John Boyd Thacher State Park, is situated along the Helderberg Escarpment, one of the richest fossil-bearing formations in the world. Even as it safeguards six miles of limestone cliff-face, rock-strewn slopes, woodland and open fields, the park provides a marvelous panorama of the Hudson-Mohawk Valleys and the Adirondack and Green Mountains. The park has volleyball courts, playgrounds, ball fields and numerous picnic areas with nine reservable shelters. Interpretive programs are offered year-round, including guided tours of the famous Indian Ladder Trail. There are over 25 additional miles of trails for summer hiking and mountain biking, and winter cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, and snowmobiling.
Good morning! What day is it? Metrological spring of course. 🌸 But I expect we will have to wait six or seven weeks before that’s really meaningful in Albany. Especially as they keep promising a cold spring until that’s no longer the case.
It’s March 🗓 a month that often quickly leads to April 🌷 or do I like to tell myself. In two weeks the morning walk will be a lot more dark assuming that I don’t change when I walk 🚶 which may be necessary for a few weeks. But brighter evenings are nice.
Partly clear with a colorful sunrise 🌅 around 27 degrees for the morning walk 🚶 in Delmar. Some snow fog in the air from the moisture from yesterday’s mini snow storm. There is a northwest breeze at 5 mph. 🍃. There are 6 inches of snow on the ground. ☃ ️Things will start to thaw out at around 9 am. 🌡️
I haven’t had pancakes 🥞 in a while so I think that’s breakfast today. Shower 🚿 and catch the express bus 🚍 downtown. Rinse and repeat the work thing 🏢 downtown.
Today will have a chance of rain, mainly after 3pm. Increasing clouds 🌞👉 🌥 , with a high of 40 degrees at 2pm. Typical for today. Can’t do better than average? Lame. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning with a few breaks of sun the afternoon. The high last year was 41 degrees. The record high of 66 was set in 2017. 10.7 inches of snow fell back in 2005.❄
Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:09 pm with sun having an altitude of 39.7° from the due south horizon (-31.1° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 7.2 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 5:07 pm with the sun in the west-southwest (254°). 📸
The sunset is in the west (261°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 5:45 pm after setting for 2 minutes and 57 seconds with dusk around 6:12 pm, which is one minute and 14 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Gibbous 🌔 Moon in the east-southeast (115°) at an altitude of 63° from the horizon, 250,634 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 6:46 pm. At sunset, look for rain 🌧 and temperatures around 38 degrees. There will be a south-southeast breeze at 7 mph. Today will have 11 hours and 16 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 51 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will have a chance of rain and snow before 8pm, then a chance of rain, snow, and sleet between 8pm and midnight, then a chance of rain and sleet after midnight. Cloudy , with a low of 33 degrees at 8pm. 11 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 5th. South wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected. In 2022, we had light snow in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 9 degrees. The record low of -4 occurred back in 1940. You really don’t have many exceptional cold nights come March as the sun angle is too strong and the ground too warm.
Rain, snow and clouds for the weekend. 😞 Saturday, rain and snow, mainly before 1pm. High near 35. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Sunday, mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Typical average high for the weekend is 41 degrees.
Attention friendly strangers in black sedans, there are 2 weeks until Ides of March ✝ when the sun will be setting at 7:02 pm with dusk at 7:29 pm (Daylight Savings Time). On that day in 2022, we had cold, mostly sunny and temperatures between 30 and 11 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 45 degrees. We hit a record high of 72 back in 2019.
Good evening! Cloudy, damp and 33 degrees for the evening walk 🚶. Calm wind. There are 7 inches of snow on the ground. ☃ ️The skies will clear around 10 pm.
The dire emergency snow storm 🌨 they were talking about on the news 📰 was whatever. I shoveled off my truck and brushed off the snow. The sidewalks were wet. I got my 10,000 or so steps 👣 and that’s what’s important these days. I’m so close to winning 🥇 that badge for 50 days of consecutive 10,000 steps.
Tonight will have a slight chance of snow before 8pm. Mostly cloudy 🌨, with a low of 21 degrees at 4am. One degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around February 27th. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%. In 2022, we had light rain in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 17 degrees. The record low of -9 occurred back in 1948.
