Delmar is a hamlet in the Town of Bethlehem, in Albany County, New York, United States. It is a suburb of the neighboring city of Albany. The community is bisected by NY Route 443 (Delaware Avenue), a major thoroughfare, main street, and route to Albany.
A census-designated place (CDP) has been established since 1980 by the U.S. Census Bureau for tabulating the population of what the census has defined as the boundaries of the urbanized area in and around Delmar. The population was 8,292 at the 2000 census, but it was not included as a CDP in the 2010 census.
In 2005, CNN/Money Magazine named the Delmar ZIP Code (an area larger than the Delmar hamlet or CDP) as one of the “Best Places to Live” in America, rating it the 22nd best place to live among what it called “Great American Towns.
Good evening. 70 degrees and cooling down a bit from earlier. Less humid too. The spring peepers are singing and while there aren’t any fireflies out nearby, I saw several in the farm field down the road.
Pretty much stayed home today, doing some coding and reading. Washed the kitchen floor and door where I had spilled coffee. Walked down to the park and wasted some time on the Internet. Drove down to the Hudson River but I left my tackle box home, so didn’t fish. Bought groceries, supplies, some lurers at Wally World. Did my evening.
Rain expected early tomorrow morning into the day. Mild night with a low around 63. Not camping tonight, as I didn’t want to have to take the tent down in the rain. Next weekend looks better.
Good evening. 69 degrees and mostly cloudy. A nice evening, the spring peepers are out singing their songs. Wouldn’t have been a bad night to be out camping. I saw fireflies for the first time in the newly cut hay field when I went for my evening walk. Definitely a nice evening for sure.
As they say, the best weather happens after a long weekend. 70 degrees this morning under sunny skies. Dew point around 55 degrees so very comfortable. 80 degrees later with continued nice weather. Kind of cruel and unusual punishment after a nice weekend.
Good evening. 67 degrees at the 11 o’clock hour. Mostly clear. Dew point is at 53, so not too sticky. Went down to the park for a while. Then to Walmart to pick up some cold cuts for lunch tomorrow, along with a headphone wire extension, so I can finish wiring up the PA speaker in my truck. The speaker seems pretty loud and fits perfectly behind the front bumper, above the skid plate.
I still got a lot of packing tomorrow. I also need to buy some groceries. But it should be a nice weekend. I am still considering whether to leave from work or take the bus home then get my truck. I’m a bit worried about leaving the truck out in the heat in the city and having the ice melt in the cooler or even worse, the propane leaking out of the escape valve and making everything stinky and a mess. The other concern I have is getting up to Kelly Stand Road early enough to get a decent campsite.
Good morning. Happy what will feel like the first day of summer, with a high around 87 degrees. Tomorrow will be even hotter and more humid.
Tomorrow also marks the 55th anniversary of the official ribbon cutting of the Adirondack NorthwayMemorial Day in 1961 was a Tuesday, as until 1970 it always fell on May 30th. This year Memorial Day will also be on May 30th, as that’s what Monday is this year.
Assuming that the black flies are manageable, I expect it to be a truly delightful Memorial Day Weekend. I probably will go food shopping tonight, so I can freeze things solid as even with 4 gallons of ice, it won’t last all that long with toasty temperatures expected. It’s summer.
59 degrees and mostly cloudy at bedtime. 51 degrees for the low tonight with clearing. Hot but not humid day tomorrow with the mercury pushing 85 or maybe even 90 degrees. Hot weather through the weekend with humidity creeping in on Saturday. Thunderstorms may bring downpours each day coming up.
I made some new state land maps for the blog and Google Maps showing the local unemployment rates for the state for April and the nation for counties in March. Those maps will be featured over the next month.
I dug the big box fan out of the closet. I will draw the shades before work. I’m ready to embrace the warm weather. I don’t have air conditioning at home, but I’ll just stay outside until I go to bed.
Good night. Enjoy the evenings cool before tomorrow’s warmth.