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Hump Day starting out nice ๐Ÿช

Sunny and not too cold for mid April but so far no real warm weather. Those days most certainly though are coming.

Good morning! What day is it? Hump Day, of course. But as they say, the nice weather is not expected to last. Mostly sunny and 43 degrees in Delmar. โ˜€ There is a north breeze at 7 mph. ๐Ÿƒ

French toast this morning ๐Ÿฅ–, slicing off some slices of the homemade bread I made last week that was getting stale. Not bad topped with strawberries ๐Ÿ“ and honey ๐Ÿฏ. Dinner last night was fried zucchini ๐Ÿ† with sweet onions ๐Ÿง…, riding home last night I picked up some more.

When I was cooking this morning ๐ŸณI apparently startled a mouse ๐Ÿ which proceeded to jump from the counter to the hot stove and then across the room in the air. Apparently the electric mouse zappers didn’t get him as I ignored the mouse captured blinking light on it last night. ๐ŸชคA mouse trap don’t work if it’s full.

Today will have increasing clouds โ˜€ ๐Ÿ‘‰ โ˜, with a high of 64 degrees at 3pm. Four degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 25th. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the morning. A year ago, we had light rain in the morning, which became mostly sunny by afternoon. The high last year was 64 degrees. The record high of 91 was set in 2002. 0.3 inches of snow fell back in 1965.โ„

Should be a beautiful day for riding in ๐Ÿšฒ but depending if it rains โ˜” I might have to bus ๐Ÿš it home. So be it. Still good exercise. ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿป Yesterday it was nice reading ๐Ÿ“– down at the park. ๐Ÿž

Solar noon ๐ŸŒž is at 12:55 pm with sun having an altitude of 58.1ยฐ from the due south horizon (-12.8ยฐ vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 3.7 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour ๐Ÿ… starts at 7:02 pm with the sun in the west (279ยฐ). ๐Ÿ“ธ The sunset is in the west-northwest (286ยฐ) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:40 pm after setting for 3 minutes with dusk around 8:09 pm, which is one minute and 8 seconds later than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ‡ At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Gibbous ๐ŸŒ” Moon in the south-southeast (155ยฐ) at an altitude of 64ยฐ from the horizon, 250,209 miles away. ๐Ÿš€ The best time to look at the stars is after 8:45 pm. At sunset, look for rain ๐ŸŒง and temperatures around 59 degrees. There will be a south breeze at 9 mph. Today will have 13 hours and 33 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 43 seconds over yesterday.

They’re continuing to gut the apartment next door and tore up part of the slab. ๐Ÿ‘ทQuite the construction ๐Ÿšง project, they’re must have been a lot wrong with the physical plant of the unit next door, probably this explains why my apartment is always wet and the bathtub never properly drains. ๐Ÿšฟ Or the mold issues. Who knows if the fixes next door will also improve my unit as a side effect. I can hope.

Tonight will have showers likely, mainly after 10pm. Cloudy ๐ŸŒง, with a low of 45 degrees at 6am. Seven degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around May 5th. Southeast wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. In 2023, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 38 degrees. The record low of 21 occurred back in 1948.

Cool this weekend with temperatures running 6 degrees below normal but otherwise sunny. ๐Ÿ˜ƒ Saturday, partly sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy. Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Typical average high for the weekend is 62 degrees.

Still not sure what my weekend plans are going to be ๐ŸŒฒ in part because it’s going to rain on Friday evening and I’m thinking in a few weeks it would be nice to go out to Schoharie County and do a spring time ride along the Catskill Scenic Trail rather than do it this weekend. I do want to camp โ›บ maybe just a quick overnight but it’s probably too cold to do a hammock camp just up in the woods. I thought about heading back to the Adirondacks but it’s a pretty good trip to just head there for the weekend.

