Good evening! Clear and 29 degrees in Delmar, NY. Calm wind.There is a dusting of snow on the ground. ☃ Things will start to thaw out at tomorrow around 9 am. 🌡️

Not a half bad day, sunny but fairly cool. ☀ Pine Bush Hike 🌲 in the morning, than Yonder Farms, 🍪 came home for lunch, picked up my dry cleaning, hiked and watched the sun set at Schodack Island State Park, 🚶 gassed up and washed off Big Red and but groceries at Aldis and Wally World. 🍓Good day but a bit muddy at the Schodack Island but lots of birds 🐦 and they were chirping.

The Pine Bush Hike was fun 🚶 as one of the people there was from Missouri and worked for years with the Farm Bureau and also the Forest Service on conservation planning. 🌲 Similar to all of the stuff that the DEC does for UMP and the National Forest down there also leases out grazing rights similar to the Finger Lakes National Forest. 🐮 I’ve always been very interested in the Ozarks – as she was saying it’s a lot cheaper and less snowy down there and folks are much less high strung than us New Yorkers. Plus gun laws are much better and fewer restrictions on open burning. 🔥 They also do a lot of fire management and controlled burns on the national forest as they do in the Pine Bush.

Plus I always like Schodack Island. 🐦 Castleton on the Hudson is always pretty as is driving past the mud flats and the very gritty outskirts of Rensselaer. Maybe not the great farm country as up the hill 🚜 but still a nice drive. Plus I like Aldis in Rensselaer. Inexpensive but a nice store 🏬.

Only pet annoyance was the guy in the big truck wash bay at the car wash 🛀 while all the other bays were empty. But I just pulled out my phone and waited 📱, listening to the radio and the results of the Nevada caucus. 📻 I think Bernie Sanders will be a good candidate to run against Donald Trump this cycle and he very much may win although the Republicans in Congress will block everything he does and probably win back the house and senate in two years – the off year 2022 railing against the socialist in the White House.

Tonight will be mostly clear 🌃, with a low of 23 degrees at 5am. Four degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around March 8th. Light south wind. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 20 degrees. The record low of -16 occurred back in 1972.

Tonight will have a New 🌚 Moon. The Worm 🐛 Moon is on Monday, March 9. The darkest hour is at 12:10 am, followed by dawn at 6:15 am, and sun starting to rise at 6:44 am in the east-southeast (104°) and last for 2 minutes and 59 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 31 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌄 Sun is rising quite a bit earlier these days as the time change approaches. The golden hour ends at 7:23 am with sun in the east-southeast (110°). Tonight will have 13 hours and 5 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 48 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will be sunny 🌞, with a high of 48 degrees at 2pm. 11 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around March 24th. South wind 3 to 5 mph. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning with more sun in the afternoon. The high last year was 38 degrees. The record high of 69 was set in 2017. 6.9 inches of snow fell back in 1935.❄

Going to be a nice day, so I want to get a fairly early start and hike at Partridge Run. 🚶 I’ll probably start at Gifford Hollow Road but I might wander quite a ways west but I’ll stay on the roads because the woods will be a muddy mess. 👢 🐽

In four weeks on March 21 the sun will be setting in the west (271°) at 7:09 pm (Daylight Savings Time),🌄 which is one hour, 33 minutes and 44 seconds later then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had mostly cloudy, rain showers and temperatures between 48 and 38 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 46 and 27 degrees. The record high of 78 degrees was set back in 1921.

Looking ahead, Average High is 50 🌸 is in 5 weeks, Average High is 60 🌼 is in 8 weeks, Earth Day 🌎 is in 2 months, Average High is 70 🐮 is in 12 weeks, Memorial Day Weekend Starts 🏕️ is in 13 weeks, Last Day of Session 🏛 is in 17 weeks, Summer ️⛱️ is in 17 weeks and Average High is 80 🏖 is in 4 months.

