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All good things must come to an end ๐ŸŒž

I mean you can’t have that many days in early to mid February that are in the 60s. Tomorrow after work, I’ll have to turn the heat back on and probably start using the electric blanket again. I’m not sad, I’m just glad we had a break of spring weather. And it’s not like today or tomorrow is going to be real cold. Tuesday snow, but at this point it’s five weeks until calendar spring, and depending on how mild spring is, we could be as close as two months away from the green-up at least in the city. Maybe earlier if you are talking about the invasive, that is you, multi-flora rose that I’m talking about.

Good morning! Mostly cloudy and 40 degrees in the Delmar. โ˜ There is a west-northwest breeze at 9 mph. ๐Ÿƒ. It was nice walking to the store to get moo juice this morning for the coffee. โ˜• ๐Ÿฎ Spring must be coming, I could smell that tangy smell of them spreading the shit ๐Ÿ’ฉ while I was riding in on Friday as I was heading into the Normans Kill Gorge. Soon enough to become silage and hay, fed and become that juice that makes that coffee so awesome. Temperatures will drop below freezing at around 11 pm. โ˜ƒ๏ธ

Today will be mostly cloudy ๐ŸŒฅ, with a high of 44 degrees at 2pm. Nine degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around March 12th. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies in the morning with some clearing in the afternoon. The high last year was 38 degrees. The record high of 59 was set in 1981. 9.6 inches of snow fell back in 1933.โ„

The big thing for Sunday is to get to the grocery store ๐Ÿ›’ and get stocked up for the week that is to be. One thing to consider is if I’ll be getting out of town for the upcoming President’s Day Weekend. ๐Ÿ• I have crazy thoughts ๐Ÿคช about taking a half day on Friday and heading out to Madison County for a three-day weekend. ๐ŸŒจ It all depends on the weather and if we get a lot of snow, or at least if the fine folk of Mad Co. New Yak have too much snow for me to access the horse camp. ๐Ÿด It’s not like I didn’t spend last year’s Presidents Day at the horse camp. It was fun. I know more money bleeding out of my budget ๐Ÿ”ด after shopping. But having apples and vegetables are so important to living the good life, ๐ŸŽ ๐Ÿฅฆ so I better get to the store before it’s picked over and packed like is the case most Sunday’s after a while.

Solar noon ๐ŸŒž is at 12:11 pm with sun having an altitude of 33.2° from the due south horizon (-37.6° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 9.2 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour ๐Ÿ… starts at 4:42 pm with the sun in the west-southwest (245°). ๐Ÿ“ธ The sunset is in the west-southwest (252°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 5:22 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 4 seconds with dusk around 5:50 pm, which is one minute and 18 seconds later than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ‡ At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Crescent ๐ŸŒ’ Moon in the west-southwest (243°) at an altitude of 17° from the horizon, 226,323 miles away. ๐Ÿš€ The best time to look at the stars is after 6:24 pm. At sunset, look for partly cloudy skies ๐ŸŒƒ and temperatures around 41 degrees. There will be a northwest breeze at 9 mph. Today will have 10 hours and 26 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 35 seconds over yesterday.

I am thinking about doing an afternoon hike up Bennett Hill ๐Ÿƒ while the weather is still nice, and going out to see the family. ๐Ÿž I baked bread, and we’re going to have soup ๐Ÿฒ. Should be a nice afternoon. Then it’s back to work tomorrow. I plan to ride to work tomorrow ๐Ÿšฒ, getting one more day of riding before snow makes the bike trail impassible, ๐ŸŒจ though I could always take South Pearl Street and Corning’s Hill, though I hate how rough South Pearl is by the Port of Albany with all that traffic. ๐Ÿšš๐Ÿšš๐Ÿšš๐Ÿšš

Tonight will be mostly cloudy ๐ŸŒฅ, with a low of 28 degrees at 3am. 11 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around March 21st. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph. In 2023, we had clear skies in the evening, which became partly cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 23 degrees. The record low of -16 occurred back in 1979.

