Delmar, NY

Made it to the middle of the week. 🐫

Day by day we are very to the weekend and April 1st. It’s going to be warmer out soon, including today and the mornings are getting brighter.

Good morning on this the final Hump Day of March. Partly clear and 26 degrees in Delmar, NY. 🌅 Calm wind. Things will start to thaw out at around 8 am. 🌡️

Started out cold but expected to warm quickly today. 🐸 I heard the spring peepers for the first time locally last night. Others said they’ve been out for a few days. Not really loud yet, it’s early in the season. Out for the morning walk 🚶 not as dark as recent days with clear conditions this morning.

Today will be mostly sunny 🌞, with a high of 55 degrees at 4pm. Four degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 6th. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 37 degrees. The record high of 85 was set in 1946. 5.6 inches of snow fell back in 1984.❄

Solar noon 🌞 is at 1:01 pm with sun having an altitude of 50.7° from the due south horizon (-20.1° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 4.9 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 6:41 pm with the sun in the west (269°). 📸 The sunset is in the west (275°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:18 pm after setting for 2 minutes and 54 seconds with dusk around 7:45 pm, which is one minute and 9 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Gibbous 🌔 Moon in the south (176°) at an altitude of 74° from the horizon, 251,242 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 8:20 pm. At sunset, look for partly cloudy skies 🌃 and temperatures around 49 degrees. There will be a south breeze at 11 mph. Tomorrow will have 12 hours and 40 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 54 seconds over today.

Got out of work at five 5⃣ and caught the express bus 🚍 home which actually had the in service sign on. Same bad driver, I swear he was chatting with passengers 👥 more than driving, swerving through traffic on 32. I guess it’s the end of his shift, he was tired. Walked 7 1/2 miles which these days is my effective weekday goal. 🥅 Kind of a chilly evening 🌃 though I sat out back for a while before retiring to bed 🛏 a little before nine.

Tonight will rain and have some snow showers, becoming all snow after midnight. Some thunder is also possible. 🌧 Low of 24 degrees at 6am. Seven degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around March 10th. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 16 mph becoming west 19 to 24 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. In 2022, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 20 degrees. The record low of 7 occurred back in 1970.

Been researching doctors 🧑‍⚕️ to get my yearly physical now that I’m forty and undertaking my walk program. I am going to call today and see if I can make an appointment for after Easter to mid April. It’s not a rush but I want to get checked out before I do my thirty mile walk 👣 this spring.

Trout opener still looks mild but wet. 🎣 Saturday, rain before 2pm, then showers likely after 2pm. High near 67. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Maximum dew point of 53 at 11am. Sunday, sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy. Typical average high for the weekend is 52 degrees.

I’ve been thinking where to hike on Saturday if I want to do twenty miles. 🚶 I thought about Thacher Park but I don’t relish climbing the New Salem Hill or all those miles on busy highways hiking. I’m thinking instead to hike to Hollyhock Sanctuary in South Bethlehem and if I’m up to it then Blodgett Hill.

Looking ahead, there are 6 weeks until Average High is 70 🐮 when the sun will be setting at 8:06 pm with dusk at 8:36 pm. On that day in 2022, we had sunny and temperatures between 77 and 39 degrees. We hit a record high of 92 back in 1970.

Good morning! Monday’s come back around again. The final Monday of March as they say, although I could totally see the legislature suspending the clock 🕒to get a few more days out of March and the fiscal year.

Mostly clear 🌄 and 30 degrees in Delmar, NY. Calm wind. A bit chilly to start out the morning but it will warm up quickly as we are in the end of March. 🌡️It’s nice how the mornings once again have more light and I can walk at 6 or 6:15 am in the morning before breakfast 🥣. Truth is it works so much better for my mornings.

