the Week of October 1

Last year …

On Sunday 10/02/22 we had mostly sunny 🌞 with high of 59 and a low of 47, which is nine degrees below normal.

On Monday 10/03/22 we had mostly cloudy πŸŒ₯ with high of 56 and a low of 41, which is 11 degrees below normal.

On Tuesday 10/04/22 we had mostly cloudy πŸŒ₯ and rain showers 🌦 with high of 60 and a low of 47, which is seven degrees below normal.

On Wednesday 10/05/22 we had rain 🌧 with high of 64 and a low of 46, which is two degrees below normal.

On Thursday 10/06/22 we had patches of fog showers 🌦 and mostly sunny 🌞 with high of 75 and a low of 42, which is nine degrees above normal.

On Friday 10/07/22 we had partly cloudy 🌀 and rain showers 🌦 with high of 71 and a low of 48, which is six degrees above normal.

On Saturday 10/08/22 we had partly cloudy 🌀 with high of 54 and a low of 38, which is 11 degrees below normal.

A Throw Back to August and Early September This Week … 😎

A pretty amazing week ahead starting today when it comes to the weather. Too bad the mild and sunny weather can’t reverse the shorter days that are normal in the autumn. But I guess you got to take what God gives you. Unfortunately it looks like the pattern is going to break down for Columbus Day Weekend, but you got to take what you get to a certain extent.

Today.
Feels like …
September 8th.
Patchy Dense Fog then Sunny

Patchy dense fog before 7am. Otherwise, sunny.

North wind 5 to 9 mph. and

77 degrees, 61 max dew point, 6:38
sunset.
Tonight.
Feels like …
September 9th.
Mostly Clear

Mostly clear.

Northwest wind around 6 mph.

and

55 degrees, 6:52
sunrise.
Monday.
Feels like …
September 8th.
Haze

Widespread haze before 2pm. Sunny.

North wind around 6 mph.

and

77 degrees, 59 max dew point, 6:37
sunset.
Monday Night.
Feels like …
September 9th.
Mostly Clear

Mostly clear.

Light south wind.

and

55 degrees, 6:53
sunrise.
Tuesday.
Feels like …
August 14th.
Sunny

Sunny.

Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

and

82 degrees, 66 max dew point, 6:35
sunset.
Tuesday Night.
Feels like …
August 26th.
Mostly Clear

Mostly clear.

 

and

59 degrees, 6:54
sunrise.
Wednesday.
Feels like …
August 3rd.
Sunny

Sunny.

 

and

83 degrees, 65 max dew point, 6:33
sunset.
Wednesday Night.
Feels like …
August 20th.
Partly Cloudy

Partly cloudy.

 

and

60 degrees, 6:55
sunrise.
Thursday.
Feels like …
September 11th.
Partly Sunny

Partly sunny.

 

and

76 degrees, 63 max dew point, 6:32
sunset.
Thursday Night.
Feels like …
August 26th.
Mostly Cloudy

Mostly cloudy.

 

and

59 degrees, 6:56
sunrise.
Friday.
Feels like …
September 19th.
Mostly Cloudy then Chance of Showers

A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy.

Chance of precipitation is 30%.

and

73 degrees, 61 max dew point, 6:30
sunset.
Friday Night.
Feels like …
August 30th.
Chance of Rain

A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy.

Chance of precipitation is 40%.

and

58 degrees, 6:57
sunrise.
Saturday.
Feels like …
September 30th.
Chance of Rain

A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy.

Chance of precipitation is 40%.

and

68 degrees, 59 max dew point, 6:28
sunset.

Good morning! Happy October. πŸŽƒ

At this point, September is but a memory. A good one but much too short. October is here and will come and go in due time but I plan to maximize it. And November is fun with Thanksgiving and all of those holidays. The first full week of November both Tuesday and Friday is a holiday, which offers possibilities for another trip after my October vacation probably out to Madison County before rifle season, assuming it’s not to wet or snowy.

Mostly clear with some fog 🌫 and 54 degrees in Delmar, NY. πŸŒ„ There is a north breeze at 5 mph. πŸƒ. The dew point is 53 degrees. I am not complaining, it’s October out there. Mornings could be a lot cooler and wetter, as we experienced yesterday. I couldn’t believe how long we got stuck in that rainy pattern yesterday. But it was good to stay home and indulge in too much 15 bean soup 🍲 and slightly stale whole-wheat homemade bread. 🍞 The rumblings of my stomach tell me that the bean soup and bread are done. πŸ˜‹ But it was good. Apparently I don’t have enough gas currently, I am cooking up more red kidney beans up this morning. 🀯

That rain came and stuck around most of yesterday. 🌦 It finally cleared late, and I got down to the library and ended up returning home at 5 PM with a stack of nine books. Lots of good reading material. πŸ“š Of course, the book I had to open first was one about food and health and nutrition. I don’t know why I am so into cooking and eating healthy these day, but it’s just fascinating to learn new things. I like good fuel for my body as it keeps me going to when I go out for bike rides and hiking.