Rice 🍚 and broccoli 🥦 for dinner tonight. Simple quick to cook. And healthy though I added a bit of vegetable oil, salt and pepper. And saved the excess for a future meal 🍴. I figure it’s best to try new things that are inexpensive but healthy.
Tonight will have a Waxing Gibbous 🌔 Moon with 66% illuminated. At 7 PM, the moon was in the south-southeast (167°) at an altitude of 74° from the horizon, some 248,976 miles away from where you are looking up from the earth. 🚀 At the state speed limit of 55 mph, you’ll make it there by September 5th. Buckle up for safety! 💺 The Worm 🐛 Moon is on Tuesday, March 7. Getting bigger every night 🌃.
The darkest hour is at 12:09 am, followed by dawn at 6:06 am, and sun starting to rise at 6:34 am in the east (100°) and last for 2 minutes and 57 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 36 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 7:12 am with sun in the east-southeast (107°).Tonight will have 12 hours and 44 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 52 seconds over last night.
Been continuing to read 📖 the book I’m reading on machine learning. I just need to find a killer project that I can use machine learning 🤖
Tomorrow will have a chance of rain, mainly after 4pm. Increasing clouds 🌞👉 🌥 , with a high of 42 degrees at 3pm. Two degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around March 6th. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning, which became mostly sunny by afternoon. The high last year was 41 degrees. The record high of 66 was set in 2017. 10.7 inches of snow fell back in 2005.❄
In four weeks on March 28 the sun will be setting in the west (275°) at 7:17 pm (Daylight Savings Time),🌄 which is one hour, 33 minutes and 4 seconds later then tonight. In 2021 on that day, we had rain and temperatures between 51 and 32 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 50 and 30 degrees. The record high of 85 degrees was set back in 1945.
Looking ahead, tommorow is , First Day of Spring 💮 is in 3 weeks, Average High is 50 🌸 is a month away, Primary Day 🗳️ is in 16 weeks, Independence Day 🇺🇸 is in 18 weeks, World Population Day 👩👩👧👧 is in 19 weeks, August 🌻 is in 22 weeks, Halloween 🎃 is in 35 weeks, Average High is 50 🍂 is in 37 weeks, Election Day 🗳️ is in 37 weeks, Repeal of Prohibition Day 🍺 is in 40 weeks, Boxing Day 🥊 is in 43 weeks and 4:30 PM Sunset 🌆 is in 10 months.
Good morning! It’s the dire winter emergency according to the morning news. I mean there is some snow and ice on the secondary roads but the sidewalks are clear and I’m out for my morning walk on this Tuesday. 🚶
Overcast and 27 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☁️There is a east-southeast breeze at 10 mph. 🍃. There is maybe 4 inches of snow on the ground. ☃ ️Things will start to thaw out at around 1 pm. 🌡️
So I was worried about the snow interfering with my morning walk 👣 but it stopped early and the sidewalks and roads are pretty much clear locally. Maybe it’s the valley snow shadow they were talking about. Truth is it’s a pretty nice morning, not real cold. But then again the average high for this time of year is 40. Depending on how much more snow we get later and how warm it gets today I could see wet sidewalks by evening and bare by tomorrow morning.
Maybe the express bus 🚍 from Voorheesville will be a bit late 🚏but I will get ready and watch it on the map 🗺 from inside and head out when it gets to Slingerlands. I live in the city, what do I care?
Today will snow, mainly before 4pm. 🌨 High of 33 degrees at 2pm. Six degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around February 8th. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning, which became mostly sunny by afternoon. The high last year was 41 degrees. The record high of 63 was set in 1903. 9.7 inches of snow fell back in 1948.❄
I had a slice of the corn bread I made up Sunday and some coffee ☕. Iron my shirt 👚 and shower 🚿 and head off to work. 🏢 And do the usual game. Yesterday I made hash browns in the oven from the farmers market potatoes 🥔 with an egg 🥚, some corn 🌽 and cheese 🧀.
Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:09 pm with sun having an altitude of 39.4° from the due south horizon (-31.5° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 7.3 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 5:06 pm with the sun in the west-southwest (254°). 📸
The sunset is in the west (260°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 5:44 pm after setting for 2 minutes and 57 seconds with dusk around 6:11 pm, which is one minute and 14 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Gibbous 🌔 Moon in the southeast (136°) at an altitude of 70° from the horizon, 248,911 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 6:45 pm. At sunset, look for snow 🌨 and temperatures around 33 degrees. There will be a calm wind. Tomorrow will have 11 hours and 16 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 51 seconds over today.
Tonight will have a slight chance of snow before 8pm. Mostly cloudy 🌨, with a low of 20 degrees at 6am. Two degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around February 25th. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%. In 2022, we had light rain in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 17 degrees. The record low of -09 occurred back in 1948.
Not a particularly nice weekend on tap. 😞 Saturday, snow likely before 1pm, then a chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Sunday, mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Typical average high for the zzzweekend is 41 degrees.
As previously noted, there are 3 weeks until First Day of Spring 💮 when the sun will be setting at 7:09 pm with dusk at 7:36 pm (Daylight Savings Time). On that day in 2022, we had sunny and temperatures between 63 and 25 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 47 degrees. We hit a record high of 78 back in 1921.
Good evening! Clouds but no snow yet and 33 degrees at the Elm Ave Park and Ride. ❄ There is a southeast breeze at 10 mph. 🍃. There is an inch of snow on the ground. ☃ ️The skies will clear tomorrow around 7 pm after the snow ends.
My thought 💭 tonight isthe best laid plans don’t always work out. I was so excited that the DVD 📀 drive enclosure arrived in the mail ✉ today but when I opened it up I discovered it was for the wrong type of drive. It was only $11.50 and I can probably use the case for something else I guess.
I was so hoping to get the voter file 🗳 open that the State Board sent me on a DVD 📀 – I actually got the DVD to play on the drive installed on my computer but alas like on the work computer had previously confirmed they sent me a DVD that wasn’t properly written. I also discovered that the built in DVD drive drawer on my computer is broken but I did figure out a way to load disks by manually opening the drive and installing it after disabling the other partition in fstab.
I’m not going to go back to the board for the file. 📂 It just didn’t work out but I guess I probably wouldn’t have discovered much using machine learning to better understand voting patterns. I don’t know enough about machine learning and my computer isn’t that powerful and 318 EDs really isn’t enough to train things well especially if the districts are so blue in much of the county. Statewide data would be better but that a lot of processing.
I am going to still continue to learn about machine learning 🤖 aa I have a few books 📚 out of the library and I am going through the Stat Quest video series on YouTube. I’m sure there are many other ways I can use machine learning in statistics and map making. Plus it’s safer, no risk of running into trouble with work or building something with the voter file that isn’t allowed.
Tonight will snow, mainly after 10pm. The snow could be heavy at times. 🌨 Low of 26 degrees at 4am. Five degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around March 15th. Southeast wind 10 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is l100%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible. In 2022, we had partly cloudy skies in the evening, which became cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 26 degrees. The record low of -10 occurred back in 1950.
It’s going to snow, it’s winter. ☃ Probably not good for the morning walk 🚶 but I’ll get up at my normal time and do my best to keep moving. If it’s bad out I won’t do it but I’ll at least catch an earlier bus 🚍 in so I’m in bright and early. I’ve had a 40 day run of 10,000 plus steps or 5 plus miles a day but if the weather interrupts my progress it will be but for a day or two.
Tonight will have a First Quarter 🌓 Moon with 56% illuminated. At 8 PM, the moon was in the southwest (236°) at an altitude of 65° from the horizon, some 246,871 miles away from where you are looking up from the earth. 🚀 At the state speed limit of 55 mph, you’ll make it there by September 3rd. Buckle up for safety! 💺 The Worm 🐛 Moon is on Tuesday, March 7. The darkest hour is at 12:09 am, followed by dawn at 6:07 am, and sun starting to rise at 6:36 am in the east (101°) and last for 2 minutes and 57 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 35 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 7:14 am with sun in the east-southeast (107°).Tonight will have 12 hours and 47 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 50 seconds over last night.
