The Rattlesnake Hill Wildlife Management Area is a 5,100 acre upland tract, situated approximately eight miles west of Dansville, New York. Roughly two-thirds of the area lies in southern Livingston County, while the remaining third lies in northern Allegany County. The tract was purchased in the 1930’s under the Federal Resettlement Administration and is one of several such areas turned over to DEC for development as a wildlife management area.
The area is appropriately named after the Timber Rattlesnake, which may be occasionally found in the more remote sections of the “Hill”.
The area offers an interesting blend of upland habitats such as mature woodland, overgrown fields, conifer plantations, old growth apple orchards and open meadows.
The area is inhabited by a variety of game species and is open to public hunting. The white-tailed deer, wild turkey, ruffed grouse, grey squirrel, cottontail rabbit and woodcock are found on the area. An occasional snowshoe hare may be observed adjacent to thick creek bottom brush or conifer plantation habitats.
A number of small marsh units have been developed and provide limited hunting for waterfowl. Some of the area’s furbearing species such as mink, beaver and raccoon may be occasionally viewed at these marsh units.
I thought about going somewhere special or for a ride somewhere on the bike but I like the simplicity of just a walk out to Five Rivers Environmental Education Center and enjoying the day before inevitably the clouds and rain re-appear.
Good morning! Partly sunny and 54 degrees at the Phillipen Kill Preserve. 🌤️ There is a south-southeast breeze at 9 mph. 🍃.
No ambitious plans for today, ☺️ just a quiet simple walk out to Five Rivers to observe nature 🐦 🐸 and take in the sounds and smells of spring. The birds and the frogs, the kids screaming and lawn mowers running, the flowers, the pollen and the manure on the air. A brief respite before the clouds return.
Today will be partly sunny 🌞, with a high of 65 degrees at 3pm. Typical for today. South wind 9 to 13 mph. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies. The high last year was 62 degrees. The record high of 91 was set in 1962. There was a dusting of snow in 2020.❄
Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:54 pm with sun having an altitude of 61.4° from the due south horizon (-9.4° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 3.3 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 7:13 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (284°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (290°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:52 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 5 seconds with dusk around 8:21 pm, which is one minute and 9 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 The best time to look at the stars is after 8:59 pm. At sunset, look for rain 🌧 and temperatures around 58 degrees. There will be a south breeze at 11 mph. Today will have 13 hours and 59 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 35 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will have a chance of showers, mainly after 8pm. Mostly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 44 degrees at 4am. Two degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around May 3rd. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. In 2023, we had mostly clear skies. It got down to 39 degrees. The record low of 25 occurred back in 1947.
As previously noted, next Saturday is 8:30 PM Dusk 🌆 when the sun will be setting at 8:00 pm with dusk at 8:30 pm. On that day in 2023, we had partly sunny, rain showers and temperatures between 60 and 45 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 68 degrees. We hit a record high of 91 back in 1944.
My finger is a bloody mess after I cut it after opening a can of pumpkin to mix with oatmeal for a bedtime snack last night. It’s starting to heal though not quickly enough.
Good morning! Yeah, it’s Friday! Sunny and 33 degrees in Delmar. 🌞 There is a north-northwest breeze at 5 mph. 🍃.
It was a nice evening last night at Five Rivers Environmental Education Center 🐸 after I got my bicycle 🚲 back on the road and went out to Five Rivers Environmental Education Center. Did some reading 📖, went for a walk 🚶. Need to charge the bike headlight though as it was basically dead for the ride home. Maybe I’ll leave it charging today.
Cut my finger 🩹🩸 opening a can of pumpkin 🎃 last night as a bedtime 🛏 snack and oh did it bleed. I had to look around to find a bandage but I had some in the medicine cabinet. Still sore this morning. The pumpkin and shredded oatmeal was good 😋 as was the johnny cakes topped with mashed kidney beans. Good dinner and it was a pleasant evening 🌃.
