Technically it’s a day too early to be listening to that song about Billy Jo McAllister but on the other side it feels such an appropriate song. Seems like so many so many conversations. I’m just looking forward to being able to wear daisies in my hair. 🌼
Good morning! Yeah, it’s Friday! Sunny and 64 degrees at the for the morning walk in Delmar. 🌞 There is a north-northwest breeze at 5 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 57 degrees. 🐮 The air tastes like grain and hay.
Last night wasn’t that warm 😰 though after getting my steps 👣 in and doing some leg and arm crunches I was feeling sweaty. 💪
I think I’m going to do eggs 🥚, spinach and beans for breakfast 🍳 this morning. I have that lunch today at work but first I want to make sure I have a stomach full of fiber so I limit how much of that inevitably high calorie restaurant food. Also trying to get in as many steps 👣 as possible in the morning in case this evening is very wet. I’m somewhat disappointed that I won’t be getting out of town this weekend.
Today will have scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Sunny 🌞, with a high of 88 degrees at 1pm. 12 degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 60 at 9am. North wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies in the morning with some clearing in the afternoon. It was somewhat humid. The high last year was 78 degrees. The record high of 94 was set in 1895.
Going to be another ol hot summer day, 🏖 this day with a bit more humidity but still hardly oppressive. Right it’s super nice. Too bad it’s going to turn to rain and much cooler come this evening 🌃 into the weekend. I guess enjoy it while you still can thought it will be back for the work week from hell but then they’ll be gone for the summer. 👿 My thoughts are totally on the Potholers which I’ll be at in two weeks, God willing for the Juneteenth Weekend, which is my favorite holiday of the year.
I was hoping to walk down to the Park and Ride 🚏but breakfast took longer than expected 🗡 with all the chopping and then it seemed like the eggs weren’t cooked enough 🍳 so I had to put them back in broiler a bit longer. I did double check ☑ to make sure the oven is off before heading out. Ultimately I walked halfway to the Park and Ride and I’m thinking I’ll be closing in on 4 miles before I start work at nine. Worse comes to worse I’ll wear a rain coat for the evening walk 🚶.
Tonight will have showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. 🌧️ North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
It looks like National Gird is busy upgrading the lines by the High School 🚸 to add new power poles and electricity capacity to support more electric buses in the coming years. They cut the trees before Indiana bat 🦇 season and it looks like they have it marked out for the poles to be installed in the coming days. Electric buses are the future as are electric cars. It’s happening, finally now.
Then for Saturday, scattered showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 70. 🌥 👉 ☀ North wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
I decided on Saturday I am going to browse used bicycles 🚲 to see what is available at a few local stores. I would kind of prefer a more road bike for commuting and longer distance travel then my hybrid bicycle. But I’m thinking I will continue my effort to restore my old bicycle maybe reaching out to Albany Bicycle Rescue for some help on the wheel. If I’m planning on doing a lot of bicycle commuting it might be best to have a back up after things break down as the inevitably will. 🛠
Then heading over to Colonie to visit John Wolcott and if the weather is decent take him out to the Crossings. 🏞 Then in the evening I plan to head over to the Albany Pine Bush 🦋 and stop at Market 32 in Guilderland for groceries. 🛒 Sunday go out and see the folks. 👪 And then the big final week ahead.
One week from now session should be wrapping up 🧑🏻💼 and I should be able to put away my poorly fitting dress clothes for a while as I figure out what my future looks like. I’m ready for some nice summer weekends in the Potholers. Sunset on that day is 8:33 pm with dusk at 9:06. I know it well, I’ve been staying up too late. 🌇 77 degrees is the normal high, it got up to 93 degrees back in 2011. Long range says 75 and sunny for next Friday but it’s certain to change.
While ultimately what I learned is what I completely expected and was disappointed about that, the truth is a got definative answers, it didn’t cost me anything and I now know what options lay ahead.
It’s not pleasant to get hear the answer you don’t want to hear from you but when information is free and beneficial it’s worthwhile to know where things actually stand. Just a little gas and time wasted.
I will get a second opinion and look at my alternatives going forward. But I knew it would happen this way. Maybe I can make some good come out of these situation by improving my skills and knowledge.
Do I stay or do I go is the question on my mind, noting the likely ton of black flies if I head out of town. But the flip side is the long weekend forecast is rapidly improving and it would be fun to get out of town. But where to go? Speculator? Green Mountains?
Good morning! Happy Thursday. Partly cloudy and 44 degrees in Delmar for the morning walk. ⛅ There is a west-northwest breeze at 6 mph. 🍃. The skies will clear around 11 am.