Yesterday I rode out to Voorheesville at 5 PM 🚴 and then around the neighborhood doing about 14 1/2 miles for the day, which wasn’t bad before it started to get dark out, when I sat out back and had some cottage cheese with mango, strawberries and pineapple and some ginger. πŸ₯£ I really have been into ginger lately, I like the zing, and the fact that it makes you at less achy at least in one’s mind. Not sure if that’s completely scientific, but it’s way to give boring foods a lot more taste, like most spices, without adding a lot of sugar, salt or fat. Other then that, it was a pretty lazy day, eating way too much bean soup with a rumbling stomach from all those beans. But between the bean soup and eggs this morning 🍳 with some help from the food processor, I got rid of a lot of vegetables that would otherwise become compost. πŸ₯•

The government shutdown is over, πŸ› which is good as opens up more vacation options, including heading down to Table Rock / Blackwater Falls area of West Virginia. πŸ˜€ Kind of a long trip though, and gas prices are going up through the roof once again β›½ and I know it puts a lot of load on my old truck 🚚 but it might be a fun trip. I could still change my mind, I figure I will start out in Pennsylvania doing the rail trail, and if the weather or anything else changes my mind I can always go to the Allegheny National Forest or back north to New York State like the Southern Tier and the Finger Lakes. 🀷

All $2,300 has gone out the door on Friday, πŸ’Έ and I’m above the minimum balance, though I don’t get paid until a week from Tuesday, aka the day after Columbus Day, and soon after that my credit card bill is due. πŸ’³ You know, rent, car insurance, retirement, and investing. I guess technically the last two things aren’t expenses, but they are money gone for now. I might have to dip into the rainy day fund, especially if I decide to retire some extra credit card debt early prior to vacation, especially as the web hosting bill goes out next Sunday. πŸ’» That said, it looks like I will be close to $16 for the first week of running ads, and it looks like there is ways I can further optimize the blog for additional revenue. It won’t make me rich 🏚 but it should cover the cost of blog hosting, allowing me to continue to tell my story and have fun posting maps and other useful information. πŸ—Ί

After the morning walk 🚢, I am going to get out the rattle can, newspaper, masking tape and put on another layer of paint over the rust spots on Big Red. πŸ›» I’m sure the salt spreaders are on their way. I decided at this point to just use not quite so expensive body primer and duplicate match but instead just red rust proofer and I can sand down later and add duplicate color but I don’t care that much, my truck is 12 years old and in a year or two I’m going to have to throw away at any rate. I figure by the time I head out to the folks house for Sunday things should be dry enough.

Also going to run down to the store 🍏 on my bike 🚲 and get more apples, along with frozen fruit like broccoli πŸ₯¦ and peas in part to bring out for Sunday dinner as while I’m sure the lasagna will be good I’m sure they won’t have enough good healthy veggies to go with it. Mom says she’ll include a salad πŸ₯— and garlic bread but I feel like both are basically junk food – salad has some fiber but for the most part is really nutrient poor and mostly an excuse to load with fats like dressing. I’m going to bring a big container for left overs which I’ll freeze for future weeks in small portions with vegetables for complete meals like to take on vacation for quick dinners after a full day of riding. 🚲

Looks like it will be a great week for riding to work. 🚲 I might take off Wednesday to ride the Albany Electric Trail and explore the Martin Van Buren Historical Site and get more apples 🍏 at the Golden Harvest Farms in Kinderhook. And then I can pack for the weekend. Assuming they let us leave early come Friday for Columbus Day Weekend – I have to work Friday as the other director is off – I might head up north or out to Schoharie. I’m kind of thinking up north as it might be a great weekend at Piseco-Powley and I’m kind of I’m kind of interested in the Little Falls Cheese πŸ§€ Festival. Saturated fats are bad but so delicious πŸ˜‹.

I need to look at getting another rear light for my bicycle. πŸ”¦ I’ll have to look on Amazon and Ebay. I want to have good lights before going on vacation, as while I don’t plan to ride after dark, it gets dark so early this time of year, and it’s important for safety to be seen with dusk coming so early. Also need to top off the windshield washer fluid in my truck, and then I might go up to Wolf Hill to ride this afternoon on the bike trails up there. Hopefully not get my bike too muddy in the process, but worse comes to worse, I can watch it off.