🇺🇸🦅Only 89 days remain until the start of Memorial Day Weekend!🦅🇺🇸

Good evening! Presidents Day Weekend is done. Next stop, Good Friday in April. Partly clear and 24 degrees in Delmar, NY. 🌃 Calm breeze. Little chilly but it’s still February for a few more weeks. There is a inch of snow on the ground. ☃ Maybe more come the morning until it turns to rain? ️Things will start to thaw out at tomorrow around 11 am. 🌡️

It was a nice day up at Rensselaerville State Forest. 🎿 Don’t get out there much these days. Lots of shooting with an AR, not me, in the gravel pit and I passed by some trappers and a bush crafter who was camping in the back country but otherwise very quiet. It is kind of nice not that far away. I should camp up there some time too. That campsite number 2 looks quite nice and it officially designated a campsite. ⛺ Maybe Memorial Day Weekend? Just a thought.

Beautiful country out that way, I’d love to eventually live in a place like that 🐮 minus the gun 🔫 and open burning restrictions. 🔥 Plus I feel like the houses are a bit too close for comfort and I don’t want to have a place that is on a road with utility services. 🔌 Some parts of the Pennsylvania Wilds remind me of that. Going to places like Rensselaerville reminds me of how much great wild country there is out there. 🐻

Tonight will have increasing clouds ☁, with a low of 22 degrees at 1am. Four degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around March 4th. Maximum wind chill around 24 at 10pm; Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight. In 2019, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became light snow by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 13 degrees. The record low of -21 occurred back in 1973.

Tonight will have a Waining Crescent 🌘 Moon with 27% illuminated. The Worm 🐛 Moon is on Wednesday, March 4. The darkest hour is at 12:10 am, followed by dawn at 6:22 am, and sun starting to rise at 6:51 am in the east-southeast (106°) and last for 3 minutes and 1 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 25 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 7:31 am with sun in the east-southeast (113°). Tonight will have 13 hours and 19 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 44 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will snow likely before noon, then rain and snow likely between noon and 1pm, then rain likely after 1pm. Cloudy 🌧, with a high of 40 degrees at 4pm. Five degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around March 4th. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. Probably just a lot of slop in the morning and then heavy rain come the afternoon. I need to get groceries and I want to wash my truck. 🚙 A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning, remaining cloudy in the afternoon. The high last year was 26 degrees. The record high of 63 was set in 1981. 6.3 inches of snow fell back in 2000.❄

In four weeks on March 16 the sun will be setting in the west (269°) at 7:03 pm (Daylight Savings Time),🌄 which is one hour, 34 minutes and 19 seconds later then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had partly sunny, rain showers and temperatures between 46 and 31 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 44 and 26 degrees. The record high of 82 degrees was set back in 1990.

Looking ahead, Read Across America Day 📚 is in 2 weeks, Worm Moon 🌕 is in 3 weeks, St. Patrick’s Day 🍀 is a month away, Arbor Day 🌳 is in 10 weeks, 8 PM Sunset 🌇 is in 11 weeks, Pack Rat Day 🐀 is in 3 months, Flower Moon 🌕 is in 13 weeks, Memorial Day 🇺🇸 is in 14 weeks, June 🍹 is in 15 weeks and Average High is 80 🏖 is in 18 weeks.

🇺🇸🦅Only 94 days remain until the start of Memorial Day Weekend!🦅🇺🇸

Good evening! Mostly cloudy and 35 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☁ There is a south-southwest breeze at 5 mph. 🍃. There is a inch of snow on the ground. ☃ ️The skies will clear tomorrow around 2 am. Not a real cold night, but I ended up staying home all day because its kind of gray, and I spent sometime riding the exercise bike, some time reading, and some working on some new concepts for blog posts including a few new maps.

Tonight will be mostly cloudy 🌥, with a low of 24 degrees at 6am. Six degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around March 11th. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming northwest after midnight. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 17 degrees. The record low of -16 occurred back in 1973.

Tonight will have a Waining Crescent 🌘 Moon with 38% illuminated. The Worm 🐛 Moon is on Tuesday, March 3. The darkest hour is at 12:10 am, followed by dawn at 6:24 am, and sun starting to rise at 6:53 am in the east-southeast (106°) and last for 3 minutes and 1 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 24 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 7:32 am with sun in the east-southeast (113°). Tonight will have 13 hours and 21 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 43 seconds over last night.