Tomorrow will snow, mainly before 4pm. 🌨 High of 33 degrees at 1pm. Six degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around February 8th. Southeast wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible. A year ago, we had light rain in the morning with more sun in the afternoon. The high last year was 41 degrees. The record high of 63 was set in 1903. 9.7 inches of snow fell back in 1948.❄
In four weeks on March 27 the sun will be setting in the west (275°) at 7:16 pm (Daylight Savings Time),🌄 which is one hour, 33 minutes and 10 seconds later then tonight. In 2021 on that day, we had partly sunny and temperatures between 54 and 38 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 50 and 30 degrees. The record high of 78 degrees was set back in 1998. Days like that will be so nice but first through the snow storm.
Looking ahead, 8 PM Dusk 🌆 is in 6 weeks, Arbor Day 🌳 is in 2 months, May 🕊 is in 9 weeks, 8:30 PM Sunset ️⛱️ is in 14 weeks, Average High is 80 🏖 is in 16 weeks, World Mosquito Day 🐞 is in 25 weeks, Labor Day 👨🏭 is in 27 weeks, September 11th 🇺🇸 is in 28 weeks, 7 PM Sunset 🌆 is in 29 weeks, More Night then Day 🌌 is in 7 months, Average Night Below Freezing 🌌 is in 37 weeks, Cyber Monday 🛍️ is in 9 months, First Sunday of Advent ✝️ is in 40 weeks, Bake Cookies Day 🍪 is in 42 weeks and Christmas 🎅 is in 43 weeks.
Good morning! Monday’s come back around again. Mostly clear 🌄 and a seasonably cold 23 degrees in Delmar, NY for the morning walk 🚶. There is a northwest breeze at 10 mph. 🍃. The current wind chill is 12. Just a reminder that it’s still winter. There are 2 inches of snow on the ground. ☃ ️Things will start to thaw out at around 1 pm. 🌡️
While it’s February for one more morning after today, 🌨 the sun is rising and the days getting longer. I guess we are getting snow tomorrow but Big Red is parked until Sunday and hopefully it won’t impact my morning walk come tomorrow. 👣 But onwards to a new week. I will bring my laptop home tomorrow in case it’s a work from home day due to the snow. I doubt it. 🤷♂️
Today will have increasing clouds ☀ 👉 ☁, with a high of 34 degrees at 3pm. Five degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around February 8th. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable. A year ago, we had light rain in the morning with more sun in the afternoon. The high last year was 44 degrees. The record high of 61 was set in 1997. 3.6 inches of snow fell back in 2019.❄
Smells like I have a dead mouse 🐭 in my apartment. I’ll have to see if I can figure out where it is. I just cleaned out the bucket trap last night so maybe it’s somewhere around there. Kind of chilly inside too – with yesterday’s warm sunny weather in the afternoon I backed the heat down and I felt that when I climbed out from the heated sheets this morning. ♨ I’m so ready to turn off the heat and have the windows open again. Such days might not be that far off.
Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:09 pm with sun having an altitude of 39° from the due south horizon (-31.8° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 7.4 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 5:04 pm with the sun in the west-southwest (253°). 📸 The sunset is in the west (260°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 5:43 pm after setting for 2 minutes and 57 seconds with dusk around 6:10 pm, which is one minute and 15 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Gibbous 🌔 Moon in the south (171°) at an altitude of 73° from the horizon, 246,688 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 6:44 pm. At sunset, look for mostly cloudy skies ☁ and temperatures around 32 degrees. There will be a calm wind. Tomorrow will have 11 hours and 13 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 50 seconds over today.
I’m not sure if this is a pay week or not 💵 but after breakfast 🍳 it’s off to shower 🚿 iron my shirt 👚 and then the express downtown. 🏢 Make some money, save for a better tomorrow and keep moving forward. Spring isn’t that far off, within two months at least in the city things will be greening up. 🌸
Tonight will snow, mainly after 9pm. The snow could be heavy at times. 🌨 Low of 26 degrees at 6am. Five degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around March 15th. Southeast wind 5 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible. In 2022, we had partly cloudy skies in the evening, which became cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 26 degrees. The record low of -10 occurred back in 1950.
It will snow or maybe it won’t. ❄ It’s winter for a few more whacks weeks. I think I cracked my skis 🎿 so I’m not sure if I can do much in the way of skiing but at this point I don’t really care. Who knows how much snow will be left come the weekend, it’s March and it won’t last long.