Today will be sunny 🌞, with a high of 60 degrees at 4pm. Four degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 17th. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning, which became light rain by afternoon. The high last year was 62 degrees. The record high of 90 was set in 1990. 0.3 inches of snow fell back in 1993.❄
Back to riding to work today. 🚲 The bus was fine and I actually kind of enjoyed the walk from the Plaza to Menands but I still rather bike it in. I should call the bike mechanic 🛠 about getting Blackie 🚵 tunned up before the gear ⚙ jumping gets worse. Probably won’t be able to get an appointment until June at this point. Best to schedule it now though.
Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:54 pm with sun having an altitude of 61.1° from the due south horizon (-9.7° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 3.3 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 7:12 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (283°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (290°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:50 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 4 seconds with dusk around 8:20 pm, which is one minute and 9 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 The best time to look at the stars is after 8:58 pm. At sunset, look for clear skies 🌄 and temperatures around 57 degrees. There will be a calm wind. Today will have 13 hours and 57 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 37 seconds over yesterday.
After catching a ton of mice earlier in the week 🐭 with the electric mouse zapper, I haven’t seen or heard any mice since yesterday. Those electric mouse zappers are great, they just need to be dumped out when full but almost never need new batteries 🔋 or bait. 🪤 There easy to empty and set unlike spring traps are easy to use.
Tonight will be clear 🌃, with a low of 35 degrees at 5am. Seven degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 11th. Light and variable wind. In 2023, we had light rain in the evening, which became partly cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 40 degrees. The record low of 26 occurred back in 1963.
I am continuing to read A Field Guide to American Houses e-book by Virginia McAlester. I am trying to learn as much as possible about the history and the pros-and-cons of different building structures, should I decide to buy or build a house. 🛖🏠️
Tomorrow will be mostly sunny 🌞, with a high of 64 degrees at 3pm. One degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 25th. South wind 5 to 11 mph. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning, which became light rain by afternoon. The high last year was 62 degrees. The record high of 91 was set in 1962. There was a dusting of snow in 2020.❄
Sounds like a pretty nice weekend, 😀 it’s kind of unfortunate that I went out of town last weekend. ⛺ It would have been much warmer and nicer then last weekend. Maybe next weekend though I’ll get out of town, or maybe it will be Mother’s Day Weekend.
Looking ahead to Sunday, a slight chance of showers. 🌦️ Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. South wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Maximum dew point of 57 at 6pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 65 degrees.
Next week is May. Looking ahead, there are 2 weeks until Average High is 70 🐮 when the sun will be setting at 8:07 pm with dusk at 8:37 pm. On that day in 2023, we had sunny and temperatures between 77 and 39 degrees. We hit a record high of 92 back in 1970.
That was the name of the trashy audio book I’ve been listening to that has a distinct taste of silage and smallest town life. It’s a story about several small town people, a rock and roll star and a family living on a dairy in Wisconsin, you know bonfires, working the land, etc. I’m just tired of the crowded east coast and the values of the eastern establishment and those who play to their values in the most scummy of ways, I’m probably talking about myself or maybe Bob Moses.
Good morning! Happy Thursday. Sunny and 31 degrees in Bethlehem, NY. 🌞 There is a north breeze at 7 mph. 🍃.
Taking the bus to work today as I found another small, slow leak in my bike tube. 🚍 Apparently whatever I ran over put several small wire shards through the tube. I should get some fix a leak — next time I go to the store and fill both of my tires with it, and pick up an extra tube just so I have it in reserve so I’m not waiting for a patch to dry, unsuccessfully. I think I let that rear tire go too long before rotating it, and I concede even now I’ve rotated the tires, I need to get new tires soon.
Going to get off at the Empire Plaza and walk North Pearl Street🚶 to work as I did yesterday. I think this route is a bit longer then walking along Broadway, but I like the change and I think this route is a bit more interesting then Broadway with better views of the cliffs above. It’s a nice walk to work but I’m hoping my second tire patch, on another hole in the tube holds and I’m back riding tonight. Or maybe I can get another tube at the local bike shop if this one just ain’t going to hold air.
