John Boyd Thacher State Park

I may take a nap as I woke up a little after five AM with the sun rise and couldn’t get back to bed. I stayed up late too. I was bad. With the early sunrises and late sunsets I’ve been staying up much too late and rising early.

Good morning! Happy Sunday. Mostly cloudy ⛅ and 51 degrees for the morning walk in Delmar. There is a north breeze at 8 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 45 degrees.

Today will be partly sunny 🌞, with a high of 62 degrees at 2pm. 14 degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 21st. North wind 8 to 15 mph. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 78 degrees. The record high of 97 was set in 1919.

Looks like today is going to be pretty cool. 🍃 I’m hoping for more sun today though it’s not looking promising. I do plan going out to the folks house 🏡 later and then maybe hike Bennett Hill. I am feeling low energy today but I do want to walk a minimum of 6 miles today. Did yesterday nine miles and 11 ½ on Friday. 👣 Lately I’ve been feeling really tired. I hope it’s not Lyme disease but I’m a bit worried. Also trying to boost my protein and dairy levels up and reduce sugar intake without going really overboard with calories. 🐮 I love dairy and cattle, I can easily go way overboard the other way.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:55 pm with sun having an altitude of 69.8° from the due south horizon (-1° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 2.2 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 7:47 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (295°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (302°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:29 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 24 seconds with dusk around 9:02 pm, which is 43 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 The best time to look at the stars is after 9:48 pm.

It was nice going up to see John and Linda yesterday then hiking the balance of the afternoon at the Albany Pine Bush. 🦋 I got groceries at Market 32 in Guilderland which they always have a great selection of plastic free produce. They are bit overpriced and didn’t have the selection of all the products a normally get at Walmart. But I figured with the cost of gas and being on the way home it made sense. 🍏 🥦 I forgot to get toothpaste 🪥 and eggs 🥚 but I expect late nights at work this week and I can stop by the store 🏬 when driving 🚘 in on the evening later in the week.

At sunset, look for partly cloudy skies 🌃 and temperatures around 59 degrees. There will be a north breeze at 9 mph. Today will have 15 hours and 12 minutes of daytime, an increase of one minute and 7 seconds over yesterday.

This evening when I get home, 🌰 I want to cook up the black beans I got at the store this week. And maybe some chicken 🐔 for dinner for the coming week. Also maybe some chickpeas could he roasted that I preciously soaked a few months back, stuck in the freezer and forgot about. Do as much cooking as possible tonight as a busy week ahead. Then refrigerate and freeze everything. Later in the week I’ll need to do more brown rice and lentils 🍚 but that’s something I can do before work easily and it’s better fresher as I have a few days supply in the refrigerator currently.

Tonight will be mostly cloudy 🌥, with a low of 48 degrees at 4am. Six degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around May 16th. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph. In 2022, we had clear skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 47 degrees. The record low of 39 occurred back in 1990.

I want to get to bed 🛏 before nine o’clock with lights out 💡 at nine. Abusing my sleep is so bad for health. During the winter I was so good with many nights in bed before eight and rarely not sound asleep by nine. Some of it is my work schedule but mostly lately it’s the getting up at 5:30 when the sun rises and to bed after 9:30 due to the late dusk 🌆 and me out walking 🚶 to then.

Next Sunday is the Gas Up ⛽ when the sun will be setting at 8:34 pm with dusk at 9:07 pm. On that day in 2022, we had partly sunny and temperatures between 78 and 50 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 78 degrees. We hit a record high of 94 back in 1947. Might do that with dad followed by a night in the hammock up in the woods.

The air certainly has the smell of rain, grass, multi flora rose and farm but not much rain has fallen at all. I probably could have headed out of town and it would have been decent with more sun this afternoon. I guess save it for a future weekend. I’m hoping for more rain during the work week, we could use it.