Looking ahead, next Sunday is 6 PM Dusk ๐ŸŒ† when the sun will be setting at 5:31 pm. Yeah! That means after that day, if the rail trail is free of snow I can ride home from work. ๐Ÿšฒ Of course, with the common late February and big March snow storms, that’s hardly a guarantee. But spring will come, or so I tell myself. ๐ŸŒบ At least the multi-flora rose will pretend it’s spring, to crowd out all of the native species. ๐Ÿคฃ On that day in 2023, we had mostly sunny, snow showers and temperatures between 40 and 19 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 37 degrees. We hit a record high of 63 back in 1981.

Empire Plaza

Made it to Saturday – what a week ๐Ÿ˜ฉ

I tried to sleep well last night, but now I’m fried. I’m trying to get up and moving — but it’s tough. My head is just spinning from the week that was. Nothing serious, but it’s just so much to learn at my new job, more stupid little bull-sheet that’s just left me fried after the week that was.

Good morning! Partly sunny and 45 degrees in Delmar, NY. ๐Ÿ˜Ž There is a south breeze at 6 mph. ๐Ÿƒ. Temperatures will drop below freezing at Monday around noontime. โ˜ƒ๏ธ

Definitely enjoying not having the heat on this morning. โน I opened up the kitchen window and the one in my bedroom that don’t require removing the storm windows. The fresh air was so refreshing. Tonight though will be cool enough, I’ll probably need to close the windows before bed, but I’m enjoying the fresh air as I can.

Breakfast this morning was a big pan of eggs ๐Ÿณ with lots of onions, broccoli, corn, and peas. Probably too much tumeric but that’s a given. I’ve been avoiding going to the store to get milk, โ˜• and cutting back on my coffee consumption, so only one pot — I mean cup of coffee this morning as that is all that my milk supply would allow. This afternoon I’ll have to get more milk at Stewart’s. ๐Ÿฎ

Today will have a chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Some of the storms could produce small hail. Partly sunny ๐ŸŒž, with a high of 63 degrees at 2pm. 28 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 22nd. South wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. If it gets that warm, it will blow through many previous records. A year ago, we had cloudy skies. The high last year was 51 degrees. Almost record breaking warmth. The record high of 53 was set in 1955. That said, during the second half of February we’ve had a few 70 degree records in the past. 4.0 inches of snow fell back in 1892. ๐ŸŒจ Not much of a record for winter.

Today is going to be a nice day and I want to maximize it. ๐Ÿ›  I’ve continued to tweak the derailer on my bike ๐Ÿšฒ, a constant source of frustration but I have it working pretty smooth now. โš™ I’m learning a lot about bike mechanics. I do need to get it to the mechanic for a good tune up before the spring rush. ๐Ÿ“ž I should call about an appointment so it get serviced before the spring rush. Knowing how mechanics are these days, probably won’t get an appointment to late March.

I have a list ๐Ÿ“ƒ of things to do today but heading out for a bike ride to Voorheesville ๐Ÿšฒ in the nice weather followed by maybe visiting Five Rivers Environmental Education Center for a walk is high on that list. The best weather is going to be earlier so I should get an early start. ๐ŸŒฅ More clouds and ultimately rain later.

High on my list for today is finishing up the draft of the map ๐Ÿ—บ I’m making for Save the Pine Bush as they’re looking for it but I’ve been busy and just so tired ๐Ÿ˜ด lately that I’ve not spent much time working on it. But it would be good to have a, draft presented of the map as they’ve been looking for it. Every revision it gets a little better. ๐Ÿ”

Solar noon ๐ŸŒž is at 12:11 pm with sun having an altitude of 32.9ยฐ from the due south horizon (-37.9ยฐ vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 9.3 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour ๐Ÿ… starts at 4:40 pm with the sun in the west-southwest (244ยฐ). ๐Ÿ“ธ The sunset is in the west-southwest (251ยฐ) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 5:20 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 4 seconds with dusk around 5:49 pm, which is one minute and 19 seconds later than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ‡ At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Crescent ๐ŸŒ’ Moon in the west-southwest (247ยฐ) at an altitude of 5ยฐ from the horizon, 226,440 miles away. ๐Ÿš€ The best time to look at the stars is after 6:23 pm. At sunset, look for rain ๐ŸŒง and thunderstorms ๐ŸŒฉ and temperatures around 53 degrees. There will be a west breeze at 8 mph with gusts up to 20mph. Today will have 10 hours and 23 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 35 seconds over yesterday.

