Fog in the Morning
Charles Baker State Forest
Timothy Grasses Along Shore
Weather Update – July 24, 2021
The plan for today is to head out to the Finger Lakes and Montezuma then down to the National Forest. 🐦 I am feeling a lot better today, realizing that my anxiety is just that. Everything in the world is not out to get me.
I am also thinking about visiting the Remsen Woods Nature Preserve, mainly so I can avoid the traffic 🚘 in Skaneateles and to go somewhere new for a change. I also need to get some food 🍲 for tomorrow as I tomorrow will be quite rainy and it best to stay close to camp ⛺. I like having a quiet day after I first set up camp. Probably stop at Walmart in Auburn.
| Weather Summary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today. Feels like … September 8th. |
Sunny | 77 degrees | 8:30 sunset | |
| Tonight. Feels like … July 31st. |
Showers is likely | 62 degrees | 62 max dew point | 5:46 sunrise |
| Sunday. Feels like … September 5th. |
Showers is likely | 78 degrees | 62 max dew point | 8:29 sunset |
| Sunday Night. Feels like … August 13th. |
Chance of T-storms | 61 degrees | 67 max dew point | 5:47 sunrise |
| Monday. Feels like … September 5th. |
Mostly Sunny | 78 degrees | 67 max dew point | 8:28 sunset |
| Monday Night. Feels like … August 26th. |
Mostly Clear | 59 degrees | 5:48 sunrise | |
| Tuesday. Feels like … September 11th. |
Sunny then Chance of T-storms | 76 degrees | 62 max dew point | 8:27 sunset |
| Tuesday Night. Feels like … September 3rd. |
Chance of T-storms | 57 degrees | 5:49 sunrise | |
| Wednesday. Feels like … September 19th. |
Chance of Showers then Chance of T-storms | 73 degrees | 61 max dew point | 8:26 sunset |
| Wednesday Night. Feels like … September 6th. |
Chance of T-storms | 56 degrees | 5:50 sunrise | |
| Thursday. Feels like … September 19th. |
Chance of Showers then Chance of T-storms | 73 degrees | 60 max dew point | 8:25 sunset |
| Thursday Night. Feels like … September 3rd. |
Chance of T-storms then Chance of Showers | 57 degrees | 5:51 sunrise | |
| Friday. Feels like … September 24th. |
Mostly Sunny then Chance of T-storms | 71 degrees | 60 max dew point | 8:24 sunset |
Good Morning – July 24, 2021
Good morning! I guess there was a lot of pressure on that propane tank, got a face full of propane and iced over fingers connecting up the camp stove 💨
I mean it makes sense, I did the tank filled earlier in the week 🏮 and it’s fairly warm, so the propane pressure is high. That said with the light breeze
That said, it’s a pretty nice morning. It‘s sunny and 53 degrees at the Cherry Ridge Camping Area. ☀ Light breeze.
This morning I called Mom and she gave me solid advice on not to focus on anything that triggers my anxiety. Just take it day by day, 😁 breathe and keep busy. There are risks everywhere but don’t focus on them. Your truck is going to be fine, it’s a lot newer and better shape then a lot of people. And remember it’s vacation time, 🏖 your supposed to be enjoying yourself.
Upcoming Holidays – July 23, 2021
Believe it or not, summer is starting to mature and autumn isn’t that far away. 🍂
- Six Fridays until Labor Day Weekend Begins 👨🏭 – Sep 3
- Seven Fridays until 6:30 Sunrise 🌇 – Sep 10
- Eight Fridays until Constitution Day 📜 – Sep 17
- Ten Fridays until October 🎃 – Oct 1
- 11 Fridays until Average High is 65 🍂 – Oct 8
- 13 Fridays until Harvest Moon 🌕 – Oct 22
- 17 Fridays until Full Moon 🌕 – Nov 19
- 18 Fridays until Buy Nothing Day 🛍️ – Nov 26
- 20 Fridays until 7:15 AM Sunrise ⌛️ – Dec 10
- Five months – Festivus 🍖 – Thursday Dec 23
- 22 Fridays until Christmas Eve 🎅 – Dec 24
One Year Ago During the Week of July 23
Last year …
On Friday 07/24/20 we had humid and partly sunny 🌞 with high of 82 and a low of 65, which is two degrees below normal.
