Speculator, NY

Good morning! Where did July go? Tomorrow is August already – I know, wow. Partly sunny and 62 degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a north-northwest breeze at 6 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 58 degrees.

I went for my morning walk 🚶 and it was quite pleasant. I’m going to head down to the library shortly and work down there, the internet is so much faster and reliable there 💻 plus my phone is a dying so I can’t use that for internet or email right now. 💀

Scheduled my oil change for Tuesday. 🔧 I used do it myself but by the time I ran to two or three stores to buy oil and the in filter, struggled to get the filter off, it just isn’t worth my time. Plus then you have the used oil to return – if u lived out in the country I’d use it to burn brush 🔥 but in the city I have to take it bdck to the store for recycling. ♻ Oil kind of stinks when you burn it too and the synthetic stuff I swear is harder to burn.

Today will be mostly sunny 🌞, with a high of 83 degrees at 2pm. One degree above normal, which is similar to a typical day around July 26th. Average highs are already cooling down a fair bit. Maximum dew point of 63 at 11am. North wind around 7 mph. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. It was very sticky. The high last year was 81 degrees. The record high of 98 was set in 1917.

Today is work 💼 and then heading out to the folks house for a picnic dinner. 🍲 I haven’t seen them in weeks because I’ve been been traveling. Should be a pretty nice day, still muggy but that’s not expected for late July.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 1:02 pm with sun having an altitude of 65.5° from the due south horizon (-5.3° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 2.7 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 7:37 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (289°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (296°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:18 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 13 seconds with dusk around 8:48 pm, which is one minute and 8 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the Full 🌝 Moon in the south-southeast (150°) at an altitude of 18° from the horizon, 235,158 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 9:29 pm. At sunset, look for mostly clear skies 🌄 and temperatures around 78 degrees. The dew point will be 61 degrees. There will be a north-northwest breeze at 6 mph. Today will have 14 hours and 29 minutes of daytime, a decrease of 2 minutes and 10 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be mostly clear 🌃, with a low of 61 degrees at 6am. One degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around August 2nd. Maximum dew point of 62 at 9pm. North wind around 6 mph. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies. It was somewhat humid. It got down to 61 degrees. The record low of 46 occurred back in 1964.

Tomorrow will have patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny 🌞, with a high of 86 degrees at 4pm. Four degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 64 at 10am. North wind 3 to 6 mph. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. It was very sticky. The high last year was 85 degrees. The record high of 101 was set in 1933.

Tomorrow I’m going to a socially distant small gathering 🐐 at a friend’s farm after hiking and fishing 🎣 at Partridge Run. Maybe a tad bit muggy tomorrow but should be a nice day.

Looking ahead to Sunday, a chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. ☔ Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. South wind 5 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Maximum dew point of 70 at 8pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 82 degrees.

I will probably stay home on Sunday 🏡 and do some reading 📖 of the many books I’ve gotten out of the library. 📚 I’ve been so busy lately and I need to finish putting away my camping stuff when it’s hopefully not so hot out. 😰

Good afternoon! Mostly sunny and 77 degrees in Speculator, NY. Calm wind. The dew point is 57 degrees. A very a beautiful afternoon up here in Spectulator, but I tell you Charlie Johns was crazy. And not just the prices. I have gotten too used to shopping at Aldi’s in Rensselear and when you go to these hick town shopping stores, 🧑‍🌾 you understand why folks are so poor in the hick towns. 🤑 Been enjoying the day, spending most of the morning working down at lake with my laptop working on my memorandum.💻

This afternoon will be sunny 🌞, with a high of 80 degrees at 3pm. Three degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around August 18th. Maximum dew point of 58 at 6pm. Light east wind. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning with a few breaks of sun the afternoon. The high last year was 82 degrees. The record high of 96 was set in 1941.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 1:04 pm with sun having an altitude of 66.2° from the due south horizon (-3.7° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 2.6 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 7:48 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (292°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (299°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:29 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 20 seconds with dusk around 9:01 pm, which is 58 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the First Quarter 🌓 Moon in the west-southwest (255°) at an altitude of 23° from the horizon, 227,058 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 9:45 pm. At sunset, look for mostly clear skies 🌄 and temperatures around 72 degrees. The dew point will be 60 degrees. There will be a calm wind. Today will have 14 hours and 49 minutes of daytime, a decrease of one minute and 58 seconds over yesterday.