Looking ahead, there are 2 weeks until May ๐Ÿ•Š when the sun will be setting at 7:57 pm with dusk at 8:26 pm. On that day in 2023, we had rain and temperatures between 59 and 45 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 66 degrees. We hit a record high of 86 back in 2001.

Winding Road

Happy Tax Day ๐Ÿค‘

Well we know who is going to be living high on the hog today. Not me, but the government certainly will be as $1,600 is transferred from my bank account to the state and feds. I think I did end up overpaying the state due to a mistake on my tax returns, but alas either state tax and finance will catch my mistake or I’ll file an amended return and get like $400 back. With high interest rates and lots of dividends, it was a good year last one, and I ended up making more then I expected so I didn’t deduct enough from my paycheck.

Good morning on this Tax Day! You know how I feel about that. Cranky, especially as I think each year we get a little less and less out of government while it cost more and more, as it eats up more and more resources and demands more growth. ๐Ÿ‰ Fog and 44 degrees in Delmar, NY. ๐ŸŒซ๏ธ Calm wind.The skies will clear around 6 am.

Yeah, I do need to adjust my paycheck deductions upwards further ๐Ÿ’ธ I think this year and I do need to plan on making an appointment to meet with an CPA to decide better ways to manage my taxes going forward, especially if I’m thinking of potentially buying land ๐Ÿšœ later this year to build a cabin ๐Ÿ›–, that is if I decide to stay in New York. Last night I was actually watching a movie on Kanopy — the free library app for watching documentaries — on a 30-year old that went and built a Tiny Home on wheels. It was an interesting video ๐Ÿ“บ๏ธ but really not for me. I like the idea of small but I would want something a little more permanent and long lasting, small but not tiny. Maybe modular or maybe stick built, with an actual foundation and complying with building codes for energy and fire safety. ๐Ÿงฏ

Today will have patchy dense fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny ๐ŸŒž, with a high of 60 degrees at 5pm. One degree above normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 16th. Light northwest wind becoming west 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 84 degrees. The record high of 86 was set in 2003. 2.4 inches of snow fell back in 2014.โ„

Going to be decent enough to ride to work, ๐Ÿšดโ€โ™‚๏ธ get some exercise and save on the bus fare. I know I can ride into today and tomorrow, but the second half of the week looks a bit dicey with the forecast. ๐ŸŒฒThere is a Save the Pine Bush meeting tonight at 6 PM via the Zoom, but I should be able to ride and be home before then. Might do the meeting while I’m cooking dinner.

Around 7 AM the fire alarm went off again ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿš’ — first time that’s happened in a while which is surprising as I have most of my windows open but it’s pretty foggy and humid. I cleaned the smoke detector with canned air the other day which seemed to help somewhat. At least it hasn’t been going off at night. I made sure to open the remainder of the windows in my apartment and it should be good with plenty of fresh air once the fog burns off and things warm up.

Solar noon ๐ŸŒž is at 12:56 pm with sun having an altitude of 57.4ยฐ from the due south horizon (-13.5ยฐ vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 3.8 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour ๐Ÿ… starts at 7:00 pm with the sun in the west (278ยฐ). ๐Ÿ“ธ The sunset is in the west-northwest (285ยฐ) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:38 pm after setting for 2 minutes and 59 seconds with dusk around 8:07 pm, which is one minute and 8 seconds later than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ‡ At dusk you’ll see the First Quarter ๐ŸŒ“ Moon in the south-southwest (211ยฐ) at an altitude of 71ยฐ from the horizon, 245,994 miles away. ๐Ÿš€ The best time to look at the stars is after 8:43 pm. At sunset, look for mostly clear skies ๐ŸŒ„ and temperatures around 54 degrees. There will be a northwest breeze at 11 mph. Tomorrow will have 13 hours and 30 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 46 seconds over today.

Still having issues with my phone screen acting up. ๐Ÿ“ฒ At some point I really do need to get a new phone and my boots have holes in them ๐Ÿฅพ but with inflation you know you gotta cut corners wherever you can.