Coolbut sunny for the start of the weekend and then more clouds. 🌥 Saturday, partly sunny, with a high near 34. Sunday, mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Typical average high for the weekend is 41 degrees. In like a lion 🦁.
Looking ahead, there are 6 weeks until 8 PM Dusk 🌆 when the sun will be setting at 7:32 pm with dusk at 8:00 pm (Daylight Savings Time). On that day in 2022, we had partly cloudy, warm temperatures and temperatures between 74 and 49 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 57 degrees. We hit a record high of 86 back in 1922.
Good evening! Partly clear and 31 degrees in Delmar, NY. ⛅ There is a west-northwest breeze at 14 mph. 🍃. There are 3 inches of snow on the ground. ☃ ️Things will start to thaw out at tomorrow around 1 pm. 🌡️
22,000 steps or 11 miles today which isn’t too bad. 👣 Been averaging 9 miles walked per day which is pretty good. 🍏 I’ve also added a lot of apples and oranges and other fruits to my diet and keep trying to bolster the amount of vegetables that I’m eating at every meal.
Tonight will be mostly cloudy 🌥, with a low of 21 degrees at 6am. Typical for tonight. Maximum wind chill around 13 at 6am; Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph. In 2022, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became light rain by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 30 degrees. The record low of -13 occurred back in 1940.
Sunday lunch at the Vietnam 🇻🇳 Restaurant for my dad’s birthday 🎂 was good. Seemed healthy but tasty too. I was able to bring home a portion that I can reheat later in the week. It also inspired me to buy some rice 🍚 to cook at home as it’s a healthy meal. 🍴
Tonight will have a First Quarter 🌓 Moon with 47% illuminated. At 8 PM, the moon was in the west-southwest (247°) at an altitude of 54° from the horizon, some 244,291 miles away from where you are looking up from the earth. 🚀 At the state speed limit of 55 mph, you’ll make it there by August 31st. Buckle up for safety! 💺 The Worm 🐛 Moon is on Tuesday, March 7.
Earlier on this evening 🌃 Venus and Jupiter were in a perfect line and bright in the sky. I could see them clearly under the bright lights of the Delaware Plaza when I did my weekly shop 🏪 mostly for fruits and vegetables. I also dropped off my laundry at the laundromat 👚 and got that done. Big Red is parked for the week. 🛻 I might clean the snow off him tomorrow night just so there is less snow to deal with come Sunday.
The darkest hour is at 12:09 am, followed by dawn at 6:09 am, and sun starting to rise at 6:37 am in the east-southeast (101°) and last for 2 minutes and 57 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 34 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 7:16 am with sun in the east-southeast (108°).Tonight will have 12 hours and 50 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 50 seconds over last night.
Tomorrow will have increasing clouds ☀ 👉 ☁, with a high of 35 degrees at 2pm. Four degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around February 13th. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning with more sun in the afternoon. The high last year was 44 degrees. The record high of 61 was set in 1997. 3.6 inches of snow fell back in 2019.❄
In four weeks on March 26 the sun will be setting in the west (274°) at 7:15 pm (Daylight Savings Time),🌄 which is one hour, 33 minutes and 16 seconds later then tonight. In 2021 on that day, we had cloudy skies, warm conditions, mist and temperatures between 75 and 44 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 49 and 29 degrees. The record high of 75 degrees was set back in 2021.
Looking ahead, Daylight Savings Time 🌆 is in two weeks, Last Day of Winter 🏂 is in 3 weeks, 7:30 PM Sunset 🌇 is in 6 weeks, Average High is 60 🌷 is in 7 weeks, 8 PM Sunset 🌇 is in 10 weeks, Mothers Day 👩 is in 11 weeks, Fathers Day 👨 is in 15 weeks, Last Sunset After 8:30 PM 🌆 is in 20 weeks, National Dog Day 🐩 is in 6 months, 6:30 Sunrise 🌇 is in 28 weeks, Constitution Day 📜 is in 29 weeks, October 🎃 is in 31 weeks, Average High is 65 🍂 is in 32 weeks, 7:15 AM Sunrise ⌛️ is in 41 weeks, Christmas Eve 🎅 is in 43 weeks and Boxing Day 🥊 is in 10 months.