I got to go to the post office ๐Ÿ“ฌ to give them $3.52 to bail out the USB cable โŒจ๏ธ I bought that didn’t come with the USB keyboard switch I bought last week. Yes, a different seller scammed me again on EBay ๐Ÿ–ฑ๏ธ this time sending me the cable that I was supposed to come with USB keyboard switch I bought. This time they couldn’t be bothered to put sufficient payment on the package so my choice was to refuse the package ๐Ÿ“ฆ and probably never get the cable or hand over the money to the post office. I’m only $17 in the hole for what should have been a $8.65 refurbished switch had Ebay not screwed me over twice. ๐Ÿ˜ก I was angry as duck ๐Ÿฆ† last night ๐ŸŒƒ but for $3.52 more I’ll have closure once I get to the post office later. I can be angry but it’s stupid, not that much money. I’m constantly broke these days with inflation but whatever, I’m also making good money.

Tonight will have a chance of showers, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy ๐ŸŒง, with a low of 35 degrees at 6am. 18 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 10th. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. In 2023, we had partly cloudy skies. It got down to 23 degrees. The record low of -18 occurred back in 1962.

Too bad it’s going to rain this evening ๐ŸŒƒ, I’d love to sit out back with the mild weather. It’s fine I promised mom and dad to bake bread ๐Ÿž this evening for Sunday dinner. Then I want to get to bed ๐Ÿ› early so I can be up and rising early to go grocery shopping ๐Ÿ›’ tomorrow. I tell myself my pantry is well enough stocked that I won’t have another big grocery bill but with inflation I know thats a lie. ๐Ÿ It’s so hard to get ahead today even with what most people would consider to be a good job.

Looking ahead, next Saturday is 5:30 PM Sunset ๐ŸŒ‡ when the sun with dusk at 5:57 pm. I’m excited about that as it means I can ride my bike home after work, once the snow is off the bike path. No bus fare for you, Mr. Bus Serivice. On that day in 2023, we had mostly cloudy, mild, rain showers and temperatures between 55 and 23 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 36 degrees. We hit a record high of 60 back in 1981.

Ashokan Reservior and Ashokan Mountain

I think I can ride in today, one last time in January ๐ŸŒซ๐Ÿšด

I was a bit on the fence, but not being able to catch the earlier express in and walk the plaza due to riding late, I decided to ride to work. First time riding in to suburban North Albany, going to take the Delmar Bypass, then South Pearl Street to the bike path as I’m not sure how much snow is left on the bike path.

Good morning! Clouds, some fog and 40 degrees in Delmar. โ˜” Calm wind. There is roughly an inch of snow on the ground. โ˜ƒ ๏ธWarm weather is continued to be forecasted for the next few days. Temperatures will drop below freezing at Sunday around 8 pm. โ˜ƒ๏ธ

This morning was eggs with a lot of onions, broccoli, and other delicious things. ๐Ÿณ I also baked carrot bread and also a loaf of onion bread and sweet potatoes in the oven this morning. The onion bread is saved in the freezer ๐Ÿž for later in the week. Last night I took some well freezer-burnt pork roast, cooked up with a lot of chunks of apples, vegetables, mushrooms and onions in a frying pan, added it bunch of spices and called it a delicious dinner. ๐Ÿ˜ƒ I am continuing to work on cleaning out my freezer one meal at a time, while developing well balanced, nutritious fiber and vitamin-rich meals. โ˜• Made a second pot of coffee up as I was running late, though I’ve been cutting back on the amount of coffee I’ve been drinking at home as I can get it a work too.

Today will have a chance of showers or drizzle, mainly before 8am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy ๐ŸŒฆ, with a high of 45 degrees at 12pm. 13 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around March 15th. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning, which became light snow by afternoon. The high last year was 36 degrees. The record high of 61 was set in 1938. 9.5 inches of snow fell back in 2000.โ„

Obviously it’s still too dark in the evening to ride all the way home, ๐Ÿšด but my hope is to ride down to the old train station — Peter Kiernan Plaza — and catch the express bus home from there. ๐ŸšŒ I think after President’s Day, assuming the rail trail is free of snow, โ„ I’ll be able to ride both ways to work on nice days. We’ll see how often that happens in February, though so far the first half of the month looks fairly mild.