Tonight will be mostly clear ๐ŸŒƒ, with a low of 39 degrees at 6am. Two degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 20th. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west. In 2023, we had partly cloudy skies. It got down to 57 degrees. The record low of 22 occurred back in 1981.

I’d like to get out of town this weekend ๐Ÿ•๏ธ but it all comes down to the weather and whether or not not the state budget is done. Looks cool and maybe cloudy to start the way. Maybe take a three-day weekend if the state budget is done. Saturday, a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Sunday, partly sunny, with a high near 52. Monday, mostly sunny, with a high near 59. That’s actually kind of cold for the second half of April, at least by historic standards. Typical average high for the weekend is 62 degrees.

As previously noted, next Monday is Earth Day ๐ŸŒŽ when the sun will be setting at 7:47 pm with dusk at 8:15 pm. On that day in 2023, we had rain showers and temperatures between 68 and 53 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 63 degrees. We hit a record high of 86 back in 1985.

Photo.2013.04.06 14.02.05

The Beautiful Springtime Sunday Isn’t Expected to Last ๐ŸŒธ

I guess enjoy it while you still can. It will be a nice morning for driving to the Glenmont to get groceries and supplies, maybe fill the propane tank in preparation of traveling next weekend should the weather be decent. I adjusted my bike derailleur and aired up the tires but who knows if I’ll get a chance to ride before the rain returns. I should also replace at least one of the bad windshield wipers too.

Good morning! Happy Sunday. Partly sunny and 44 degrees in Delmar. ๐ŸŒค๏ธ There is a west breeze at 6 mph. ๐Ÿƒ.

Out to Walmart this morningย  ๐Ÿ›’ to by food and the plastic packaging it comes in for fire starters ๐Ÿ”ฅ then over to Tractor Supplyย  ๐Ÿฎ to get propane so I’m ready to get out camping. ๐ŸŒง๏ธ As rain is coming later on today, I should also look at getting a windshield wiper blade for my truck.ย  โ›ฝ๏ธ Then gas things up as I want to keep my truck full because with the Middle East going to all shit and summer coming, prices are only going to go up. Hello, inflation my old friend, how are you doing? Unfortunately I am concerned the Middle East situation causing inflation is going to mean elderly Joe Biden is going to get his clocked cleaned this November by the soon-to-be-convicted felon, Donald John Trump. But maybe it’s good, as government really needs to get knocked down a peg or two.

Today will have a chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. ๐ŸŒฆ High of 55 degrees at 4pm. Two degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 11th. Maximum dew point of 46 at 6pm. ๐Ÿ–๏ธ West wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies in the morning, remaining cloudy in the afternoon. The high last year was 89 degrees. The record high of 83 was set in 1968. 1.4 inches of snow fell back in 1950.โ„

While this morning is real nice, ๐ŸŒž๐Ÿ‘‰๏ธ๐ŸŒง๏ธ it’s going to turn to rain much too early this afternoon it seems. Getting shopping though before the rain will be nice, and I might try to squeeze in a bike ride later on now that I’ve adjusted the derailleur on my bike and aired up the tires. ๐Ÿšดโ€โ™‚๏ธ It should be a good for riding in at least the first half of the work week. Heading out to the parents house this evening, ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ It’s good to visit the family, as you never know how many times you’ll get another chance to do it. If the rain holds off, I’d like a chance to get some exercise — be it a bike ride or an evening walkย  ๐Ÿšถ but based on the latest forecast I’m not that hopeful.

