It was 22 degrees at daybreak this morning but it is rapidly warming up with the clear skies and at the 9 o’clock hour we are well clear of freezing at 38 degrees. Later today we will get up to around 60 degrees which is about 10  above normal. While it will drop down to around 42 degrees at 9 PM it will be clear and good for continuing to view the meteor showers. Lately, you haven’t had to look too hard to see shooting stars.

It’s November. Like usual the sun is setting early. Sunset is at 4:39 PM and twilight around 5:08. If you’re a 9-5 worker that means there will be a little bit of light remaining to walk to your car or at bus stop but it gets dark before you’re home. I know it sure gets dark early in the woods for camping. I kind of like long evenings but not how short those days are.

Probably not heading up to North Country for the second half of week. The weather looks pretty crappy for the second half of week after Veterans Day and I really don’t have that much vacation time left over. Rain is predicted for Massena from Wednesday through Saturday. Even if it was July, those would be miserable conditions. Unless it remains snow less into December, I think I can cross the North Country trip off the plans until at least next year. I probably should have done the trip for the first half of the week.