Solar noon ๐ŸŒž is at 12:08 pm with sun having an altitude of 28.3ยฐ from the due south horizon (-42.5ยฐ vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 11.1 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour ๐Ÿ… starts at 4:17 pm with the sun in the west-southwest (237ยฐ). ๐Ÿ“ธ The sunset is in the west-southwest (245ยฐ) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 4:59 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 13 seconds with dusk around 5:29 pm, which is one minute and 17 seconds later than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ‡ At dusk you’ll see the Full ๐ŸŒ Moon in the east-northeast (64ยฐ) at an altitude of 5ยฐ from the horizon, 249,514 miles away. ๐Ÿš€ The best time to look at the stars is after 6:04 pm. At sunset, look for cloudy skies โ˜ and temperatures around 42 degrees. There will be a north breeze at 5 mph. Tomorrow will have 9 hours and 48 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 7 seconds over today.

Last night was cold and rainy, ๐Ÿž so I spent the evening cooking up the old pork roast I had in the freezer ๐Ÿท and then kneading bread for the morning. Then I went to bed a little after 8 PM, so I could enjoy the heated blanket. ๐Ÿ›Œ I wasn’t going to turn on/up the heat if it’s going to be above freezing. I have lots of good things to eat going forward the next few days, probably including more of the fabled pea soup that contains that old stewing beef. Hoping to finish much of that off tonight, and will freeze whatever remains. Then tomorrow night I’ll break out some old lasagna I had in the freezer, and fry that up with vegetables and seasoning. Probably use up the rest of the sweet potatoes ๐Ÿ  that I baked up the other day. It comes out much better then reheated nasty, calorie dense mush from the microwave.

Tonight will rain, mainly after midnight. Patchy fog. ๐ŸŒง Low of 36 degrees at 3am. 20 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 10th. North wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. In 2023, we had light drizzle in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 28 degrees. The record low of -17 occurred back in 1920.

Continued mild and cloudy this weekend. ๐ŸŒฆ Saturday, mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Northwest wind around 6 mph. Sunday, a chance of snow before 7am, then rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Typical average high for the weekend is 33 degrees.

Looking ahead, next Thursday is February ๐ŸŒง when the sun will be setting at 5:09 pm with dusk at 5:38 pm. Often February has some of the biggest snowstorms and cold bursts, even though on average things are starting to warm up. On that day in 2023, we had partly sunny and temperatures between 29 and 12 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 33 degrees. We hit a record high of 65 back in 1989.

Photo.2014.02.08 18.21.02

Sloppy Wednesday ๐ŸŒง๏ธ

Got an inch or so of snow last night but not until late, as most of the evening was just rain. Trump won New Hampshire, I spent the evening at the Colonie Town Planning Board with Save the Pine Bush. Another week, another warehouse in the Pine Bush. Walking this morning inside the Concourse.

Good morning! What day is it? A Sloppy Hump Day, of course. Rain, slop and 34 degrees in Delmar, NY. โ˜” There is a south-southeast breeze at 10 mph. ๐Ÿƒ with gusts up to 20 mph ๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ’จ. There are 2 inches of snow on the ground. โ˜ƒ ๏ธTemperatures will drop below freezing at Sunday around 9 pm. โ˜ƒ๏ธ Saving money on the heat again. Really won’t need it for the next few days except maybe for reasons of comfort. The dampness can make things feel extra cold, but there is warm soups/meals and the electric blanket for that.

I was hoping to get in early to walk the Concourse ๐Ÿƒ but it turned out the earlier express was running about 20 minutes. Obnoxious, I know. I did get some steps in walking the Plaza — ๐Ÿ‘ฎ there were a ton of police there — probably some kind of protest today. But not as many as I wanted to get. Not fun waiting out in the rain. I though the real-time bus info was wrong ๐ŸšŒ โŒš but it wasn’t, and after a while I waited a bit inside, where it at least wasn’t raining and wet and miserable out like earlier. Almost wish I had driven in to avoid this crap, ๐Ÿ’ฉ but the hell with warming up my truck and digging off the ice and slush, when I bus that will do it for me for only $2.60 round trip. The shuttle is free to my suburban office, it’s just the fare to the Empire Plaza.