Solar noon ๐ŸŒž is at 12:56 pm with sun having an altitude of 57ยฐ from the due south horizon (-13.8ยฐ vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 3.9 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour ๐Ÿ… starts at 6:59 pm with the sun in the west (278ยฐ). ๐Ÿ“ธ The sunset is in the west-northwest (284ยฐ) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:37 pm after setting for 2 minutes and 59 seconds with dusk around 8:05 pm, which is one minute and 9 seconds later than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ‡ At dusk you’ll see the First Quarter ๐ŸŒ“ Moon in the west-southwest (239ยฐ) at an altitude of 66ยฐ from the horizon, 243,304 miles away. ๐Ÿš€ The best time to look at the stars is after 8:41 pm. At sunset, look for rain ๐ŸŒง and thunderstorms ๐ŸŒฉ and temperatures around 54 degrees. The dew point will be 47 degrees. There will be a southwest breeze at 6 mph. Today will have 13 hours and 25 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 47 seconds over yesterday.

Yesterday ended up staying home ๐Ÿ ๏ธspending a lot of the day reading and thinking ๐Ÿ’ญ or maybe better said dreaming. I finished up a book on permaculture ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐ŸŒพ and one on beef farming ๐Ÿ‚ and was doing another book on Java programming ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ and ended up digging into writing C code and working with CSV and Excel files ๐Ÿค“, as I want to improve my C programming skills as a lot of the code we work with at work is written in C.

Tonight will have showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 11pm. ๐ŸŒง Low of 47 degrees at 4am. Eight degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around May 5th. Northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. In 2023, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 52 degrees. The record low of 21 occurred back in 1940.

Been watching as the landlord works on the unit next door. ๐Ÿ‘ทโ€โ™‚๏ธ Been doing quite the gutting of the next door apartment, but I realize it’s been a least a decade since that unit was overhauled and I think it needed a lot of work as does my unit. ๐Ÿงน I don’t feel nearly as guilty for all the wear and tear in my apartment, things wear out and building materials — especially cheap ones like my apartment is made up — have a fairly limited lifespan. The refigerator in my apartment is more then 30 years old, and I am sure the carpets and floor are probably at least that old if not older. The mold issues aren’t my problem, or the water that is everywhere due to issues with the foundation not being properly insulated and the building not properly vented. ๐Ÿš๏ธ It’s a cheap, dumpy apartment but despite all my complaints I kind of love it and hope to stay here until I find a permanent home.

Looking ahead to May, which isn’t that far away, there are 3 weeks until Cinco de Mayo ๐Ÿค  when the sun will be setting at 8:01 pm with dusk at 8:31 pm. On that day in 2023, we had partly sunny, rain showers and temperatures between 64 and 40 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 68 degrees. We hit a record high of 91 back in 1944.

Photo.2013.04.06 14.02.05

Cold mid-April morning ๐ŸŒฅ๏ธ

Started out my day bright and early around 5 AM cooking up a big pan of veggies, eggs and some cornmeal with lots of turmeric and red chili peppers to ensure my nose still ran well. Did some reading, finishing up the e-book on green building I had form the library, continuing that e-book on sustainable farming and java programming.

Good morning! Happy Saturday. Another shit weather weekend. ๐Ÿ’ฉ That’s how I feel about this weekend’s forecast, now that the windows are closed in my apartment. ๐ŸชŸ I like the fresh air, the lack of it makes me a bit cranky. Mostly cloudy with a few hints of sun, ๐ŸŒฅ๏ธ and 48 degrees in Delmar. Much colder then yesterday, and certainly quite a bit below normal. There is a south-southwest breeze at 13 mph. ๐Ÿƒ. The skies will clear around 10 pm.

One of the first things on my agenda ๐Ÿ”ง is to perform the usual adjustments on my bike  ๐Ÿšฒ๏ธ to keep the gears working well. I also want to do scrub down some of the walls in my apartment and floor as the floors were soaked yesterday after all the rain and wet weather we’ve been having lately. ๐ŸŒง๏ธ I could smell the mold starting to grow once again. This place is such a run down dump, ๐Ÿš๏ธ but let’s be honest, I kind of like it as it is. That said, I do like having the windows open. Fresh air is good.