Today will rain likely, mainly after 5pm. Increasing clouds 🌞👉🌦️, with a high of 51 degrees at 1pm. One degree above normal, which is similar to a typical day around March 29th. Light and variable wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Better pack my umbrella ☔. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning, which became light snow by afternoon. The high last year was 41 degrees. The record high of 78 was set in 1998. 6.7 inches of snow fell back in 1959.❄

Solar noon 🌞 is at 1:02 pm with sun having an altitude of 49.9° from the due south horizon (-20.9° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 5 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 6:38 pm with the sun in the west (268°). 📸

The sunset is in the west (274°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:15 pm after setting for 2 minutes and 54 seconds with dusk around 7:43 pm, which is one minute and 8 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the First Quarter 🌓 Moon in the west-southwest (238°) at an altitude of 65° from the horizon, 247,783 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 8:17 pm. At sunset, look for rain 🌧 and temperatures around 45 degrees. There will be a north-northeast breeze at 6 mph. Tomorrow will have 12 hours and 34 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 54 seconds over today.

Tonight will rain and snow before 1am, then rain likely between 1am and 2am, then a chance of rain and snow after 2am. 🌧 Low of 34 degrees at 6am. Two degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 2nd. North wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. In 2022, we had light snow in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 18 degrees. The record low of 3 occurred back in 1923.

Another crappy Saturday ahead but mild. 😕 Saturday, rain. High near 62. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Maximum dew point of 48 at 8am. Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Typical average high for the weekend is 52 degrees. Maybe Sunday if I’m not busy with work I’ll do a twenty mile hike.

Looking ahead, there are 2 weeks until 8 PM Dusk 🌆 when the sun will be setting at 7:32 pm. On that day in 2022, we had partly sunny, rain showers and temperatures between 49 and 36 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 57 degrees. We hit a record high of 86 back in 1922.

Good morning! Happy Saturday. It’s the weekend! Mostly cloudy and 30 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☁ Calm wind.Things will start to thaw out at around 7 am. 🌡️

Not going to be the nicest Saturday ever 🌧️ so I’m out walking early. I was debating on where to go, I ended up on deciding on Five Rivers via Fisher Boulevard and probably Meads later. 🐮 That way I’ll have my five miles in and it’s a nice walk. I thought about Norman’s Kill Gorge as it’s likely not crowded but I like the more rural route and less walking through the city. 🏙 Tomorrow maybe.

Saw the biggest gosh darn buck 🦌 by Jones Barn at Five Rivers Environmental Education Center this morning. I swear he was two thirds the size of an Elk. Ton of blue Jay’s 🐦 around. Robins and red winged blackbirds down by the ponds and the Nature Center. 👃 Air smells like burnt ABS plastic from the plastics factory 🏭 in Fuera Bush. I can understand why they bought out all the houses 🏘 directly down wind of the plant. It’s yucky.

Today will have a chance of rain and snow before 11am, then rain, snow, and sleet likely between 11am and noon, then rain after noon. 🌧 High of 39 degrees at 4pm. Nine degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around March 2nd. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning, remaining cloudy in the afternoon. The high last year was 57 degrees. The record high of 74 was set in 1910. 1.9 inches of snow fell back in 1960.❄

This afternoon I want to finish up some of the library 📚 books I have then go down to the library and do some research for Save the Pine Bush. I was pleasantly surprised that I don’t have any work to do this weekend. ☺ Next weekend I’m operating on the assumption I’ll be in the office 🏢 all weekend though maybe not with remote work or the fact that Jewish folk don’t work on Saturday. Plus it looks like next Saturday could be rainy ☔ but it’s the start of trout fishing 🎣. I could go for some heart ♥ healthy fats caught myself and a night or two in the wilderness. ⛺ As long as I have cell service and aren’t too far from the Albany.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 1:02 pm with sun having an altitude of 49.1° from the due south horizon (-21.7° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 5.2 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 6:36 pm with the sun in the west (267°). 📸

The sunset is in the west (273°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:13 pm after setting for 2 minutes and 54 seconds with dusk around 7:41 pm, which is one minute and 9 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the First Quarter 🌓 Moon in the west-southwest (257°) at an altitude of 45° from the horizon, 242,584 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 8:15 pm. At sunset, look for rain 🌧 and temperatures around 38 degrees. There will be a south-southeast breeze at 14 mph. Today will have 12 hours and 26 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 54 seconds over yesterday.

Yesterday I walked 11.8 miles 👣 which isn’t bad for a work day but I started walking 🚶 early, then took an earlier express bus 🚍 in then walked the Plaza before work and then Washington Park 🏞 at lunch time and then several laps on the Nature Trail at the Town Park.