Today will have a chance of rain or drizzle before 3pm, then rain, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog after 3pm. ๐ŸŒง High of 38 degrees at 5pm. Seven degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around February 25th. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning, which became light snow by afternoon. The high last year was 36 degrees. The record high of 54 was set in 1999. 7.6 inches of snow fell back in 1948.โ„

Solar noon ๐ŸŒž is at 12:08 pm with sun having an altitude of 28.1° from the due south horizon (-42.7° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 11.2 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour ๐Ÿ… starts at 4:15 pm with the sun in the west-southwest (237°). ๐Ÿ“ธ The sunset is in the west-southwest (244°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 4:58 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 14 seconds with dusk around 5:28 pm, which is one minute and 16 seconds later than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ‡ At dusk you’ll see the Full ๐ŸŒ Moon in the east-northeast (69°) at an altitude of 15° from the horizon, 247,437 miles away. ๐Ÿš€ The best time to look at the stars is after 6:03 pm. At sunset, look for rain ๐ŸŒง and temperatures around 37 degrees. There will be a south-southeast breeze at 9 mph. Today will have 9 hours and 43 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 2 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will rain, mainly before 4am. Patchy fog before 4am. ๐ŸŒง Low of 37 degrees at 6pm. 22 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 15th. South wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. In 2023, we had light snow in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 28 degrees. The record low of -12 occurred back in 1963.

And in case it’s not wet enough yet. โ˜” Saturday, mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Sunday, rain likely before 1pm, then rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 36. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Typical average high for the weekend is 33 degrees.

Looking ahead, there are 3 weeks until Valentines Day โค๏ธ when the sun will be setting at 5:26 pm with dusk at 5:54 pm. I think that’s the date state budget requests are do, lol. On that day in 2023, we had partly sunny, mild and temperatures between 50 and 30 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 36 degrees. We hit a record high of 63 back in 1946.

Mild start to our Tuesday ๐ŸŒซ๏ธ

It’s a relative thing and indeed it’s going to cool off by afternoon and turn to snow and rain by evening. But I figure it should be a pleasant morning bike ride this morning, not so cold for a change. Makes up for the bone chilling ride yesterday.

Good morning! Mostly cloudy and 35 degrees in Delmar, NY. โ˜ There is a west-southwest breeze at 6 mph. ๐Ÿƒ. Nice, saves on the heat. There are 2 inches of snow on the ground. โ˜ƒ ๏ธWon’t be long before the bike path is free of snow again. Temperatures will drop below freezing at around 4 pm. โ˜ƒ๏ธ

Johnnycakes this morning ๐Ÿณ with spinach and broccoli ๐Ÿฅฆ topped with cottage cheese and nutritional yeast. No onions this time but jalapeรฑos and turmeric in the mix. Lots of fiber and protein from the egg and cottage cheese. Then had with a grapefruit ๐ŸŸ . I decided against kneading bread last night ๐Ÿž, been trying to cut back a bit on the carbs and I was tired ๐Ÿ˜ด aftera my evening walk ๐Ÿšถ.

Out riding this morning ๐Ÿšฒ, not so cold. Recharged the bike lights up yesterday ๐Ÿ”ฆ, they get a lot of use with the dark mornings though lately they’ve not been quite as dark as slowly but surely the days are getting longer even on cloudy days like today. Important to be seen on these dark winter mornings out riding early. ๐ŸŒƒ

Today will have a chance of snow before 1pm, then snow, possibly mixed with rain. ๐ŸŒง High of 36 degrees at 11am. Four degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around February 14th. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. A year ago, we had light snow in the morning, which became light snow by afternoon. The high last year was 34 degrees. The record high of 64 was set in 1906. 10.6 inches of snow fell back in 1963.โ„

Solar noon ๐ŸŒž is at 12:08 pm with sun having an altitude of 27.8ยฐ from the due south horizon (-43ยฐ vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 11.4 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. Midday sun is getting higher in the sky. The golden hour ๐Ÿ… starts at 4:14 pm with the sun in the west-southwest (237ยฐ). ๐Ÿ“ธ The sunset is in the west-southwest (244ยฐ) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 4:57 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 14 seconds with dusk around 5:27 pm, which is one minute and 15 seconds later than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ‡ At dusk you’ll see the Full ๐ŸŒ Moon in the east-northeast (75ยฐ) at an altitude of 25ยฐ from the horizon, 244,938 miles away. ๐Ÿš€ The best time to look at the stars is after 6:02 pm. At sunset, look for rain ๐ŸŒง and snow ๐ŸŒจ and temperatures around 34 degrees. There will be a north-northwest breeze at 5 mph. Tomorrow will have 9 hours and 43 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 2 seconds over today.