Today will be sunny 🌞, with a high of 54 degrees at 3pm. 10 degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 5th. North wind 6 to 8 mph. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies. The high last year was 54 degrees. The record high of 89 was set in 2009. 0.3 inches of snow fell back in 1928.❄
Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:54 pm with sun having an altitude of 60.8° from the due south horizon (-10.1° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 3.4 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 7:10 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (283°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (289°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:49 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 4 seconds with dusk around 8:19 pm, which is one minute and 8 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 The best time to look at the stars is after 8:56 pm. At sunset, look for clear skies 🌄 and temperatures around 51 degrees. There will be a northwest breeze at 5 mph. Today will have 13 hours and 54 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 37 seconds over yesterday.
That whole thing about somebody jumping off the bridge yesterday 🪂 next to my office 🏢 got a lot of interest in the office but I didn’t really care, I had work to do. It’s possible that from the opposite side of the building you could see the bridge where he jumped from but certainly not where he fell. Sometimes there are crashes and other delays along the interchange. Despite driving 🚘 in on Tuesday I didn’t notice any delays in particular.
Tonight will be clear 🌃, with a low of 28 degrees at 5am. 13 degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around March 23rd. Northwest wind around 5 mph. In 2023, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 30 degrees. The record low of 24 occurred back in 1972.
The weekend looks to be fairly mild but not all that great. 🌥 Saturday, a slight chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. South wind 5 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Maximum dew point of 36 at 9pm. Sunday, mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Maximum dew point of 56 at 4pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 65 degrees.
Looking ahead, there are 10 weeks until Independence Day 🇺🇸 when the sun will be setting at 8:37 pm with dusk at 9:10 pm. On that day in 2023, we had mostly sunny and temperatures between 84 and 54 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 83 degrees. We hit a record high of 104 back in 1911.
It’s pretty amazing to think that Jimmy Driftwood would pen 6,000 songs in his lifetime, including several hit records. Not bad for a High School principal from Arkansas.
Good morning! What day is it? Hump Day, of course. Clouds with rain showers around and a fairly comfortable 48 degrees at the Exit 23 – Albany (I-787). ☔ There is a south breeze at 10 mph. 🍃. Temperatures will drop below freezing at tomorrow around 2 am. ☃️ Might need to close my windows this evening it would seem.
I got a flat tire yesterday on my bicycle 🚲 so I did not ride to work yesterday and ended up driving in yesterday 🛻 as it was too late to catch the express downtown. I hate motoring to work, especially if I’m not heading out of town but it was the best option and I needed to get groceries and supplies at Wally World 🛒 at any rate later in the week. That said, I really don’t enjoy driving to work, and because the patch didn’t seem to hold air last night, I am taking the bus in and will walk from the Plaza down to work.
Today will have a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy 🌦, with a high of 61 degrees at 2pm. Two degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 19th. Maximum dew point of 47 at 12pm. South wind 8 to 18 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. A year ago, we had cloudy skies. The high last year was 56 degrees. The record high of 81 was set in 2001. 1.2 inches of snow fell back in 1967.❄
Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:54 pm with sun having an altitude of 60.4° from the due south horizon (-10.4° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 3.4 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 7:09 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (282°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (289°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:48 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 4 seconds with dusk around 8:17 pm, which is one minute and 9 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 The best time to look at the stars is after 8:55 pm. At sunset, look for partly clear skies 🌄 and temperatures around 49 degrees. Breezy, 16 mph breeze ⛅ from the north-northwest. Today will have 13 hours and 52 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 39 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will be mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear ☁, with a low of 29 degrees at 4am. 12 degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around March 26th. North wind 7 to 15 mph. In 2023, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became partly cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 33 degrees. The record low of 23 occurred back in 1965.