Tonight will rain likely before 2am, then a chance of showers, mainly between 2am and 3am. Mostly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 37 degrees at 7pm. Eight degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 15th. Southeast wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. In 2022, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became partly cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 35 degrees. The record low of 2 occurred back in 2021.

Stupid express bus driver 🚍 didn’t have his route sign and blew past me last night and I had to take the local home. 🚏It’s not a big deal the local wasn’t running late and I was able to catch it. I probably should have called the dispatcher to complain. That driver is always skipping stops and going out of service often before he drops me off even though he’s paid to drive all the way to Voorheesville. I’m just annoyed as I expect late nights 🌃 next week and not being able to take the express home. Maybe not every night though as the legislature rarely works late anymore since the pandemic and the made permanent pandemic era rules limiting the length of debate.👤

Looking ahead, next Saturday is April Fools Day 🤡 when the sun will be setting at 7:22 pm with dusk at 7:49 pm. On that day in 2022, we had partly cloudy, rain showers and temperatures between 53 and 36 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 52 degrees. I’m ready for spring time. We hit a record high of 77 back in 1986.

Good morning! Cool and clear start to the Tuesday. Partly clear 🌅 and 29 degrees in Delmar, NY. Calm wind. Things will start to thaw out at around 8 am. 🌡️

I’ll be the first to admit that it is a cold start to the morning with the heat off 🌸 but it’s spring and I’m not going to pay for heat if there is no danger of pipes freezing or excessive cold. Indeed this afternoon it should be in the mid 50s. That said, I was pleasantly surprised when I checked my February – March electric and gas bill was only $85. Heating blanket boosted the electric side of things a bit but keeping it at 48 except the coldest days helped a lot. 💵 I was expecting a little bit over $100 for the bill like the January – February bill with the cold we had mid February.

Today will be mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny ☁, with a high of 56 degrees at 3pm. Nine degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 8th. Light and variable wind becoming west 6 to 11 mph in the morning. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning, remaining cloudy in the afternoon. The high last year was 55 degrees. The record high of 78 was set in 1921. 6 inches of snow fell back in 1905.❄

What can I say, it’s going to be a a nice day. 🏢 Too bad I’m going to be in the office all day downtown. Now if we could only have another pandemic and I could be remote working from my truck at Five Rivers Environmental Education Center like I was three years ago. 🐦 Watching the birds while I wrote the memos 📝 and endless Zoom meetings. Those were the days.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 1:03 pm with sun having an altitude of 47.6° from the due south horizon (-23.3° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 5.5 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 6:31 pm with the sun in the west (265°). 📸

I cooked up some of the wild salmon I bought on Sunday. 🐠 I have to say it was tasty. And easier to cook than fish sticks or breaded fish filets. Healthier too. I don’t know why I had never done it before, you just take it out of the freezer in the morning, toss it in the refrigerator before work. Then in the oven broccoli 🥦 and also brown rice with lentils and seasonings – chilli 🌶 powder and garlic powder. Being individually vaccum wrapped its more plastic than I would like but I’ve cut plastic out in other ways like not buying apple juice or as much milk and it’s a lightweight plastic bag that should make an excellent fire starter especially with the fish oils. 🔥 Really easy to bale that plastic wrap into a tight ball ⚽. Cost wise, it’s slightly more expensive but the portions are perfect and actually save money by ensuring you only eat the right amount as the rest is frozen and can’t be eaten right away. 💵

The sunset is in the west (271°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:09 pm after setting for 2 minutes and 54 seconds with dusk around 7:36 pm, which is one minute and 9 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 The best time to look at the stars is after 8:10 pm. At sunset, look for partly cloudy skies 🌃 and temperatures around 47 degrees. There will be a north-northwest breeze at 7 mph. Today will have 12 hours and 17 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 54 seconds over yesterday.

Last night I went to the Elm Ave Park 🏞 and walked until dusk 🌆 which was nice for the first time after work this year. 🚶 It helps to get in the extra steps 👣 and it’s fun to walk in the woods around dusk 🦉 and see what wildlife is out there. Still though not a lot of evening after dinner but it’s good to get to bed relatively early.