Almost missed the express bus ๐Ÿš home though maybe I could have caught it at the Capitol or had to take the 18 home. ๐Ÿก If that happens occasionally it’s not the end of the world. Ron was driving the shuttle yesterday and he was running late and the express was running early and there was a school ๐Ÿšธ bus and a lot of traffic on Erie Boulevard last night. The transfer is tight so I’m not surprised. ๐Ÿคจ Still I prefer it to driving ๐Ÿš˜ especially in bad weather like tonight. But I’m looking forward to bike trail being snow free so I can bicycle ๐Ÿšฒ to work and not have to pay the bus fare.

Tonight will snow, possibly mixed with rain before 2am, then snow likely between 2am and 4am, then snow likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain after 4am. ๐ŸŒจ Low of 30 degrees at 11pm. 15 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around March 27th. Light and variable wind becoming southeast around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible. Kind of a mixed bag. In 2023, we had light snow in the evening, which became cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 31 degrees. The record low of -17 occurred back in 1948.

I guess it depends on how cold โ„ it is when I get home if I do an evening walk ๐Ÿšถ though I would like to keep up that habit. I don’t want to walk in the rain โ˜” but I’ll walk in the snow ๐ŸŒจ. After such a lazy weekend I’m trying to boost my exercise program but it’s tough especially to do the cardio without the stairs of the office downtown. Friday I have training downtown so I can do the stairs then as I plan to spend the balance of the day in offices downtown.

Mild but rainy later โ˜” this weekend. Saturday, mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Could be a nice day for a ride on my bike out in the country. Sunday, rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 40. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Typical average high for the weekend is 33 degrees.

Looking ahead, there are 2 weeks until Save the Pine Bush Turns 46 ๐Ÿฆ‹ when the sun will be setting at 5:16 pm with dusk at 5:44 pm. Gaining quite a bit of light in the evening. On that day in 2023, we had partly sunny and temperatures between 41 and 21 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 34 degrees. We hit a record high of 55 back in 1991.

Dog Treat Now.

One last week of being forty โณ

I guess I’m getting old. But hopefully once my birthday comes and goes things will start to thaw out again. Winter can’t last forever, regardless of what a Pennsyltucky varmint says a week from Friday.

Good morning! Monday’s come back around again. Mostly clear and 8 degrees in Delmar, NY. Calm wind. ๐ŸŒ… There are 2 inches of snow on the ground. โ˜ƒ ๏ธThings will start to thaw out at around 1 pm. ๐ŸŒก๏ธ

The hell with my hands ๐Ÿ‘‹I’m going out riding. ๐Ÿšฒ It’s cold โ„ and my fingers might get swollen and stiff but I need to get some exercise as I’ve been lethargic all weekend with the cold and wind. Mom thinks I need better gloves ๐Ÿงค but I’m tired of having swollen stiff fingers. I’ll be fine once I warm up plus I like seeing the cows ๐Ÿฎ and the rural landscape riding Meads Lane in the morning. With the rain and warmth coming later in the week it’s possible once again I will be able to ride work. โ˜บ

Today will have increasing clouds โ˜€ ๐Ÿ‘‰ โ˜, with a high of 33 degrees at 2pm. One degree above normal, which is similar to a typical day around January 26th. Yes this week we get past the coldest time of year. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning with a few breaks of sun the afternoon. The high last year was 36 degrees. The record high of 62 was set in 1906. 12.9 inches of snow fell back in 1987.โ„

I never used to have a problem with the cold โ„ but it bothers me a lot more these days. Says the boy who winter camps in an unheated pickup bed in January and goes for bike rides on eight degree days. But it never used to so damn painful. I mean I still keep my heat at 49 degrees in my apartment but I do like the heated blanket more and more but then again I sleep in just my boxers and an under shirt. ๐Ÿฉณ But the cold does bother me a lot more.

