Good evening! Made it through another work week. Clouds and 36 degrees for the evening walk here in Delmar. ☁️ I was going to go down to the library but in the days of unlimited data on my phone and since the pandemic my habits have changed. I’d rather just do my walk 🚶 and retire to bed 🛏 early.

Truth is I’ve been listening to the Byrds Turn, Turn, Turn a lot today. 🎸 I’m a bit saddened by the death of David Crosby but so died Chris Hillman or was it Roger McGuinn not all that long ago? They were the past generation but still a good song more than half a century later. We need more change and new ideas. Mr. Crosby was a character, Crosby Stills and Nash had some good songs and in many ways those album covers are life goals.

Tonight will have a slight chance of rain and snow showers before 1am, then a slight chance of snow showers between 1am and 2am. Cloudy 🌧, with a low of 28 degrees at 4am. 13 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around March 21st. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. In 2022, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became light snow by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 14 degrees. The record low of -18 occurred back in 1994.

I don’t think it was a bad week 🏢 with memories of Madison County and the trip the was. Days go by quickly with things so busy. I’m glad I’ve remained healthy with so many out sick. Masks help as do avoiding the crowds. 👪 After spending the weekend winter camping I truly did feel like a husky in the heat of the indoors. 🐶

Tonight will have a New 🌚 Moon with 1% illuminated. The Snow ❄ Moon is on Sunday, February 5. The darkest hour is at 12:07 am, followed by dawn at 6:50 am, and sun starting to rise at 7:21 am in the east-southeast (117°) and last for 3 minutes and 16 seconds. Sunrise is 38 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 8:04 am with sun in the southeast (125°). Tonight will have 14 hours and 22 minutes of darkness, a decrease of one minute and 54 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy 🌥, with a high of 35 degrees at 3pm. Three degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around February 9th. Northwest wind around 7 mph. A year ago, we had snow in the morning with some clearing in the afternoon. The high last year was 31 degrees. The record high of 61 was set in 2006. 7.2 inches of snow fell back in 1990.❄

Sounds like it will be a good day to hike out to Five Rivers. 🐦 Maybe a bit sloppy but if I stay on the reinforced trails I think 🤔 I should be good. Nice thing is now is with the days getting longer I have more time in the afternoon and the Fisher Trail with the sidewalks avoids the narrow shoulders at dusk.

In four weeks on February 17 the sun will be setting in the west-southwest (255°) at 5:30 pm,🌄 which is 36 minutes and 17 seconds later then tonight. In 2021 on that day, we had partly sunny, snow showers and temperatures between 24 and 13 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 36 and 18 degrees. The record high of 60 degrees was set back in 1981.

Looking ahead, Clean Your Computer Day 🧹 is in 3 weeks, 5:30 PM Sunset 🌇 is in 4 weeks, Presidents Day 👴 is a month away, St. Patrick’s Day 🍀 is in 8 weeks, 7:30 PM Sunset 🌇 is in 11 weeks, Cinco de Mayo 🤠 is in 15 weeks, Primary Day 🗳️ is in 5 months, National Nude Day 👱 is in 25 weeks, Ugly Truck Day 🚚 is in 6 months, Average High 70 🎑 is in 32 weeks, September 🍎 is in 32 weeks, Labor Day Weekend Begins 👨‍🏭 is in 32 weeks, Autumn 🍂 is in 35 weeks, Buy Nothing Day 🛍️ is in 44 weeks, December 🎄 is in 45 weeks, Bill of Rights Day 📜 is in 47 weeks and Days are Getting Longer ☀️ is in 48 weeks.