Good morning! Where did Summer go? Trump must have stolen it away. 😔 Three weeks to Average High 70 🎑. Autumn is coming. Mostly sunny and 49 degrees at the Perkins Clearing. Calm wind. With the sun it doesn’t feel that cold though. ☀

I ended up deciding to go up to that campsite I like up in Perkins Clearing in the Adirondacks. ⛺ I did drive up to an swing by Fox Lair but that campsite was taken and I honestly didn’t want to listen to the road noise all weekend long. I thought I stop by at any rate. This campsite has good views of the skies so it’s nice on starry nights 🌃 although I don’t know how I’ll string up a tarp should it rain on Sunday. My guess is that I probably won’t.

Today will be sunny 🌞, with a high of 67 degrees at 3pm. 11 degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around September 28th. That said it is usually colder up north. Maximum dew point of 48 at 9am. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning, remaining cloudy in the afternoon. It became somewhat humid as the day progressed. The high last year was 74 degrees. The record high of 93 was set in 1953.

Today I’m planning on either hiking back to Pillsbury Lake or Pillsbury Mountain. 🗻 I am a bit undecided on that point. I’ve done Pillsbury Mountain before but there are nice views from the fire tower. Nice cool and clear day to boot. I just got to finish securing camp, change, and I should be on the trail by ten o’clock.

The sun will set at 7:34 pm with dusk around 8:03 pm, which is one minute and 45 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌇 At sunset, look for mostly clear skies 🌄 and temperatures around 61 degrees. The dew point will be 46 degrees. There will be a north-northwest breeze at 5 mph. Today will have 13 hours and 13 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 52 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy 🌃, with a low of 43 degrees at 5am. 14 degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around October 5th. Light north wind. In 2018, we had light rain in the evening, which became partly cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It was somewhat humid. It got down to 66 degrees. The record low of 41 occurred back in 1967.

I got these really nice sunglasses 😎 from Walmart. While they are all plastic, they are lightweight but not overly dark and have good coverage over the eyes. 👀 You can almost forget that you are wearing them.

I finished reading 📖 Paul Theroux’s Deep South. What a great book. It makes me want to explore the rural south, especially the Ozarks and Missouri which seems like some really wild country with few restrictions on guns 🔫 or open burning. 🔥 Plus they are very friendly towards farming, 🐮 homesteading 🐷and off grid living. 🏡

On this day in 1965, Super Guppy took it’s first flight. ✈ The aero Spacelines Super Guppy is a large, wide-bodied cargo aircraft that is used for hauling outsize cargo components. It was the successor to the Pregnant Guppy, the first of the Guppy aircraft produced by Aero Spacelines, which in turn was named for its resemblance to a pregnant guppy. Five were built in two variants, both of which were colloquially referred to as the “Super Guppy”. Now crank up that Steve Miller record, Jet Liner. 🎶

As previously noted, there are 3 weeks until Average High 70 🎑 when the sun will be setting at 6:56 pm with dusk at 7:24 pm. On that day in 2018, we had mostly cloudy, rain showers and temperatures between 71 and 65 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 70 degrees. We hit a record high of 95 back in 1895.

Good morning! What day is it? Hump Day, of course. Next Wednesday is Back to School Day 🎒. Partly cloudy and 68 degrees in Delmar, NY. ⛅ There is a south breeze at 7 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 60 degrees. Rain today, might want to bring an umbrella or rain coat to work today. ☔ I’m running a little late to work 🏃 as I misplaced my cell phone 📱 taking down camp this morning. It fell into my camp chair and got folded up in there. Evidently I did find it but had to take the later bus to work, 🚍 which is running on time but it’s hybrid engine is running very rough. The downsized turbo diesels on the old hybrid see a lot of wear due to all the time they spend relying on the turbo boost.

Today will be scattered showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy 🌞, with a high of 82 degrees at 3pm. Four degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around August 9th. Maximum dew point of 66 at 6pm. South wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. It was sticky. The high last year was 96 degrees. The record high of 98 was set in 1948.

