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They’re taking about frost in the North Country this morning πŸ‚

You can taste the fresh silage on the air and you know it won’t be long before the leaves will be full of color in the North Country. Up at five o’clock cooking down split pea soup to have with homemade bread.

Good morning! Happy Thursday. A cold start, you might need the choke on your motor. Mostly clear, the sun is rising and 47 degrees in Delmar, NY. πŸŒ… Calm wind.

Up a little after five to cook 🍳 and get started on my day. Needed to run to the rest room and then I needed to have coffee β˜• and get that pea soup cooking down. A half pound of spinach, onions, stir fry vegetables, a crust of whole wheat flour and water plus two eggs, a bit of milk and corn starch topped with a bit of Parmesan was breakfast. Dinner last night was pizza πŸ• but not that American crap way. A simple whole wheat flour and water crust, several paste and other tomatoes that were starting to mold a bit run through the food processor with a garlic clove and a bunch of spices with flour to harden, topped with chopped onions and spinach and a bit of Parmesan. πŸ₯¦ I do eat a lot of spinach, I like fiber. Fills your stomach up fully without many calories.

Lately I’ve been a been a little nostalgic 🎢 and listening to a lot of country music from the early 2000s like back in college. Not that I’d ever want to go back to those days with all those trials and tribulations of youth and far less money but life was good before inflation kind of ruined everything. I think it’s September 11th and just the autumn weather that takes me back to the first year back at Hudson Valley Community College, my first experience with much urban life, and being on my own, having a car, being able to go up to the woods whenever I wanted to. πŸŽ„

Out walking around 6:45 AM this morning. 🚢‍♀️ Definitely a beautiful morning for the walk, should be a great ride down through the gorge to work. 🚲 I tasted some of that pea soup, it’s delicious, I’ll bring some for work and probably have some more for dinner. Might end up freezing the rest so I can have it later in the weekend, obviously with some fresh bread. 🍡 Might be a good way to end Saturday after riding trail most of the day up at Thacher Park. 🚡‍♀️ I am starting to run low on bananas, 🍌 I might stop and get just them at Hannaford during the evening commute home. Other then that my pantry is pretty solid.

Today will be sunny 🌞, with a high of 70 degrees at 3pm. Two degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around September 26th. Maximum dew point of 50 at 6pm. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the morning. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning with more sun in the afternoon. The high last year was 76 degrees. The record high of 95 was set in 1895.

I called the General yesterday 🚚 and guess what I’m on call back list regarding when they can do the passenger airbag inflator recall work. I figured with all the notices and social media ads I’ve gotten about replacing the airbag inflator, they’d have a ton in stock at this point and I could just drop the truck off in a week or two and have it back the next day. Nope, they took down my information but couldn’t promise me an appointment at this time.

Called back the doctor, πŸ“ž and after a bit of phone tag πŸ‘©‍βš•οΈ they want to do some more testing about my pissing problem.  Didn’t catch it right away, as my phone is set up to automatically go to voice mail. πŸ“¨ Heck of it is since I’ve not been eating so many zucchini and overnight oatmeal, I’ve not had such a pissing problem.🚽  I kind of don’t want to spend more money getting tests, as I think it’s mostly in my head at this point, to blame on my diet, but they said some of the initial rounds of test were inclusive. πŸ“‹They can’t schedule me until another two weeks, so at that point I’ll re-evaluate if I find myself needing to piss too much. I really think the key is stay away from coffee and overnight oatmeal before road trips, especially my October trip if I’m thinking West Virginia.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:49 pm with sun having an altitude of 48.2° from the due south horizon (-22.7° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 5.4 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour πŸ… starts at 6:20 pm with the sun in the west (266°). πŸ“Έ The sunset is in the west (272°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 6:57 pm after setting for 2 minutes and 54 seconds with dusk around 7:23 pm, which is one minute and 47 seconds earlier than yesterday. πŸŒ‡ At dusk you’ll see the First Quarter πŸŒ“ Moon in the south-southwest (198°) at an altitude of 18° from the horizon, 233,527 miles away. πŸš€ The best time to look at the stars is after 7:58 pm. At sunset, look for clear skies πŸŒ„ and temperatures around 66 degrees. The dew point will be 50 degrees. There will be a north breeze at 6 mph. Today will have 12 hours and 16 minutes of daytime, a decrease of 2 minutes and 52 seconds over yesterday.

Yesterday, I went for an evening walk 🚢‍♀️ and went through my dresser and pulled out most the XXL clothes and put them away in the crawl space, and started to go through the hand-me-downs I got from the late John W. Some are XXL unfortunately, I only meant to get XL but I’ll try them on. πŸ‘• Going to wash them though before putting them with the other clothes, as some of them have a bit of an old man smell to them. The pizza I had was good πŸ•, very filling, didn’t really need a desert. Lights were out before 8:15 PM though I did listen to a podcast or two on my phone before getting fully asleep but that’s fine, I’m usually up by 5 AM most mornings to start cooking and getting a jump start on my morning.

Totally getting sold on going down to Canaan Heights West Virginia sometime after Columbus Day Weekend πŸ‚ to mountain bike, hike, camp and see the sights. I mean I’m not 100% on this and it could change, but it would be fun. Probably start the week up Wellsboro PA-area to ride some of the Pine Creek Gorge Trail. Not sure how much farther south I’d go in West Viriginia, maybe Dolly Sods, but I would rather focus on Canaan Heights, Blackwater Falls State Park and the Canaan Wildlife Refuge as I haven’t spent nearly enough time up that way.