Washington’s Birthday will be mostly sunny 🌞, with a high of 35 degrees at 2pm. Typical for Washington’s Birthday. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning with more sun in the afternoon. The high last year was 31 degrees. The record high of 60 was set in 1981. 11.9 inches of snow fell back in 2003.❄

I am thinking tomorrow I will go up to Rensselearville State Forest to do some skiing, ⛷assuming there is enough snow out there. It’s a bit of a trip up there but I plan to go out to my parents house for Sunday dinner and I haven’t been up that way in quite a while, and it would be nice to spend an afternoon in the hilltowns. Tomorrow morning I have some other stuff  to do first. Then I am going out to my parents house for Sunday dinner.🍲 I might also want to get to the library tomorrow to upload some photos I took on Saturday and maps I made up. Depends on the time, I don’t want to get out skiing too late.

In four weeks on March 15 the sun will be setting in the west (268°) at 7:02 pm (Daylight Savings Time),🌄 which is one hour, 34 minutes and 26 seconds later then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had partly sunny, warm, rain showers and temperatures between 72 and 44 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 44 and 25 degrees. The record high of 72 degrees was set back in 2019.

Looking ahead, March 🌨 is in 2 weeks, Daylight Savings Time 🌆 is in 3 weeks, Ides of March ✝ is in 4 weeks, Palm Sunday 🌴 is in 7 weeks, Easter 🐰 is in 8 weeks, Mothers Day 👩‍ is in 12 weeks, Average High is 70 🐮 is in 3 months, Pack Rat Day 🐀 is in 13 weeks, Strawberry Moon 🌕 is in 16 weeks and Fathers Day 👨 is in 17 weeks.

🇺🇸🦅Only 96 days remain until the start of Memorial Day Weekend!🦅🇺🇸

Good morning! Happy Valentines Day ❤️! I already got the email 📧 from Fur Bearer Conservation wishing me a Happy Valentines Day. Skunk trapping is kind of a skill as you don’t want to get sprayed but it’s a marketable fur. People like skunk coats. Four weeks to 7 PM Sunset 🌆.

For this Valentines Day it’s partly cloudy and 16 degrees at the Elm Ave Park & Ride – CDTA. ⛅ Breezy, ️17 mph breeze from the northwest 🌬 with gusts up to 32 mph 💨💨💨. The current wind chill is 0. Probably warmer for those folks milking the cows 🐮 outside Valatie with all the heat they kick off – I’m sure though with the curtains down in the barns. That said, I don’t think it’s that bad out in Delmar but it bet it will be frigid downtown. There is a inch of snow on the ground. ☃ ️Things will start to thaw out at Sunday around 10 am. 🌡️

Today will be sunny 🌞, with a high of 18 degrees at 1pm. 16 degrees below normal. Maximum wind chill around 5 at 1pm; Northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Cold. But it’s been a pretty mild winter so far. A year ago, we had light snow in the morning with some clearing in the afternoon. The high last year was 37 degrees. The record high of 63 was set in 1946. 23.5 inches of snow fell back in 1914.❄

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:11 pm with sun having an altitude of 34.2° from the due south horizon (-36.6° vs. 6/21). The golden hour 🏅 starts at 4:46 pm with the sun in the west-southwest (246°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-southwest (253°) starting at 5:23 pm and lasts for 3 minutes and 2 seconds with dusk around 5:54 pm, which is one minute and 18 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 The best time to look at the stars is after 6:28 pm. At sunset, look for mostly clear skies 🌄 and temperatures around 16 degrees. The wind chill around sunset will be 2. ☃️ There will be a west-northwest breeze at 13 mph. Today will have 10 hours and 31 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 39 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be mostly clear 🌃, with a low of 1 degrees at 5am. 16 degrees below normal. Maximum wind chill around -2 at 1am; Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. In 2019, we had partly cloudy skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 26 degrees. The record low of -22 occurred back in 1943.

Tomorrow will be sunny 🌞, with a high of 28 degrees at 3pm. Seven degrees below normal. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning. A year ago, we had light snow in the morning with some clearing in the afternoon. The high last year was 50 degrees. The record high of 55 was set in 2006. 9 inches of snow fell back in 1894.❄

Tomorrow I have a Save the Pine Bush meeting at ten o’clock 🌲🌲🌲but first I might go out hiking in the Pine Bush if it’s not too cold. Hoping like today it will be reasonable with lots of sun ☀ making it less cold. Following that I’m going to meet Rezsin Adam’s and do some video taping 📹 of her telling her story for the documentary. Then maybe an evening hike in the Pine Bush if it ain’t too cold.

