Going to be a beautiful week… But come Columbus Day Weekend 🍂

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Always that caveat, lol 😂. Enjoy it while you can, noting that Indian Summer won’t last forever. The long weekend looks to start out wet but hopefully that part of the forecast will improve. I’m still thinking about heading out of town then, figure it’s a good day to read 📖 and eat good food 🍲. I know the following week is my autumn road trip. Who knows what the weather will be at that point but winter and even shorter days are around the corner.

This morning will have Canadian wildlife smoke haze 🌫 but it’s not clear of its going to be low enough to become a local air pollution problem but maybe downstate. I was noticing the haze on the bus ride in and maybe it was a good thing I didn’t ride downtown with the bad air. Hopefully it will be good by evening 🚲 but worse comes to worse I can put my bicycle on the bus. Not too many more weeks until the time change and I’ll only be able to ride in the morning. 🌅

I have made no decision on what I will do for Columbus Day Weekend 🏕 besides most likely head out of town unless the weekend turns out to be a complete soaker. Originally I was thinking Burnt-Rossman Hills and hitting up the farm stands in the Schoharie Valley, but lately I’ve been thinking the colors would be better in the Green Mountains and it’s been a few years since I’ve been up to the Kelley Stand area. But driving NY 7 on Columbus Day Weekend does nothing for me. I don’t want to camp in a crowded campground like Cherry Ridge at Charles Baker, though I probably will go up there in November before hunting season as part of my November trip. I know they don’t allow trail riding of mountain bikes at Charles Baker after October 31st, but you can still ride roads throughout the winter.

 

Today.
Feels like …
September 8th.

Sunny

 Sunny.
North wind 3 to 6 mph.
and 		77 degrees , 57 max dew point, 6:37
sunset.
Tonight.
Feels like …
September 17th.

Mostly Clear

 Mostly clear.
Light south wind.
and 		52 degrees , 6:53
sunrise.
Tuesday.
Feels like …
August 3rd.

Sunny

 Sunny.
Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the morning.
and 		83 degrees , 64 max dew point, 6:35
sunset.
Tuesday Night.
Feels like …
September 3rd.

Mostly Clear then Patchy Fog

 Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear.
Light west wind.
and 		57 degrees , 6:54
sunrise.
Wednesday.
Feels like …
August 14th.

Patchy Fog then Sunny

 Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny.
Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
and 		82 degrees , 64 max dew point, 6:33
sunset.
Wednesday Night.
Feels like …
August 26th.

Mostly Clear

 Mostly clear.
 
and 		59 degrees , 6:55
sunrise.
Thursday.
Feels like …
September 5th.

Partly Sunny

 Partly sunny.
 
and 		78 degrees , 63 max dew point, 6:32
sunset.
Thursday Night.
Feels like …
August 13th.

Mostly Cloudy

 Mostly cloudy.
 
and 		61 degrees , 60 max dew point, 6:56
sunrise.
Friday.
Feels like …
September 21st.

Mostly Cloudy then Chance of Showers

 A chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 40%.
and 		72 degrees , 64 max dew point, 6:30
sunset.
Friday Night.
Feels like …
September 6th.

Showers is likely

 Showers likely, mainly after 8pm. Cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 70%.
and 		56 degrees , 6:57
sunrise.
Saturday.
Feels like …
October 9th.

Showers is likely

 Showers likely. Mostly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 60%.
and 		64 degrees , 58 max dew point, 6:28
sunset.
Saturday Night.
Feels like …
October 1st.

Chance of Showers

 A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 30%.
and 		46 degrees , 6:59
sunrise.
Sunday.
Feels like …
October 24th.

Mostly Sunny

 Mostly sunny.
 
and 		58 degrees , 6:26
sunset.

A time to embrace 🎃

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An extraordinary autumn week ahead with temperatures expected to be heading up to the 80s with minimal humidity and lots of autumn color especially up north.

Good morning on this stunningly beautiful Monday morning as the sun rises. 🌄 Clear and 57 degrees in Delmar, NY. Calm wind. The dew point is 55 degrees. Out for the morning walk 🚶 after getting up well before dawn to fill my stove oven with pots and pans with good nutritious things to eat. Need energy ⚡ to power through the week, a five day week though I’m betting on the big boss letting us get a jump on the long weekend starting on two come Friday as otherwise I can’t leave early.

So what’s cooking at five o’clock this morning? 🧑‍🍳 Lots of good things for the week ahead.

  • Coffee
  • Oat pancakes topped with strawberries
  • Spaghetti squash
  • Split Pea Soup
  • Homemade whole wheat bread
  • Salmon and broccoli

Why so much cooking? Well when I get home from work and are hungry, I want things I can toss in the microwave and have ready in like five minutes all week.

It would be a nice morning to ride to work 🚲 but I can’t as I have my laptop 🖥 to bring in so I’m going to bring my bicycle on the bus and then ride home in the evening. I’ll ride both ways on Tuesday and I’m thinking if the weather cooperates I’ll take off Wednesday. Two options – Elm Ridge Wild Forest Mountain Biking and a hike up Windham High Peak 🗻 or ride the Albany Hudson Electric Rail Trail, visit the Martin Van Buren Historical Site and get apples 🍏 at Golden Harvest Farms orchard as in the autumn I can never get enough apples. In two weeks from now on my way to West Virginia I’m hoping to get paw paws from a roadside stand as it’s getting close to the end of the season but it’s been mild and they’re supposed to be awesome. 🍐

Yesterday I went for a ride at Kehler Preserve on Wolf Hill. 🐺 Those are some pretty nice trails for mountain biking. 🚵 Some roots but the trails are well graded and not real muddy despite what a wet summer lately. Also got a coat of primer on the wheel wells and rocker panels of the truck, had lasagna with my parents, got some needed groceries. 🛒 I was up at six o’clock, breakfast was eggs with all the fixings, along with beans I cooked up. 🍳 It was a busy Sunday in part because I got up so early. At my parents house I used their wi-fi to connect to my “smart bulb” I bought the other day, and set some nice warm-white color defaults, as I can’t control it but by the light switch at home as I lack wi-fi.