Good evening on this May Day. 45 degrees and light rain this evening back in Delmar. It was a nice trip out to the Finger Lakes despite weather that felt more like winter than summer. Hector Backbone and the Finger Lakes National Forest doesn’t see spring until late, and this year it seems like spring is moving slower than usual. I think it was the most cold and miserable weather I’ve ever experienced camping but I still had fun and did a lot of hiking, fishing and camping.

Dropping down to 42 later with a 30% chance of showers. Rain is likely tomorrow with a high only around 55 degrees which is ten degrees below normal. The cool, gray, and wet weather that dominated last week is expected to continue for most of next week. The rain will dampen down the fire risk and hopefully finally green things up. Warmer weather for the second half of the week into the weekend with seasonable or slightly above average temperatures but continued cloudiness with a chance of rain.

Need to come up with some new content for the blog. I downloaded some census data, next I need to turn it into some maps and graphs. We will see when I have time. Not tonight though as I’m dead tired.

My gear is unpacked from camping and my wash is done and put away. Camping gear is back in the attic. Vacuumed the floors. Ready for the next week. Tired so I’m off to bed. Good night.