Solar noon ๐ŸŒž is at 12:07 pm with sun having an altitude of 27.6° from the due south horizon (-43.2° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 11.5 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour ๐Ÿ… starts at 4:12 pm with the sun in the southwest (236°). ๐Ÿ“ธ The sunset is in the west-southwest (244°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 4:55 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 15 seconds with dusk around 5:25 pm, which is one minute and 15 seconds later than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ‡ At dusk you’ll see the Full ๐ŸŒ Moon in the east (82°) at an altitude of 35° from the horizon, 242,145 miles away. ๐Ÿš€ The best time to look at the stars is after 6:01 pm. At sunset, look for mostly cloudy skies โ˜ and temperatures around 33 degrees. There will be a south breeze at 8 mph. Tomorrow will have 9 hours and 41 minutes of daytime, an increase of one minute and 59 seconds over today.

As I mentioned the other day, my new office has coffee โ˜• but not milk ๐Ÿฅ› and like it in my coffee. They have fake creamer made from whey and corn syrup but I much the real stuff from the teats of animals that go moo and smell like silage. ๐Ÿฎ So I’m bringing in a mason jar into the office with milk plus cinnamon, ginger and vanilla for good drinking. They also have an ice maker in the new office which is perfect ๐Ÿ‘Œ for iced coffee come the summer. ๐ŸงŠ

Tonight will be mostly cloudy ๐ŸŒฅ, with a low of 25 degrees at 5am. 10 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around March 11th. Maximum wind chill around 23 at 6pm; South wind around 7 mph becoming west after midnight. In 2023, we had light snow. It got down to 30 degrees. The record low of -20 occurred back in 1970.

I didn’t make bread this morning, ๐Ÿž but I probably will tonight knead up some dough for cooking in the morning. I figured skip the carbs this morning, plus I’m thinking stir-fry for dinner tonight. ๐Ÿ‘จ‍๐Ÿณ Also want to use up an older sweet potato I have before I risk it going bad. ๐Ÿ  In breakfast I included some meatballs with the eggs I had to further clean out the freezer. Trying to use up the last of the less healthy stuff from last year so I have more room in the freezer going forward for healthier options going forward. Left to use up is two frozen grocery store meatballs, an never opened pack of Falvo’s Meatballs, and some fish sticks. Thinking of using the remaining grocery store meatballs and fish sticks in various meals this week. ๐ŸŸ With lots of vegetables ๐Ÿฅฆ and other healthy options.

Cloudy, mild and showers this upcoming weekend. ๐ŸŒง๏ธ Saturday, mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Sunday, a chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Typical average high for the weekend is 33 degrees. I am considering potentially doing a winter camping trip to celebrate my 41st birthday, but maybe not as things might be all mud ๐Ÿท with all the rain expected. But certainly mild. I still think the best chance to get out of town is going to be Presidents Day, though I’m watching the weather before then. Still after the rain and mild temperatures, the rail trail should be free of snow and ice ๐Ÿšฒ for riding again.

As previously noted, next Monday is my 41st Birthday ๐ŸŽ‰ when the sun will be setting at 5:05 pm with dusk at 5:34 pm. On that day in 2023, we had partly cloudy and temperatures between 44 and 22 degrees. Not divisible by five, no carrot ๐Ÿฅ• cake ๐ŸŽ‚ for me at work but then again I had a going away, or at least going up to North Albany party two weeks ago and I still have cake in my freezer, lol. ๐Ÿ˜‚ Typically, the high temperature is 33 degrees. We hit a record high of 54 back in 2002.

On Guard

They call it the coldest time of year for good reason ๐ŸŒฌ

That said, it’s only expected to last for a few more days. But expect high heating bills and bone-chilling cold outside for a few more days before things warm up a bit and turn to rain for the second half of the week.

Good morning! Clear and 9 degrees in Delmar, NY. ๐ŸŒž Breezy, ๏ธ20 mph breeze from the northwest ๐ŸŒฌ with gusts up to 36 mph ๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ’จ. The current wind chill is -10. There are 3 inches of snow on the ground. โ˜ƒ ๏ธThings will start to thaw out at tomorrow around 2 pm. ๐ŸŒก๏ธ

I can remember colder days, in years past, ๐ŸŒก but it’s been such a warm winter with El Nino and warming climate, I’m not used to feeling the cold or having the hit running so much. The electric blanket is nice and actually with the cold and heat running more, it seems warmer inside.