Good morning! Happy Saturday. Finally the weekend! Clouds ☁️ 62 degrees this morning in Delmar. Definitely a change from yesterday. There is a northeast breeze at 13 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 59 degrees. The skies will clear around 4 pm.

Out walking 🚶 this morning closer to eight am. Banana 🍌 oatmeal pancakes this morning. I was up at six o’clock but decided to do breakfast first. Feeling a little tired and nauseous this morning, I think it’s the weather. I do think I should have gotten out of town but I told John Wolcott I would visit him today so I’m committed to staying in town this weekend. I started a pot of brown rice and lentils on stove for the coming week week, turned it off before the walk. 🍲 No to taking the Nature Bus 🚍 this week to Thacher Park. It’s kind of silly, I could drive my big jacked up truck there any week and spend the day. I have a state parks pass for unlimited use. Mom and Dad get it for me every year.

Today will have a slight chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy 🌦, with a high of 65 degrees at 3pm. 11 degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 28th. Maximum dew point of 59 at 8am. Northeast wind 13 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 78 degrees. The record high of 97 was set in 1925.

I told myself that I was going to look at used bicycles this morning 🚲 but I don’t know. I just need to figure out how to repair the bicycle I have. I’m so enthralled by the throwaway culture we live in. The bicycle I have is fine, I just need to figure out the spokes for the wheel. I have the parts. And maybe I don’t want a bicycle after all. 🤷‍♂️ Walking is fine. I can’t get to the Albany Bicycle Rescue to a week from Tuesday but it’s fine I think they are closed next week. After talking with them I can get a better idea if it’s worth me rebuilding on my own 🛠 with some guidance or donate the old bicycle parts and get something used. I really don’t want to spend $800 on a new bicycle only to have it break down or be stolen. 🪚

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:55 pm with sun having an altitude of 69.7° from the due south horizon (-1.1° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 2.2 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 7:46 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (295°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (302°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:28 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 24 seconds with dusk around 9:02 pm, which is 46 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the Full 🌝 Moon in the southeast (132°) at an altitude of 5° from the horizon, 232,780 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 9:47 pm. At sunset, look for partly cloudy skies 🌃 and temperatures around 61 degrees. The dew point will be 49 degrees. There will be a east-northeast breeze at 8 mph. Today will have 15 hours and 11 minutes of daytime, an increase of one minute and 11 seconds over yesterday.

After going to see John this afternoon I plan to hike in the Albany Pine Bush Preserve 🦋 to see how many Karner Blue butterflies I can see and maybe get some lupine pictures before it’s gone for the season. I was thinking last night looking at the lilies at the town park it might be too late for seeing many lilies on Lily Lake in the Adirondacks even if I visit on Juneteenth Weekend. 🌺 Maybe some year. Next weekend I promised dad I would go with him to the Gas Up Antique Tractor 🚜 Festival.

Tonight will be partly cloudy 🌃 , with a low of 48 degrees at 4am. Six degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around May 16th. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. In 2022, we had mostly clear skies. It got down to 49 degrees. The record low of 36 occurred back in 1947.

Yesterday had a work lunch at Juniors in North Greenbush. 🍚 It was nice though the food was so unhealthy. I ordered a gyro bowl, the healthiest thing on the menu with brown rice, quiona, black olives and tomatoes 🍅 and when it came, it was an enormous portion, biggest bowl I’ve ever seen, and was loaded with carbs and not many vegetables. And of course being my unmindful self I eat it down. But I didn’t order beer 🍻 and went very light on the shared nachos. But I tell you it’s hard to even eat somewhat healthy when out with folks. Much rather cook at home when I have control over the ingredients. 🧑‍🍳

Looking ahead, there are 3 weeks until Latest Sunset 🌆 when the sun will be setting at 8:38 pm with dusk at 9:12 pm. On that day in 2022, we had partly cloudy and temperatures between 86 and 61 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 82 degrees. We hit a record high of 96 back in 1943.