Tonight will be mostly cloudy 🌥, with a low of 31 degrees at 5am. Three degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around March 30th. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. In 2022, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 29 degrees. The record low of 2 occurred back in 1875.

Finished my taxes last night, 📝 and while checking the paper forms for my state taxes noticed that I hadn’t reported any Capital Gains on my federal taxes, panicked for a minute and double checked my investment statement and confirmed no capital gains received this past year as the market ended down 📉 so much this past year. I didn’t sell anything this year but in better years I do get some capital gains just from the index funds that sell off parts at times to make sure they are still accurately tracking the market. But not in 2022, as most of the leading stocks were down. Got lots of dividends though but I prepaid enough to cover them. I filed 📂 my federal taxes online but did paper state taxes as the state ones are simple as I’m a renter but not super poor so I don’t have any real state tax credits except for my contributions to my neices education account.

Not a particularly nice weekend on tap. 😞 Saturday, rain likely, possibly mixed with snow, becoming all rain after 8am. Cloudy, with a high near 40. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Sunday, a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Typical average high for the weekend is 49 degrees.

I was hoping that the upcoming weekend would be warm and sunny ⛺ for camping at Rennselearville State Forest but I don’t think it’s likely. I was figuring the fire risk would be low if there is snow on the ground. The fire ban applies only to brush burning not campfires kept small and in eye sight. 🔥

Looking ahead, next Tuesday is Average High is 50 🌸 when the sun will be setting at 7:17 pm with dusk at 7:44 pm. On that day in 2022, we had cold weather, partly cloudy skies and temperatures between 27 and 18 degrees. Debbie downer. We hit a record high of 85 back in 1945.

Good morning! Happy Saturday. Finally the weekend! Snow and 30 degrees in Delmar, NY. 🌨 There is a north breeze at 10 mph. 🍃. There are 2 inches of snow on the ground. ☃ ️Things will start to thaw out at around 9 am. 🌡️

Out for the morning walk at 5:45 am today. 🚶 Dark at the start of the walk especially with snow coming down but pretty. I wanted to get used to getting up early and maximize my weekend – plus avoid walking in the rain ☔ should it warm up later in the day.

Today will rain showers and snow before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain showers between 1pm and 3pm. 🌧 High of 41 degrees at 2pm. One degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around March 8th. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning with more sun in the afternoon. The high last year was 51 degrees. The record high of 70 was set in 1977. 4.1 inches of snow fell back in 1941.❄

Not sure how nice a day it’s going to be today ☔ so my plan is when I get home 🏡 from the morning walk 🚶 to explore some various things in code and maybe work on some blog content 🖥 and do some reading 📖. I also want to go down to the library 📚 before five 5⃣ and then my evening walk.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:06 pm with sun having an altitude of 43.6° from the due south horizon (-27.2° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 6.3 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 5:20 pm with the sun in the west (259°). 📸 The sunset is in the west (266°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 5:57 pm after setting for 2 minutes and 54 seconds with dusk around 6:24 pm, which is one minute and 12 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 The best time to look at the stars is after 6:58 pm. At sunset, look for partly cloudy skies 🌃 and temperatures around 39 degrees. There will be a north breeze at 10 mph. Tomorrow will have 11 hours and 48 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 54 seconds over today.

Tonight will be mostly cloudy 🌥, with a low of 25 degrees at 5am. Typical for tonight. North wind 6 to 10 mph. In 2022, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became heavy snow by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 19 degrees. The record low of -12 occurred back in 1948.

Today in 1993, Janet Reno is confirmed by the United States Senate and sworn in the next day, becoming the first female Attorney General of the United States. ⚖️ I’m not going to say anything more except to say history is her judge. I don’t have warm and fuzzy thoughts about the 1990s.

Looking ahead, there are 3 weeks until April Fools Day 🤡 when the sun will be setting at 7:22 pm with dusk at 7:49 pm (Daylight Savings Time). On that day in 2022, we had partly cloudy, rain showers and temperatures between 53 and 36 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 52 degrees. State budget is due that day, I bet I will be as tired as shit that morning even if I can work from home. 🎣 Probably no hitting the trout hole that weekend. Maybe the following weekend. We hit a record high of 77 back in 1986.