On Saturday 07/25/20 we had humid 🌞, mostly sunny 🌞 and mist 🌞 with high of 85 and a low of 63, which is a degree above normal.
On Sunday 07/26/20 we had hot 🌞, humid 🌞 and mostly sunny 🌞 with high of 87 and a low of 62, which is three degrees above normal.
On Monday 07/27/20 we had hot 🌞, humid 🌞, partly sunny 🌞 and thunderstorm 🌩 with high of 93 and a low of 64, which is nine degrees above normal.
On Tuesday 07/28/20 we had humid 🌩, mostly sunny 🌞 and thunderstorm 🌩 with high of 81 and a low of 61, which is three degrees below normal.
On Wednesday 07/29/20 we had humid 🌩, mostly sunny 🌞 and rain showers 🌦 with high of 86 and a low of 57, which is two degrees above normal.
On Thursday 07/30/20 we had humid 🌦, partly sunny 🌞 and rain showers 🌦 with high of 81 and a low of 63, which is three degrees below normal.
Good Evening – July 23, 2021
Good evening! First day of summer vacation is underway. ⛺
I made it so far to my first day of vacation, one day at a time. My anxiety is so high but so far I’m doing okay. 👌🏻 Life these days has been such a struggle. I almost gave up my vacation as I just so damn anxious and depressed. Every day has become a struggle, I’m holding it together for now, but cracks are showing.
Regardless, it’s a pretty nice evening. Clear and 67 degrees at the Cherry Ridge Camping Area. There is a northwest breeze at 5 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 57 degrees.
I am kind of glad to have gotten away, out of town. I think tomorrow I will continue out to the Finger Lakes. 🏞 I am much too worried about all that noise that the cupped front tire on my truck is making, I should have gotten it rotated the last oil change but it is just wearing out as are all the tires. I know it will be fine through vacation but all of the tires are getting loud. Lately though I haven’t had many oil consumption issues but I’ve only drivena little over a thousand miles since the last oil change.
Doubt the noise is a wheel bearing, and the other wear components like the tie rods and lower ball joints are replaced – it’s from the legacy toe in before the alignment last year and probably because the struts are bad. Plus the positive offset tires put extra weight on the inside. I plan to get the struts replaced in September followed by the tires. ⚫ Before the West Virginia trip. Not cheap but cheaper than a new truck.
I brought the kayak 🛶 with me. At first I planned to leave it home and started out with out it but returned home to grab it. I wasn’t sure if I was going to use it much and it’s kind of a pain to lift up and off my truck. 🔒 But I decided it will be fine, it rides good on the truck and when I get to the National Forest I I’ll take it off and lock it up. Paddling Seneca Lake is nice if it’s not too choppy. 🌊 Or the canal is fun too. Won’t drive around with it all week though as it’s kind of annoying. My fear of getting in a crash with the kayak on the roof or breaking down and needing a tow is just my anxiety talking, things will be fine as always.
The whole Pine Bush situation with the senior housing is a cluster fuck. 🗣️ I’ve advised people for years about how to stay on message, but I found myself straying from the message I intended to deliver myself. I should have never linked 🔗 affordable housing and crime, but it was in my mind after learning that one of my friends houses 🏘 was robbed and I was so frustrated 😤 about the Costco development in the Pine Bush. And I was reading a book about racism that linked poverty rather race, I got that idea in my head. Statistically, I ran the numbers for Albany 🔢 and I was right. Terrible messaging for me or Save the Pine Bush. Fortunately, I know the key to crisis communication is to listen to others, stand back, and apologize. Don’t fight it or belabor your point, just accept what is. News 📰 gets old fast. Maybe it’s good for me to be on the other side of the coin.
My anxiety is rather of nasty, the more you think about it the worse it gets. 👨🏻⚕️I need to get back to counseling come September but it was a drag having to constantly take time off from work. And while I learned some coping skills I found the sessions to be quiet painful as I told the truth about the depths of my mental illness. I will be fine, as I know it’s all in my head, 🤕 and the only one I’m harming is myself. I am trying to learn how to address it myself but I do see benefits to professional help, especially if I can find a counselor who is willing to listen 👂🏻 to me and understand my values.