Today will be sunny ๐ŸŒž, with a high of 21 degrees at 2pm. 11 degrees below normal. Maximum wind chill around -10 at 6am. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. A year ago, we had light snow in the morning, remaining cloudy in the afternoon. The high last year was 33 degrees. The record high of 61 was set in 2006. 7.2 inches of snow fell back in 1990.โ„

Yesterday was much less of an ambitious then maybe I had first hoped ๐Ÿ˜ด though a lot of it was the cold and wind kept me indoors. I just get chilled through much quicker these days then I used to when I was younger. I also have only a 1/4 tank of gas left in my truck and 100 miles of fuel left โ›ฝ and want to make it through another week before fueling up again. But I had plans, but they were never implemented yesterday. Truth is after I got shopping, I got studying the GNU coreutils and especially the text-editing functions to help advance my new career at work, then it was cold and I decided to hide under the covers and take a nap after having a big pot of pea soup with stewing beef and carrots. ๐Ÿฅ˜

I did get Walmart and stocked up on $140 on groceries. ๐Ÿ›’ The $80 in groceries I bought last week really didn’t go that far and I didn’t want to risk running out this week before the end of the week. When I run out of fresh fruit and vegetables, ๐Ÿฅฆ ๐Ÿ I too often find myself reaching for other sweets ๐Ÿฌ and sugars — or for that matter carbs. The best thing to do is make sure my pantry is well stocked and remains stocked. Unlike many people, I’ve not had problems with things going bad — I eat plenty ๐Ÿ˜‹ and a large portion of fruits and vegetables I buy are frozen.

I don’t necessarily buy that fresh fruits and vegetables are healthier or better then flash-frozen, the later are significantly more affordable. ๐Ÿ“ The thing is I am running low on freezer space. Some due to how much ice blocks I have in freezer for camping ๐ŸงŠ — which truth be told I don’t need right now  but I keep there for thermal mass or in case of power loss. But I figure if I use them up some older, maybe less healthy stuff, then it will save money and provide good eats. With inflation, every little bit helps. ๐Ÿ’ธ Sounds silly but it’s true.

Solar noon ๐ŸŒž is at 12:07 pm with sun having an altitude of 27.4° from the due south horizon (-43.4° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 11.6 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour ๐Ÿ… starts at 4:11 pm with the sun in the southwest (236°). ๐Ÿ“ธ The sunset is in the west-southwest (243°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 4:54 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 15 seconds with dusk around 5:24 pm, which is one minute and 15 seconds later than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ‡ At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Gibbous ๐ŸŒ” Moon in the east (92°) at an altitude of 44° from the horizon, 239,204 miles away. ๐Ÿš€ The best time to look at the stars is after 5:59 pm. At sunset, look for sunny skies ๐ŸŒƒ and temperatures around 20 degrees. The wind chill around sunset will be 6. โ˜ƒ๏ธ There will be a northwest breeze at 15 mph with gusts up to 25mph. Tomorrow will have 9 hours and 39 minutes of daytime, an increase of one minute and 57 seconds over today.

This afternoon I am heading out to the folks house for Sunday dinner. ๐Ÿ‘ช I want to hike Bennett Hill this afternoon ๐Ÿ’จ but every time I hear the wind gust up, my mind is changed. Maybe it’s best to just stay home and work on some various projects before going out to see the folks. Tomorrow will be warmer, I can go for a bike ride before work ๐Ÿšฒ or at least walk laps in the plaza before work. ๐Ÿƒ And maybe an evening walk tonight, as the wind will hopefully die down this evening. Or at least tomorrow, though the rest of the week may be hard with rain coming in.

Tonight will be mostly clear ๐ŸŒƒ, with a low of 11 degrees at 6am. Four degrees below normal. Maximum wind chill around 5 at 6pm; Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light west after midnight. In 2023, we had light snow in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 30 degrees. The record low of -20 occurred back in 1984.

As previously noted, there are 3 weeks until Don’t Cry over Spilled Milk Day ๐Ÿฅ› when the sun will be setting at 5:22 pm with dusk at 5:50 pm. On that day in 2023, we had mostly sunny, snow showers and temperatures between 38 and 23 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 35 degrees. We hit a record high of 59 back in 1981.

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