Oatmeal with blackberries and maybe blueberries for breakfast 🥣 this morning. Cold coffee ☕ maybe black though I probably should get some dairy into my diet this morning with the coffee. 🐮
Today will be mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny 🌥 👉 ☀ , with a high of 65 degrees at 4pm. Nine degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 28th. North wind 6 to 11 mph. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 77 degrees. The record high of 94 was set in 1981.
Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:53 pm with sun having an altitude of 68.3° from the due south horizon (-2.5° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 2.4 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 7:39 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (293°). 📸
The sunset is in the west-northwest (300°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:21 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 20 seconds with dusk around 8:53 pm, which is 56 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the First Quarter 🌓 Moon in the west-southwest (250°) at an altitude of 49° from the horizon, 252,261 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 9:37 pm. At sunset, look for mostly clear skies 🌄 and temperatures around 59 degrees. There will be a north-northeast breeze at 7 mph. Today will have 14 hours and 59 minutes of daytime, an increase of one minute and 40 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will be mostly clear 🌃, with a low of 41 degrees at 5am. 10 degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 26th. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening. In 2022, we had mostly clear skies. It got down to 57 degrees. The record low of 38 occurred back in 1972.
A perfect Memorial Day Weekend 🇺🇸 ahead. Saturday, sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon. Maximum dew point of 49 at 8pm. Sunday, sunny, with a high near 83. Maximum dew point of 53 at 8pm. Memorial Day, 85 degrees and sunny. Typical average high for the weekend is 74 degrees.
Looking ahead, next Thursday is 9 PM Dusk 🌆 when the sun will be setting at 8:27 pm with dusk at 9:00 pm. On that day in 2022, we had rain and temperatures between 69 and 60 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 76 degrees. We hit a record high of 94 back in 1918.
Monday, Monday. Hitting the go button is always difficult after a busy weekend. And so it comes around again as it always does. The one upside is a we are a week closer to summer and session wrapping up, and it’s not a election year.
Good morning! Monday’s come back around again. Only two more session weeks after today. Mostly sunny with gray to the west from the wildfire smoke and 51 degrees in Delmar for the morning walk. ☀ Calm wind. The dew point is 49 degrees.
That weekend came and went quite quickly 😲 but I rammed quite a bit in it. Yesterday I hiked out to Five Rivers in the morning, hiked Bennett Hill in the evening and visited my parents mid afternoon. Didn’t do any work yesterday, though I did a much needed mopping of the kitchen floor 🧹 and cleaned the bathtub and toilet. 🛁 The kitchen floor was muddy from the last time I was out camping, it really needed a good scrub.
I decided to get cream of wheat, aka enriched farina for breakfast 🥣 this morning. It’s not a whole grain so it lacks a lot of fiber but I’ll pare with blackberries for a good breakfast followed by some celery this morning and make sure lunch has a lot of kale included. 😋 Tomorrow reheat quiche / eggs, adding extra spinach. Fiber, its what fills you up. Packed brown rice – red lentils, kale, yellow and red peppers, finger hot peppers, spinach and tomatoes for lunch, then packed a dinner of
Today will be mostly sunny 🌞, with a high of 74 degrees at 5pm. One degree above normal, which is similar to a typical day around May 24th. Maximum dew point of 49 at 6am. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning, which became thunderstorm by afternoon. It was sticky. The high last year was 90 degrees. The record high of 97 was set in 1911.
Seasonably warm for this part of May 🌷 but we’ve had relatively few really warm days this month so far this year. Despite the building El Niño strength it seems like some models are suggesting this could be a relatively mild summer. 🏖 Started out that way for sure.
Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:53 pm with sun having an altitude of 67.7° from the due south horizon (-3.1° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 2.5 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 (292°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (299°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:18 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 18 seconds with dusk around 8:50 pm, which is 58 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Crescent 🌒 Moon in the west-northwest (282°) at an altitude of 28° from the horizon, 249,674 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 9:33 pm. At sunset, look for partly clear skies 🌄 and temperatures around 66 degrees. The dew point will be 47 degrees. There will be a north-northeast breeze at 6 mph. Today will have 14 hours and 53 minutes of daytime, an increase of one minute and 48 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will be partly cloudy 🌤, with a low of 50 degrees at 5am. Typical for tonight. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. In 2022, we had mostly clear skies. It got down to 51 degrees. The record low of 36 occurred back in 1967.
MemorialDay Weekend forecast has improved. 🇺🇸 Saturday, a chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Maximum dew point of 48 at 7pm. Sunday, a chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Maximum dew point of 50 at 8pm. Partly sunny for Memorial Day, 78. Typical average high for the weekend is 74 degrees.
As previously noted, there are 2 weeks until 8:30 PM Sunset ️⛱️ when the sun will be setting at 8:30 pm with dusk at 9:03 pm. On that day in 2022, we had mostly sunny and temperatures between 77 and 47 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 77 degrees. We hit a record high of 97 back in 1925.
