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.
I did a little more digging using the property tax records and the listing for the NYS Propane Gas Organization’s address on their website (5315 Perry City Rd, Trumansburg, NY 14886) is the home address of Bill Overbaugh, Vice President, of Ehrhart Propane in Trumansburg. Nice 50 acre property though with a lake. That said, looking at their website, it looks like they are under new leadership.
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Warm Thoughts Communications is an interesting firm, as it looks like they are mostly made up of former heating oil and propane company staffers, and their work is mostly communications for the home heating industry. The CLCPA Battle Fund effort is probably a side job, with most of their work more mundane, putting out marketing websites for local heating oil and propane companies.
It’s interesting how concerned about that heating oil and propane dealers really are about the Climate Leadership and Communication Act to be putting out such a big media effort. It’s not like oil heating or propane heating is going to disappear tomorrow — it will take decades to replace home heating systems with heat pumps. But they have to also see the the writing on the wall. Maybe they have hope they can turn the political tide, but climate change isn’t going away nor is electrification going away.
I’ve never explored the Cascadilla Gorge in Ithaca. It’s been on my list of places to explore, but I usually avoid Ithaca when I’m in the Finger Lakes due to the traffic and yuppies plus I can’t park on the Cornell Campus as usually I have one or more firearms in my truck, especially during hunting season. But there is no reason why I couldn’t park on the street and hike up into the gorge.
I still wear my muzzle when I’m in close spaces with others, when I’m in the office away from my desk, on the bus, running to the store, and so forth. I don’t wear the muzzle when I’m walking outside or for maybe a quick run into the store, but I don’t see the harm in wearing the muzzle. It’s a habit now, and if it offers some protection, then all the better.
Increasingly I’m a one-way masker — the only person or one of a few people who are wearing a mask in the room. But knowing how much a spit when I talk, and how much a disgusting pig with saliva that I can be, I figure the muzzle is keeping me a bit safer from everything from just the ordinary cold to the COVID. Why not, my masks are pretty comfortable, well broken in and are just normal to wear.
I don’t like being told to wear my muzzle. I don’t like government muzzle mandates, especially now that COVID cases are so low. But often the government tells you don’t have to do something, you should do it anyway, because it’s right for you. Wearing a muzzle makes sense, if can keep you health and avoid problems down the road.
While it was mostly slop in Albany that didn’t last long, it was a significant accumulation up north. But it’s not expected to last that long, heck there may be less then this when you look at this image.
46 degrees later today, is a reminder that is still middle-to-late April. Not warm, but nothing is going to preserve the snow, as the low tonight is a chilly 36 degrees but that’s still well above freezing. 51 degrees with sun but blustery tomorrow, which will attack the snow in multiple ways and get things looking like spring quickly. The weekend is looking pretty good, although I don’t think I’ll be able to get out of town this weekend.
Today. Feels like … March 19th.
A chance of rain, mainly before 3pm. Cloudy.
Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
and
46 degrees
,
7:43 sunset.
Tonight. Feels like … April 14th.
A slight chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy.
Southwest wind 10 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
and
36 degrees
,
6:04 sunrise.
Wednesday. Feels like … March 30th.
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny.
Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
and
51 degrees
,
7:44 sunset.
Wednesday Night. Feels like … April 4th.
Mostly clear.
West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
and
32 degrees
,
6:02 sunrise.
Thursday. Feels like … April 11th.
A chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy.
South wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
and
57 degrees
,
7:45 sunset.
Thursday Night. Feels like … May 2nd.
A chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
I was brave and probably crazy, and decided to tromp through the wet snow and slush to the express bus. But not stupid, I brought extra socks and wore my muzzle, doing my morning walk in the Empire Plaza rather then out in the flop. It’s warming up fast though and by lunch time, things should be free of snow and slush on the sidewalks, so hopefully I’ll get my 10,000 steps in for the day.
Wet snow and 36 degrees in Albany, NY. 🌨 There is a northwest breeze at 10 mph. 🍃. There are 3 inches of wet sloppy snow on the ground. ☃ ️Temperatures will drop below freezing at Thursday around 1 am. ☃️
Yesterday was a Monday, and it was super quiet at work 🤫 so I probably should have taken the day off and made the best of the nice weather while it lasted. But I was afraid if I took the day off, I would have spent it just lounging around, doing nothing all day. Instead, I went to work and got my steps in for the day. So that was good.
And I even went for an evening walk, 🌧 beating the rain. I did have to close my windows when I got home, knowing how cold i would get during the night, but no heat needed and I’m sure in the day or to they’ll be back open again. I don’t expect the snow to last long today, indeed it’s already melting quickly around here.
What I’m learning with my Facebook Map Atlas of the Day 🗺
Since mid-January, I have been posting a new Map Atlas of the Day to my Personal Facebook account. Most of those maps are created with QGIS, using data I’ve been able to pull from a variety of sources but a lot from the tidycensus R package and exported to an GPKG. I tried to spend less then 10-15 minutes each day on the map.
Each day creating the map, it makes me look for ways to automate processes, pull data together quickly. Often I discover a new problem with the layout, forcing me to dig a little deeper into the documentation, learning a new function or technique in QGIS. As time is tight, I often try to do things as quickly. Once you do things constantly, you get quicker and quicker each day, and find ways to take shortcuts. You find ways to improve beauty, make things more visually attractive.