Today will have a chance of showers. Cloudy ๐ŸŒฆ, with a high of 49 degrees at 6am. Nine degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around March 26th. Breezy, with a southwest wind 13 to 20 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. S Chance of precipitation is 50%. Going to be a fairly cool day by mid-April standards. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. A year ago, we had sunny skies. The high last year was 89 degrees, breaking the previously set record. But not today. 5.5 inches of snow fell back in 1950.โ„

Thinking of heading out early for a ride out to Voorheesville ๐Ÿšด‍โ™‚๏ธ before the wind picks up an things cloud up. I am actually happy to see a bit of blue sky ๐ŸŒฌ๏ธ but I know it’s not going to last with rain more likely later. I might then go down to the library. ๐Ÿ“š๏ธ They are renovating the unit next door now that my neighbor with the big garbage pile moved out. A bit noisy with all the construction going on. ๐Ÿ‘ท‍โ™€๏ธ New landlord seems to be pretty good at maintaining the yard so far and has been friendly. Rent is going up in June, but it’s not that much — $800 a  month in these inflationary times isn’t bad. ๐Ÿ˜๏ธ I’m kind of hoping for a new lease, so I can stay another year while I continue to evaluate my options.

Solar noon ๐ŸŒž is at 12:56 pm with sun having an altitude of 56.6° from the due south horizon (-14.2° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 4 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour ๐Ÿ… starts at 6:58 pm with the sun in the west (277°). ๐Ÿ“ธ The sunset is in the west-northwest (284°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:36 pm after setting for 2 minutes and 58 seconds with dusk around 8:04 pm, which is one minute and 8 seconds later than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ‡ At dusk you’ll see the First Quarter ๐ŸŒ“ Moon in the west-southwest (256°) at an altitude of 57° from the horizon, 240,404 miles away. ๐Ÿš€ The best time to look at the stars is after 8:40 pm. At sunset, look for rain ๐ŸŒง and temperatures around 46 degrees. Breezy, 22 mph breeze โ›… from the west-northwest with gusts up to 46mph. Today will have 13 hours and 22 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 47 seconds over yesterday.

Yesterday evening, did a nice bike ride out to Five Rivers. ๐Ÿšด‍โ™‚๏ธ It was a nice evening, with the spring peepers ๐Ÿธ singing their songs and red-winged black birds chirping along. ๐Ÿฆ๏ธ One of the cows was out loose on Meads Lane  ๐Ÿฎ . It was a pleasant evening, came home and read for a while,  ๐Ÿ“– the headed off to bed.

Tonight will be cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy ๐ŸŒƒ, with a low of 39 degrees at 6am. Three degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 20th. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. In 2023, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became partly cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 58 degrees. The record low of 19 occurred back in 1973. More rain come Sunday.

I’m hoping next week to get out camping.  ๐Ÿ•๏ธ It all depends on how things go weather wise, but it’s been a few weeks since I last spent a night in the wilderness. Thinking about the Green Mountains, maybe taking a three day weekend, but it depends on what roads are open. I could also do Rensslearville State Forest or maybe Madison County. Not sure, I need to think about it a bit more.

As previously noted, there are 2 weeks until Arbor Day ๐ŸŒณ when the sun will be setting at 7:52 pm with dusk at 8:21 pm. On that day in 2023, we had partly cloudy, patches of fog and temperatures between 62 and 40 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 65 degrees. We hit a record high of 91 back in 1962.

Gore and Vanderwhacker Mountain

Still raining out this morning โ˜”

God needs to fill the mud wallows up. But I think all this rain will lead to things rapidly greening up over the next week or so which is actually about normal for the Albany area.

Good morning! Yeah, it’s Friday! Rain and 60 degrees in Delmar, NY. โ˜” Breezy, ๏ธ20 mph breeze from the south-southeast ๐ŸŒฌ with gusts up to 38 mph ๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ’จ. The dew point is 58 degrees. 0.2 inches of rain is expected before it ends around noontime.