Right now, a split verdict on the weekend. 😕 Saturday, partly sunny, with a high near 62. Maximum dew point of 40 at 5pm. Sunday, mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Maximum dew point of 58 at 5pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 65 degrees.
As previously noted, next Wednesday is May 🕊 when the sun will be setting at 7:57 pm with dusk at 8:26 pm. On that day in 2023, we had rain and temperatures between 59 and 45 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 66 degrees. We hit a record high of 86 back in 2001.
I like to share both far left and far right opinions on the blog. I think people outside of the mainstream often have very valuable criticism of the system that can be only seen from the outside.
I concede that it doesn’t help that I left at least some of my windows open last night and all of them are open now for the fresh air.
Good morning! Happy Tuesday. Sunny and 35 degrees in Delmar, NY. 🌞 There is a south-southeast breeze at 5 mph. 🍃. Temperatures will drop below freezing at Thursday around 2 am. ☃️
Johnny cakes are with broccoli and onion 🧅 this morning topped with Greek yogurt. A very filling breakfast for sure. Had a banana 🍌 and some coffee ☕. Nice sunny 🌞 morning, looking forward to riding to work. 🚲
Today will be sunny 🌞, with a high of 66 degrees at 3pm. Three degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 29th. South wind 5 to 15 mph. A year ago, we had light rain in the morning, which became light drizzle by afternoon. The high last year was 54 degrees. The record high of 87 was set in 2007. 2.4 inches of snow fell back in 1956.❄
Caught another mouse last night 🪤, this time not the big sucker of last time.🐁 Since the neighbor moved out and they’ve been renovating the unit next door 🚪 been catching more mice. That mouse zapper trap remains awesome as it’s so easy to use time and time again. Easy to clean and rarely do mice eat the bait before getting zapped. Then you just dump them out.
Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:54 pm with sun having an altitude of 60.1° from the due south horizon (-10.7° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 3.4 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 7:09 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (282°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (288°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:47 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 3 seconds with dusk around 8:16 pm, which is one minute and 9 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the Full 🌝 Moon in the east-southeast (116°) at an altitude of 5° from the horizon, 248,349 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 8:54 pm. At sunset, look for partly clear skies 🌄 and temperatures around 59 degrees. There will be a south breeze at 14 mph with gusts up to 24mph. Today will have 13 hours and 49 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 39 seconds over yesterday.
Got the basics at Hannaford yesterday, 🛒 you know onions, broccoli, 🥦 and frozen fruit. 🍓 In the morning I got bananas 🍌 and apples 🍏 to eat at work. It’s nice being able to stop on the way home when I bike commute. I guess that’s a convience I miss by busing it to work. Made a quick stir fry 🍳 when I got home last night and then went to the Town Park 🏞 for a walk and to read 📖 for a while. Ebooks are great, free from the library.
Tonight will have a chance of showers, mainly after 3am. Increasing clouds 🌧, with a low of 44 degrees at 6am. Four degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around May 3rd. South wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. In 2023, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 38 degrees. The record low of 25 occurred back in 1965.
One of the great things about being able to computer program 🖥 is when the programs they give you at work aren’t working properly you can code your own. That is really handy. Been so busy at work lately but maybe it’s because I’m always coding and working on improving processing at work. But I love the job 😍 and always want to be improving things. Already got to run the label 🔖 job for the May birthday 🎂 mailer today. How fast the month comes and goes. I think that means today is a pay day too.
The weekenddoesn’t look half bad. ☀ I’ll have to figure out something fun for Saturday. Probably not camping this weekend as I did it last. Saturday, partly sunny, with a high near 61. Maximum dew point of 41 at 7pm. Sunday, mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Maximum dew point oyvf 57 at 3pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 65 degrees.
Looking ahead, there are 2 weeks until 8 PM Sunset 🌇with dusk at 8:34 pm. On that day in 2023, we had mostly cloudy skies and temperatures between 59 and 45 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 69 degrees. We hit a record high of 92 back in 1930.
