Hiking at Taughannock State Park on the last day of vacation I got absolutely soaked hiking the Black Diamond Trail. I won't say the part of the trail I hiked was the most scenic but it's a nice connector for those who live in Ithaca.
Bacon. I’ve avoided bacon over the past few years after an incident five or six years ago when a package of bacon got put in the wrong bag while shopping and didn’t get put in cooler and went rancid by the time I cooked it in the morning. I don’t know why I decided to try to cook it but I figured as a cured meat with the cooking process I would kill off any bacteria, but it still was gross. I was not sad to see the bacon in the plastic wrapper shrivel up and get burned that evening in the fire.
Since then I’ve avoided bacon like the plague. Bacon for a while was quite expensive and honestly despite the grease doesn’t have that much taste. Maybe if you raise your own heritage hogs on your land and make your own bacon like Cam Edwards but not so much the store bought stuff.
This past weekend I bought some bacon, made it up with eggs and also grilled cheese sandwiches. Came out pretty good. The grease also helped reseason my cast iron skillet which had gotten damp and had some rust. Honestly, I think I like bacon as an occasional treat.
Maybe eventually when I do own land and my off grid cabin, I’ll buy and raise a heritage hog like Cam Edwards does. Pigs are smelly dirty animals but who cares if you live in the country and have land.I’m sure I could put some very good bacon and the many pounds of lard to good use. Recycle my food waste into something quite profitable, keep it out of the burn barrel where it’s not going to burn very well. Composting is great but bacon is even better.
Night before dawn is 5 hours and 36 minutes, Dawn starts at 5:36 am and runs for 29 minutes, Sunrise is at 6:06 am which is 5 hours and 53 minutes before noon, High noon, the transit of the sun, is at 12:58 pm, From twelve noon to the sunset at 7:50 pm is 7 hours and 50 minutes, Dusk lasts for 30 minutes concluding at 8:20 pm, Leaving 3 hours and 39 minutes until midnight.
I’m working from home so not a big deal 🏡 but I do need to walk down to the library later. The weekend still looks good 🏊🏻♂️ so I might go out to Schoharie for two days but that’s not a big deal to plan on out. I probably won’t need anything special for supplies.
Today. Feels like …
August 28th.
Rain before noon, then showers likely, mainly between noon and 2pm. The rain could be heavy at times. High near 80. Southeast wind 8 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
and
80 degrees
,73 max dew point,
7:50
sunset.
Tonight. Muggy !
A chance of showers, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy.
Northwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
and
68 degrees
,70 max dew point,
6:07
sunrise.
Friday. Feels like …
August 3rd.
Isolated showers.
North wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
and
83 degrees
,69 max dew point,
7:49
sunset.
Friday Night. Muggy !
Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly cloudy.
Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
and
68 degrees
,69 max dew point,
6:09
sunrise.
Saturday. Feels like …
August 3rd.
Scattered showers between 8am and 2pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny.
Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
and
83 degrees
,72 max dew point,
7:47
sunset.
Saturday Night. Muggy !
Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
and
68 degrees
,72 max dew point,
6:10
sunrise.
Sunday. Feels like …
August 28th.
Scattered showers.
Chance of precipitation is 50%.
and
80 degrees
,71 max dew point,
7:46
sunset.
Sunday Night. Muggy !
Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 30%.
and
67 degrees
,70 max dew point,
6:11
sunrise.
Monday. Feels like …
August 3rd.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny.
Chance of precipitation is 40%.
and
83 degrees
,70 max dew point,
7:44
sunset.
Monday Night. Muggy !
Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 30%.
and
66 degrees
,69 max dew point,
6:12
sunrise.
Tuesday. Feels like …
July 15th.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny.
Chance of precipitation is 30%.
and
84 degrees
,69 max dew point,
7:43
sunset.
Tuesday Night. Muggy !
Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy.