I guess it’s busing it in this morning ๐Ÿš as it’s too wet to ride in. I do plan to catch the 7:15 downtown so I can walk ๐Ÿšถ the Concourse an hour before work. Didn’t get a lot of steps in yesterday. ๐Ÿ‘ฃ I guess I sort of made up by reading ๐Ÿ“– more though that exercises a different type of muscle ๐Ÿง  ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿป. Maybe if the rain tapers off I’ll walk from Downtown to Menands, tha’s always a good walk.

Today will have showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. ๐ŸŒฆ High of 64 degrees at 12pm. Seven degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 27th. Maximum dew point of 58 at 6am. ๐Ÿ–๏ธ Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 78 degrees. The record high of 84 was set in 1977. 3.3 inches of snow fell back in 1962.โ„

Johnny cakes this morning ๐Ÿฅž with lots of onion and tomato ๐Ÿ…. And too much red chilli ๐ŸŒถ pepper which had my nose ๐Ÿ‘ƒ running like I had a cold. Topped with cottage cheese and I was even green ๐Ÿ’šand washed out the container for recycling โ™ป. At least my stomach is feeling better than yesterday. ๐Ÿซƒ๐Ÿป Been going a bit over board with the cranberry beans, ๐Ÿซ˜ and the carrots ๐Ÿฅ• lately, though it also seems like in recent months my stomach has been a bit rough. Dinner last night was more of that chicken soup ๐Ÿ” and bread ๐Ÿž that I made up yesterday.

Solar noon ๐ŸŒž is at 12:57 pm with sun having an altitude of 56.3° from the due south horizon (-14.5° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 4 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour ๐Ÿ… starts at 6:57 pm with the sun in the west (277°). ๐Ÿ“ธ The sunset is in the west-northwest (283°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:34 pm after setting for 2 minutes and 58 seconds with dusk around 8:03 pm, which is one minute and 9 seconds later than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ‡ At dusk you’ll see the First Quarter ๐ŸŒ“ Moon in the west (266°) at an altitude of 47° from the horizon, 237,447 miles away. ๐Ÿš€ The best time to look at the stars is after 8:38 pm. At sunset, look for rain ๐ŸŒง and temperatures around 57 degrees. The dew point will be 46 degrees. There will be a south breeze at 13 mph. Today will have 13 hours and 19 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 48 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have a chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy ๐ŸŒง, with a low of 44 degrees at 5am. Eight degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around May 3rd. South wind 11 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. In 2023, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 51 degrees. The record low of 19 occurred back in 1874.

Tomorrow will have showers likely, mainly before 2pm. Cloudy ๐ŸŒฆ, with a high of 48 degrees at 2pm. 10 degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around March 24th. Southwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 89 degrees. The record high of 87 was set in 1977. 5.5 inches of snow fell back in 1950.โ„

That sounds kind of like a shit day, ๐Ÿ’ฉ but it’s good for reading ๐Ÿ“– and maybe an early morning bike ride to Five Rivers Environmental Education Center ๐Ÿšฒ or Voorheesville. Everything though will be mud. ๐Ÿฝ But so be it. ๐ŸŒธ It might be fun to walk around Five Rivers and see the blooming plants, especially if I stay on the main roadways.

Looking ahead to Sunday, showers likely, mainly after 2pm. ๐ŸŒฆ๏ธ Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Going to want those farm boots ๐Ÿ‘ข when hiking Bennett Hill this weekend. I also kind of want to get out to Partridge Run to do a hike, but only if it’s not a mosh pit. I think the snow is gone. Typical average high for the weekend is 58 degrees.

In two weekends, ๐Ÿ•๏ธ if the weather is decent I’d like to take off a Friday or Monday, or maybe both and plan out a 3 to 4 night camping trip somewhere. Maybe back to NY 8 East Branch, or maybe to Schoharie or Madison County. ๐Ÿฎ Not sure if the roads in the Green Mountain National Forest would be open, but that’s an option too.