The sun will set at 7:35 pm with dusk around 8:05 pm, which is one minute and 40 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌇 At sunset, look for possible thunderstorms 🌩 and temperatures around 77 degrees. The dew point will be 67 degrees. There will be a south breeze at 7 mph. Today will have 13 hours and 19 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 44 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then isolated showers between 1am and 2am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Patchy fog after 11pm. 🌧 Low of 61 degrees at 5am. Three degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around August 13th. Maximum dew point of 67 at 7pm. 🏖️ Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. In 2018, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It became very sticky as the night progressed. It got down to 74 degrees. The record low of 34 occurred back in 1982.

Stayed out my parents house again. For a while last night it was loud as somebody was shooting a 30-06 or other loud or noisy deer rifle. 🔫 I doubt they were 500 feet from a an occupied structure but who knows. Lots of shooting, more then a few rounds — although only a few a time. Probably whoever it was got a new deer rifle for hunting season, and was just trying it out — it sounded like a bolt action gun. At first I thought it was somebody dispatching a varmint like a coyote, or maybe some livestock they were harvesting. But I think whoever was shooting was just having a little fun. Of course, the other neighbors up the street couldn’t pass up on the fun, and they were doing some shooting. Kind of like a war-zone, but with rednecks having fun. 👹

Eight years ago today was Hurricane Irene. It’s funny, I happened to be in Utica for work when Hurricane Irene hit 🌀so while there was severe flooding – water poured through the roof of our office – it certainly wasn’t as bad as further east. I think there was discussion of whether or not we should close the office when there was water pouring through the 277 volt florescent fixtures through the ceiling. ⚡ Whitestown was pretty severely flooded though.💦 It really made me think a lot about when I own land and a house having a property that is storm resistant – built away from waterways and steep slopes. Plus having a tractor 🚜 with a box blade and a front end loader to fix roadways and other washouts. In Superstorm Sandy, I was Niagara Falls which only got a rain storm but not one that was so outrageous.

Right now, a split verdict on the weekend. 😕 Saturday, sunny, with a high near 76. Maximum dew point of 54 at 7am. Sunday, a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Maximum dew point of 57 at 7pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 78 degrees.

Took Friday off for the long weekend. I am planning to head north in the morning, although I hope to do a lot of packing on Thursday night. I am not sure if I’m bringing the kayak, but I am definately leaning towards heading back up to Jessup River Road and trying to get that campsite I really like up there.🏕

The exciter wire in my truck stopped working. That’s the wire that closes the battery relay and turns on the CB radio when I turn on the truck.📻 Not sure what the issue is — I’m thinking I just pulled a wire loose from one of the connections when I pushed the button on the switch. Tomorrow night, before dark I’ll play with it using my meter.
51 years ago today, Mayor Richard J. Daley said his most famous quote on National Television 📺, probably the most famous gaffes of the 1960s: “Gentlemen, let’s get the thing straight, once and for all. The policeman isn’t there to create disorder; the policeman is there to preserve disorder.” 👮

As previously noted, next Wednesday is Back to School Day 🎒 when the sun will be setting at 7:23 pm with dusk at 7:52 pm. On that day in 2018, we had hot and humid weather with mostly sunny skies and temperatures between 89 and 68 degrees. Autumn was a bit late last year, at least in Albany. I don’t remember it being quite as warm in Syracuse, but I could be wrong. Typically, the high temperature is 77 degrees. We hit a record high of 97 back in 1929.

Good morning! Happy Tuesday. Three weeks to Constitution Day 📜. We will be well into September at that point. Partly sunny and 56 degrees in Delmar, NY. Calm wind. The dew point is 54 degrees.

I stayed overnight at my parents house last night with the dog 🐶 out back. I forgot how noisy their cows are, bellowing morning and night. 🐮 Rooster 🐓 too. They don’t have the donkey anymore though it seems. It’s nice being back at my parents house, but I still prefer to be out in the wilderness camping, and I’m not crazy about driving back and forth to work.