After I get done with work tonight, it’s off to Piseco-Powley Road for round 2. 🏕 No cell service up there, so I will be off the phone grid through mid-day summer. So nobody can call me or bug with my social media pings.🔇🔕 More and more, after being so busy with work in June into July, I am enjoying my time with no social media and no phone calls or emails.📩

Tonight will have patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear 🌃, with a low of 58 degrees at 5am. Four degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around August 27th. Maximum dew point of 60 at 8pm. Calm wind. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies. It got down to 59 degrees. The record low of 46 occurred back in 1953.

On this day in 1969, Apollo 11 splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean. Mission accomplished! Good for all involved. 🚀In 1974, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that President Richard Nixon did not have the authority to withhold subpoenaed White House tapes and they order him to surrender the tapes to the Watergate special prosecutor. 🧑‍⚖️ In 1959, at the opening of the American National Exhibition in Moscow, U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev have a “Kitchen Debate”. ⏲️ I hear the United States wins that one. We had better toasters then the USSR, 🍞 ours back in the 1960s, would automatically, and gently load the bread for perfect results. Of course, they don’t

Tomorrow will be sunny 🌞, with a high of 81 degrees at 3pm. Two degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around August 10th. Maximum dew point of 60 at 8am. Sounds like it might be a bit cool at the potholers. 🏞️ But it still will be fun. I was thinking about camping down by Austin Falls, that I explored last night, but I think I’d rather spend my day at the Potholers. So sue me. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning with a few breaks of sun the afternoon. The high last year was 85 degrees. The record high of 97 was set in 1963.

Looking ahead to Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 6 to 11 mph. 😎 Maximum dew point of 62 at 7pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 83 degrees.

Good evening! Partly clear and 70 degrees in Speculator, NY. 🌃 There is a north breeze at 6 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 61 degrees.

I had some tuna salad for dinner 🍲 then I had a small fire and laid back in the hammock. 🔥 A very starry night. ✨ Reading 📖 that old Kerner Commission report is fascinating. I wonder if I can get a paper copy at the library to read more carefully. Well illustrated with photos and graphics too.

Stayed in camp ⛺ and worked from here. Not much rain, just a few showers. I took everything down planning to head into town and because I didn’t want my gear to get wet but they turned out to be a non issue. No bugs so that was nice. Exploring Old NY 8B on foot was interesting, had to have been quite the road back in the day. Austin Falls was pretty first time I’ve been there. 📷 Uploading pictures tomorrow. That campsite at Robb Creek Mill ruins looks really pretty but I didn’t get a good look as somebody had their camping gear set up but wasn’t there. I think that’s the site where Robert Garrow murdered those campers. 🍀 I’m just hoping I didn’t brush any poison ivy along the river, it’s thick along Old Route 8B.

Tonight will have patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy 🌤, with a low of 58 degrees at 5am. Four degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around August 27th. Maximum dew point of 61 at 10pm. North wind around 6 mph. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies. It got down to 63 degrees. The record low of 45 occurred back in 1985.

Tonight will have a Waxing Crescent 🌒 Moon with 13% illuminated. At 10 PM, the moon was in the west (278°) at an altitude of 7° from the horizon, some 228,308 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 January 12^th. Buckle up for safety! 💺 The moon will set in the west-northwest (285°) at 10:41 pm. The Strugeon 🐡 Moon is on Monday, August 3. The darkest hour is at 1:04 am, followed by dawn at 5:05 am, and sun starting to rise at 5:39 am in the east-northeast (61°) and last for 3 minutes and 21 seconds. Sunrise is 59 seconds later than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 6:20 am with sun in the east-northeast (68°). Tonight will have 9 hours and 9 minutes of darkness, an increase of one minute and 56 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will have patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny 🌞, with a high of 82 degrees at 3pm. One degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around July 27th. Maximum dew point of 60 at 8am. Light and variable wind. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies in the morning with some clearing in the afternoon. The high last year was 82 degrees. The record high of 96 was set in 1941.

As I got a big project in for tomorrow I’ll be working all day in Speculator probably at the park in the morning by Lake Pleasant for number 🔢 crunching then down to the library for internet research in the afternoon. 📶 Then I think I’m going to go to Piseco-Powley Road Friday and Saturday nights and spend most of Saturday at the Potholers. Then come home on Sunday. 🏡 Going to continue to be extremely hot next week but I feel like I should work from home at least every other week to save expenses of travel. ⛽ Gas is cheap but I’m still doing a lot of miles overall and ice and food adds up when you are buying it for camping.

In four weeks on August 20 the sun will be setting in the west-northwest (288°) at 7:52 pm,🌄 which is 36 minutes and 54 seconds earlier then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had a hot late summer day that was very sunny with temperatures between 87 and 63 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 80 and 60 degrees. The record high of 97 degrees was set back in 1937.

Looking ahead, I’m going to sleep. 🛌 Good night.