Good evening! Clear and 9 degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a northwest breeze at 8 mph. 🍃. The current wind chill is -3. There is a dusting of snow on the ground. ☃ Things will start to thaw out at Sunday around 7 am. 🌡️ Chilly evening out and tomorrow should be fairly cold too before the snow storm.

Kind of a cold night 🌃 for sure. I decided to cancel my plans tonight for going over to John Wolcott house and stay home because I’m afraid I’m starting to get another cold that’s been going around the office. 😨 I actually don’t know my congestion might just be from running outside in the cold or just pretending I’m sick as it’s Friday and I’m tired after a long week at work. Sometimes I feel sick when I’m just over tired. 😴 Volunteers can take time off too.

I told my parents I’d meet them for breakfast tomorrow but it depends on how I feel come the morning. 🍳 If I feel better after a good night’s sleep I’ll join them then go for a hike – I’m thinking Kehler Preserve but maybe just Bennett Hill then run to the grocery store 🏬 before the snow starts and the library later to get a book or two to read 📖. I’ve been feeling good lately but I’m afraid I might have picked up another cold with a little congestion this evening. That could easily cancel out tomorrow. I’m hoping a good night sleep and a early rise tomorrow will cancel that out. 💤

Tonight will have increasing clouds ☁, with a low of 3 degrees at 11pm. 11 degrees below normal. Maximum wind chill around -3 at 8pm; Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became light snow by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 21 degrees. The record low of -19 occurred back in 1957.

Tomorrow will snow, mainly after 2pm. 🌨 High of 24 degrees at 6pm. Five degrees below normal. Light and variable wind becoming south 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning with some clearing in the afternoon. The high last year was 35 degrees. The record high of 59 was set in 1973. 7.9 inches of snow fell back in 1891.❄ Not looking at a big snow storm from this one but it might be cold enough next week to last much of the week, assuming we don’t loose most of it Sunday.

Ever since lubricating my exercise bike 🚲 it’s been much quieter lately. I did ride it for about an hour watching a video of Keith Fink farm pulling a calve 🐮 and then a video on chopping a deer and what that Ohio Prepper guy is doing with his cabin. Demolition ranch too. 🔫 Fun stuff. 🎥

I may have to adjust the bike or ride it less though as I’ve been noticing a lot of stiffness in my knees after riding for a few hours, almost making the stairs a bit difficult this morning. 💪 I rode for over two hours last night but come morning I was not painful in my knees but just stiff. I don’t like watching video unless I’m on the bike 🚲. Got better the next few times up the stairs. Its been an issue since I got Lyme disease although lately all the other symptoms have gone away. The inflammation after the Lyme bacteria can take a while to go away I’ve heard. 🐜

If not for the snow I would definitely have gone out camping in Madison County ⛺ but I didn’t want to camp through a heavy snow storm even down not that far from the asphalt road. Not that snow fall is going to be that significant but it could be worse there and it adds up. I’m almost ready to say no more camping until April but it will all depend on the weather come February. Next week is the Pine Bush hike 🌲I’m leading and being a two day weekend with a good threat of snow ❄ I’ll probably stay in town. Makes up for all the heat I’m burning tonight to stay warm.