Slept well though, 😴 as I took a sleeping pill and was asleep by 9:30 PM. I also got up bright and early, I had coffee on the camp stove by 6:30 AM. Cold but sunny this morning. Lately I’ve not been sleeping well — but this seemed to help.

I love the country life 🚜 but high priced, high regulation New York is not for me. So I rent and save for now. My parents have way too much house and too little land and if I owned land I’d want to be able burn my own trash 🔥 and have enough land that livestock wouldn’t necessarily be right up against my house making noise and smelling like hog manure 🐷and I could shoot my guns without bothering people. 🔫Kind of like camping in the back country. I’m still so fascinated by Missouri and the south.

Driving in today I noticed that the transfer case was stuck in Auto 4×4 mode 🔘the with Service 4 WD on dash but after restarting the truck it cleared out. I hope this isn’t an issue now that the mornings are colder and damper. If it is I’ll have to get it fixed. 😯 I just don’t want to have problems on my West Virginia trip. Maybe its something simple I can fix like that brake switch I replaced myself in the spring. Or maybe it will go away. Tonight I won’t leave the truck parked in Auto 4×4, in case the dew and cold and causing problems with the shift position sensor.

Ended up having to run home and get changed after I discovered that I had a stain on the shirt 👚 I was wearing. Such a damn messy eater and I eat too much pasta. 🍲Soon most days though I’ll be wearing long sleeve shirts. Autumn🍂 is right around the corner. Looking forward to wearing my Carharrt vest again! I got my hunting license, I’m ready for Sunday.

Today will be mostly sunny 🌞, with a high of 77 degrees at 3pm. Two degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around September 1st. Maximum dew point of 56 at 10am. South wind 3 to 8 mph. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies in the morning with some clearing in the afternoon. It was very sticky. The high last year was 87 degrees. The record high of 97 was set in 1948.

The sun will set at 7:37 pm with dusk around 8:06 pm, which is one minute and 39 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌇 At sunset, look for partly cloudy skies 🌃 and temperatures around 73 degrees. The dew point will be 55 degrees. There will be a south breeze at 8 mph. Today will have 13 hours and 22 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 43 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be mostly cloudy 🌥, with a low of 62 degrees at 5am. Four degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 58 at 4am. South wind around 7 mph. In 2018, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It became very sticky as the night progressed. It got down to 75 degrees. The record low of 42 occurred back in 1982.

Today in 1859, Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania leading to the world’s first commercially successful oil well. ⛽ To this day, that town still smells like petroleum, and it floats in the creeks, but they produce much less oil today then at the peak around the turn of the century.⚫ That said, it’s really good quality crude and still used for some of the finest lubricants out there.

A picture perfect Labor Day Weekend to end out summer. 😎 Saturday, mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Maximum dew point of 57 at 6am. Sunday, partly sunny, with a high near 74. Maximum dew point of 57 at 7pm. Labor Day will have a chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Typical average high for the weekend is 78 degrees.

I have to see about taking Friday off but I have to find coverage and need to get my mail plans done by then. ✉ I guess I could take off Friday and then come on a few hours on Friday if necessary or stay a little late on Thursday. I probably wouldn’t head out of town until Friday morning, just late enough to avoid the holiday traffic. 🚙

I’m leaning towards heading back to Speculator Tree Farm and hiking back to some of the ponds 🌲in the West Canada Wilderness from the big open campsite I enjoy. But I could also do Pisceo-Powley Road or Kelley Stand Vermont. It would be nice to get away for one last week of summer when there still is a fair amount of light in the evening. ⛺

As previously noted, there are 3 weeks until Constitution Day 📜 when the sun will be setting at 7:01 pm with dusk at 7:29 pm. On that day in 2018, we had humid, mostly sunny, warm, mist and temperatures between 82 and 67 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 72 degrees. We hit a record high of 89 back in 1942.