Looking ahead, there are 4 weeks until Average High is 70 ๐Ÿฎ when the sun will be setting at 8:07 pm with dusk at 8:37 pm. On that day in 2023, we had sunny and temperatures between 77 and 39 degrees. We hit a record high of 92 back in 1970. Before my time, despite what the internet advertisers think.

Cold but beautiful

Rainy Thursday, Late Again โ˜”

I guess I won’t be heading in early this morning to walk laps on the Concourse though I should still be in on time to work which ultimately is what’s important. Kind of a dreary day but it’s nice that it’s warm enough to have my windows open.

Good morning! Happy Thursday. Rain and 50 degrees in Delmar, NY. โ˜” There is a southeast breeze at 7 mph. ๐Ÿƒ. The skies will clear tomorrow around 4 pm.

I really wanted to get an earlier start but it was not to be. ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ My stomach was grumbling this morning and then I ended up going back to bed for some extra ๐Ÿ’ค sleep and then it just seemed like everything took longer than expected this morning. ๐Ÿ˜ฆ Blueberry pancakes this morning. ๐Ÿฅž

Today will have showers likely, mainly before 11am. Cloudy ๐ŸŒฆ, with a high of 62 degrees at 4pm. Five degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 20th. Maximum dew point of 54 at 1pm. South wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning with a few breaks of sun the afternoon. The high last year was 74 degrees. The record high of 87 was set in 2017. 1.7 inches of snow fell back in 1942.โ„

Solar noon ๐ŸŒž is at 12:57 pm with sun having an altitude of 55.9ยฐ from the due south horizon (-14.9ยฐ vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 4.1 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour ๐Ÿ… starts at 6:56 pm with the sun in the west (276ยฐ). ๐Ÿ“ธ The sunset is in the west-northwest (283ยฐ) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:33 pm after setting for 2 minutes and 58 seconds with dusk around 8:02 pm, which is one minute and 8 seconds later than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ‡ At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Crescent ๐ŸŒ’ Moon in the west (273ยฐ) at an altitude of 35ยฐ from the horizon, 234,584 miles away. ๐Ÿš€ The best time to look at the stars is after 8:37 pm. At sunset, look for rain ๐ŸŒง and temperatures around 61 degrees. The dew point will be 55 degrees. There will be a south-southeast breeze at 14 mph. Today will have 13 hours and 16 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 48 seconds over yesterday.

Last night with the rain I came home on the bus ๐Ÿš and read for several hours. Similar to what’s going to happen today. Sucks that I won’t get a chance to get out walking but so be it.

Tonight will have showers, mainly after 8pm. ๐ŸŒง Low of 59 degrees at 4am. 22 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around June 16th. Maximum dew point of 58 at 5am. ๐Ÿ–๏ธ Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. In 2023, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 56 degrees. The record low of 13 occurred back in 1874.

Still looking cold and wet for the weekend. โ˜” Might be best for just doing more reading ๐Ÿ“–. Saturday, a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Sunday, partly sunny, with a high near 59. Typical average high for the weekend is 58 degrees.

Looking ahead, there are 12 weeks until Independence Day ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ when the sun will be setting at 8:37 pm with dusk at 9:10 pm. On that day in 2023, we had mostly sunny and temperatures between 84 and 54 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 83 degrees. We hit a record high of 104 back in 1911.

Down By Long Pond

Probaby I’m a fool for riding my bike to work this morning ๐Ÿšดโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐ŸŒง๏ธ

I am hoping the rain holds off for a while so I can ride to work. That said, who knows if I’ll get wet on the way in, and I concede I’ll probably be quite wet come the afternoon for the ride back to the express. I don’t expect to ride all that the way back to Delmar. It’s fine, I think we’ve made it to the mild part of the year, and I can’t imagine the green up is far away.

