The western slopes are dry, open heath barrens. This year with the West Virigina drought, they were particularly brown in the autumn. In contrast, some of the other slopes were quite colorful, especially the eastern slopes where there are more hardwoods.
Taken on Friday October 11, 2019 at Notes.ITHACA, N.Y. — The invasive pigweed Palmer amaranth, first found in New York soybean fields in 2019, has been dubbed the “spotted lanternfly of weeds” for its ability to spread quickly and wreak havoc on crops. Now a new study sheds light on how formidable an opponent the weed is for New York state growers – and offers a way forward.
In a paper published in the journal Weed Science on Oct. 28, researchers find that some known Palmer amaranth populations – collected from Steuben, Genesee and Orange counties – have resistance to glyphosate, the leading weed control chemistry used in soybean crops. Researchers also confirmed the mechanism for resistance in the populations and identified classes of herbicides that are still effective.
Turns out when you don’t drink tons of Red Bull in the day time, you sleep so much better at night.
That said the mornings are still quite dark, 🌃 though that will change come Sunday at least as far as the clocks are concerned when we set them back an hour, which means come Monday you can legitimately go to work an hour later, though the evening commute will be dark.
I’m up and going, with red lentils, rice, onions cooking down on a big pot on the stove. 🍲 Should make some good meals, those red lentils get so creamy and yummy once there fully cooked down. Enjoying the fresh air with the windows open, plus I don’t have to worry about my apartment filling with moisture and smoke from cooking or showering. 🚿 That said, the warm weather isn’t expected to last into weekend, though it will continue to be pretty mild next week.
Maybe some rain showers ☔ today through the weekend, though not a lot of precipation. More lake-effect rain though down wind of Lake Erie in Central NY – I might head out that way for Veterans Day Weekend, as soon as next Friday. 🇺🇸 This time of year can be a bit tricky, but after next weekend, it’s big game season in the Southern Zone so I’ll probably stay out of the woods through at least after Thanksgiving. 🦃 Might do East Branch on Black Friday. Then can you believe it’s December? Yesterday, I had to rush to finish getting my ten free October borrows off Hoopla, 📚 got more books about computer programming, cabin construction and homesteading. You know the usual stuff. Now I just go to sit down and do a bunch of reading.
Noticed another creaking noise on the bike, 🚲 oiled it up but I’m not sure what’s causing it. Could be chain 🔗 stretch or gears not meshing properly, though I’m thinking it’s something more like a loose reflector. Checked the spokes. Should be fine for riding into today. Starting next week, I’ll be busing to home, 🚌 as I won’t be able to ride due it being dark out at the end of day at work. But then again, it’s getting into that cold ❄️ time of year, and at least next week with Election Day and probably taking Friday off if I decide to take a long weekend, 🏕️ it’s not like I’ ll be riding that much next week.
I really don’t have to eat all that candy and processed food at the campaign committee offices, nor do I have to eat the lunches and dinners they offer that is pretty much standard American fare, though I fully do as it’s tough when your surrounded by such unhealthy foods.
I don’t buy such things at home or camp – I never buy candy or snacks or processed food, preferring to cook my own from basic ingredients. But spending all this time doing campaign work, I’ve rediscovered my sweet tooth and how wonderful processed crap is for anything but one’s waste-line and health.
But in less then a week, it will be a memory, and while there is the inevitable Christmas and Thanksgiving celebrations, other then that I will be eating a much better diet, though I won’t be riding all the way home now that evenings are dark.
Today’s sunrise was at 7:27 am. The next time the sun will rise earlier then today 🌄 is in 3 days on Sunday, November 3.
The average high for today is 56 degrees. 🌡 The next time it will be on average warmer then today is in 161 days on Thursday, April 10, 2025 when the average temperature will be 57 degrees.
The highest point for the sun today will be 33.1° from the horizon at 12:40 pm. 🌞 The next time the sun will be higher in the sky mid-day is in 102 days on Monday, February 10.
Today has 10 hours and 12 minutes of daylight. ⏳ The next time the day will be longer then today is in 102 days on Monday, February 10.
Today’s sunset will be at 5:50 pm. The next time the sun will set later then today 🌆 is in 125 days on Wednesday, March 5, 2025.
The average low for today is 36 degrees. 🌡 The next night it will be on average warmer then tonight is in 166 days on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 when the average temperature will be 37 degrees.