Looking ahead to Sunday, partly sunny, with a high near 41. South wind 5 to 8 mph. Typical average high for the weekend is 35 degrees. Depending on how nice Sunday is I might go hiking locally – too much snow to camp up north 🚶 but it should be a nice day. Presidents Day I’ll probably go skiing 🎿 out at Rensselaerville State Forest, it’s a long time since I’ve been out that way.

🌹🌻🌼Only 34 days remain until the first day of calendar spring!🌹🌻🌼

Looking ahead, there are 4 weeks until 7 PM Sunset 🌆 when the sun will be setting at 6:59 pm with dusk at 7:27 pm (Daylight Savings Time). On that day in 2019, we had partly sunny, sleet and temperatures between 44 and 21 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 43 degrees. We hit a record high of 70 back in 2012.

Good morning! Happy Sunday ⛪ ! Three weeks to March 🌨. Cloudy and 14 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☁ Calm wind. There are 2 inches of snow on the ground. ☃ ️Things will start to thaw out at around 1 pm. 🌡️

It’s a cold and overcast morning but I’m hopeful it will warm up soon and I’m thinking it might be a decent day. Maybe more clouds than I’d like but so be it. Later on I’m thinking about hiking at Schodack Island before running to the store 🏬 and maybe washing the truck. 🛀 More sun ☀ expected by afternoon and temperatures above freezing.

Today will have isolated snow showers between 8am and noon. Mostly cloudy ⛅, with a high of 34 degrees at 3pm. One degree above normal, which is similar to a typical day around February 11th. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies in the morning with some clearing in the afternoon. The high last year was 31 degrees. The record high of 57 was set in 1925. 13.7 inches of snow fell back in 1906.❄

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:10 pm with sun having an altitude of 32.6° from the due south horizon (-38.2° vs. 6/21). The golden hour 🏅 starts at 4:39 pm with the sun in the west-southwest (244°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-southwest (251°) starting at 5:16 pm and lasts for 3 minutes and 5 seconds with dusk around 5:47 pm, which is one minute and 19 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 The best time to look at the stars is after 6:22 pm. At sunset, look for partly cloudy skies 🌃 and temperatures around 33 degrees. There will be a south-southeast breeze at 7 mph. Today will have 10 hours and 18 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 34 seconds over yesterday.

The solar panel did a nice job at topping off the batteries 🔋 after leaving my truck parked for a week. 🅿 Started real easy yesterday. I am very happy how the system is working on the truck now, I just gotta wait for camping season ⛺ when there are long days and lots of sun.

I wrote a nice little CDTA bus real time mapping app but I want to test it more and set up caching before I make it public. 🚍Really fast too, I was surprised. I really like it and my concern is that if I make it public it could become too popular and use a lot of Google Maps API calls and I’d have to pay for overage fees. Buts it’s definitely good for my personal use now. 🌐

Tonight will snow, mainly after 1am. ❄ Before then cloudy 🌨, with a low of 30 degrees at 8pm. 14 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around March 27th. South wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Might make a bit of a nuisance for the Monday commute but I don’t know. In 2019, we had clear skies in the evening, which became partly cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 17 degrees. The record low of -21 occurred back in 1948.

🌹🌻🌼Only 39 days remain until the first day of calendar spring!🌹🌻🌼

That’s certainly less than 40 days. ☺ Always funny how when we get to the second week of March it seems like spring is coming quicker. I thought for sure that we would get a real arctic blast come February but besides a cool start to this morning this doesn’t seem the case.

As previously noted, there are 3 weeks until March 🌨 when the sun will be setting at 5:45 pm with dusk at 6:13 pm. On that day in 2019, we had partly cloudy and temperatures between 39 and 14 degrees. That will be nice. Typically, the high temperature is 39 degrees. We hit a record high of 66 back in 2017. I think that was the year I went camping at Burnt Rossman Hills State Forest in March. Pretty cool well actually warm.