Good morning! Clouds and a bit damp with the breeze picking up, around 55 degrees in Delmar, NY. โ˜๏ธ There is a south-southeast breeze at 14 mph. ๐Ÿƒ with gusts up to 24 mph ๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ’จ. The dew point is 43 degrees. The skies will clear Friday around 3 pm.

At five o’clock this morning โฐ I got the bread and spaghetti squash a cooking, along with a pot of cranberry beans. ๐Ÿซ˜๐Ÿž Two types of bread baked, one is carrot ๐Ÿฅ• bread and the other one is onion bread. ๐Ÿง… Dinner tonight, which I’m sure I’ll be enjoying after getting soaked on the ride home โ˜” will be chicken ๐Ÿ” soup. Eggs ๐Ÿฅš for breakfast.

Riding in this morning ๐Ÿšฒ but I concede it will likely be the last time this week. ๐Ÿ˜” Just going to rain most of the second half of the week. โ˜” Probably get wet riding from Menands to the old train ๐Ÿš‰ station in the evening waiting for the bus ๐Ÿš but in the evening I don’t care and can get changed when I get back home ๐Ÿก.

Today will have showers likely, mainly after 2pm. Cloudy ๐ŸŒฆ, with a high of 61 degrees at 3pm. Four degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 18th. Maximum dew point of 49 at 5pm. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 67 degrees. The record high of 86 was set in 1922. 5.7 inches of snow fell back in 1961.โ„

Not going to be the nicest day ever โ˜” but not so cold and I have to work. Plus I appreciate how mild it’s been and I’ve had my windows open helping to ensure lots of fresh air at night for good sleeping. ๐Ÿ› I feel well rested after last night with the windows open. ๐ŸชŸ I’m glad the nicer weather is back again. Yesterday felt so nice with the temperature reaching the mid seventies by afternoon with lots of sun โ˜€.

Solar noon ๐ŸŒž is at 12:57 pm with sun having an altitude of 55.5ยฐ from the due south horizon (-15.3ยฐ vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 4.1 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour ๐Ÿ… starts at 6:55 pm with the sun in the west (276ยฐ). ๐Ÿ“ธ The sunset is in the west-northwest (282ยฐ) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:32 pm after setting for 2 minutes and 57 seconds with dusk around 8:01 pm, which is one minute and 9 seconds later than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ‡ At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Crescent ๐ŸŒ’ Moon in the west (277ยฐ) at an altitude of 23ยฐ from the horizon, 231,965 miles away. ๐Ÿš€ The best time to look at the stars is after 8:36 pm. At sunset, look for rain ๐ŸŒง and temperatures around 57 degrees. The dew point will be 50 degrees. There will be a south-southeast breeze at 6 mph. Today will have 13 hours and 14 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 49 seconds over yesterday.

Last night went to the park ๐Ÿž and read for a while before coming home to knead bread. Dinner was sweet potatoes ๐Ÿฅ” and onions and other good stuff. I didn’t carry a physical book, ๐Ÿ“™ just more reading with that Libby App. It’s pretty awesome. ๐Ÿ“ฑ

Tonight will have a chance of showers, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy ๐ŸŒง, with a low of 50 degrees at 5am. 15 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around May 20th. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. In 2023, we had clear skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 37 degrees. The record low of 20 occurred back in 1874.

Weekend looks kind of suck again. ๐Ÿ˜• Saturday, a chance of showers before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Sunday, a chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Maximum dew point of 46 at 7pm. At least it will be wet until the green up reducing the fire risk. ๐Ÿ”ฅ Typical average high for the weekend is 58 degrees.

Believe it or not there are 3 weeks until May ๐Ÿ•Š when the sun will be setting at 7:57 pm with dusk at 8:26 pm. On that day in 2023, we had rain and temperatures between 59 and 45 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 66 degrees. We hit a record high of 86 back in 2001. By then things should be greening up nicely at least outside of the high country and the Adirondacks. ๐ŸŒธ

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