Tonight will be mostly clear πŸŒƒ, with a low of 46 degrees at 6am. Four degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around October 1st. Light northwest wind. In 2022, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 51 degrees. The record low of 31 occurred back in 1962.

I’ve been starting to look more deeply into the future of the blog. πŸ“ I can bitch about the cost of running it but it won’t make it go away. I kind of would miss not doing it, so it’s probably worth the money to me. I do want to re-work the data structure, make things more efficient and maybe remove more of the custom code and try to make it use as much of built-in WordPress code as possible. πŸ‘¨‍πŸ’» I could bring my laptop home and work on this over the weekend, especially if it’s going to be rainy. The big difficulty might be the transition — taking down the old data structure and replacing it with the new one, and getting all the URL rewrites perfected before going live. I don’t know any way to do this completely without taking at least part of the blog offline to do the change over. 🀷‍♂️ I might also look at implementing Google AdSense, so I can get some advertising revenue, to cover the costs of doing the blog. I don’t love that idea — there is too much advertising pollution already, but I get tired of ever inflating costs, even if it really is a smaller part of the budget that that I’m making more money at work. πŸ’Έ

A chance of showers throughout the weekend with more sun on Sunday. 🌦 Saturday, a chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. East wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Maximum dew point of 52 at 10am. Sunday, a chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Maximum dew point of 56 at 1pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 72 degrees.

I won’t say it’s a banner weekend this weekend, 🌦 but maybe not a wash out. Still will be good enough to do the Nature Bus to Thacher Park. Saves some money and it’s a fun day, plus I went out camping last weekend. πŸ• Maybe next weekend I’ll get out again, though the very long-range forecast doesn’t look all that great in all honestly. Columbus Day Weekend, which is two weeks from Saturday might be better. β›΅ πŸ‚ Only time will tell, though it seems like autumn will be late this year.

South Along Lake George

Maybe some Radical Acceptance is the key to climbing the Hump Day πŸͺ

Kind of a pretty sunrise this morning and it should be a nice bike ride to work. I’ll close out that background I’m reviewing, call back the doctor, call the General about the airbag, move forward. It’s kind of the midpoint of everything but I’m moving forward.

Good morning! What day is it? A Day I’m Embracing, of course. Mostly clear and 52 degrees in Delmar for the morning walk. πŸŒ… Calm wind. The dew point is 45 degrees.

Yes, I’m actually out walking 🚢 this morning. The past few days I’ve been bad, though I either rode my bike to work 🚲 or walked the Plaza before work on Monday. Tuesday’s ride to work wasn’t bad though I think πŸ€” I should lubricate the chain πŸ”— again before heading to work. Mornings are dark and there is such a short window before the smoldering cars along the road at the High School 🚸 start. It’s just toxic and noxious to walk past all those idling cars along the road.

More fresh bread 🍞 was baked this morning. Experimenting with yeast, sugar and water to get more rise and perfect πŸ‘Œ my bread. Apple oatmeal pancakes πŸ₯ž for breakfast this morning. Last night was salmon with sweet potatoes 🍠 and onions with lemon πŸ‹ which was tasty with mango for dessert. I’m not complaining about buying a big bag of frozen mango at the store on Monday. Eating well, but not too many calories, though I have to be careful about all those carbs in fresh-homemade bread, though no added sugar and it’s whole wheat. Getting a better rise this time. Now I got to make more walnut butter up. Okay, I’ve totally fallen off the healthy-eating rocker.

Today will be sunny 🌞, with a high of 70 degrees at 3pm. Three degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around September 26th. Maximum dew point of 50 at 10am. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. A year ago, we had light rain in the morning, which became mostly sunny by afternoon. It was somewhat humid. The high last year was 75 degrees. The record high of 90 was set in 1946.

To wear jeans πŸ‘– or not? That’s the question, though I only have three pair that fit me properly. That said, I can probably wear the same pair of jeans twice. Maybe though today is cooler day, so better to wear jeans today and then shorts tomorrow, with jeans again on Friday. I don’t care about the weekend, I can always wear baggy jeans or re-wear somewhat dirty ones, especially if I go camping or just take the Nature Bus 🚡‍♀️ to ride trails up at Thacher Park.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:50 pm with sun having an altitude of 48.5° from the due south horizon (-22.3° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 5.3 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour πŸ… starts at 6:21 pm with the sun in the west (266°). πŸ“Έ The sunset is in the west (272°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 6:59 pm after setting for 2 minutes and 54 seconds with dusk around 7:25 pm, which is one minute and 47 seconds earlier than yesterday. πŸŒ‡ At dusk you’ll see the First Quarter πŸŒ“ Moon in the south-southwest (212°) at an altitude of 16° from the horizon, 236,305 miles away. πŸš€ The best time to look at the stars is after 8:00 pm. At sunset, look for clear skies πŸŒ„ and temperatures around 65 degrees. The dew point will be 49 degrees. There will be a northwest breeze at 8 mph. Tomorrow will have 12 hours and 16 minutes of daytime, a decrease of 2 minutes and 52 seconds over today.

Riding Blackie to work today, 🚲 it might be a cool start to the morning but should be a beautiful commute both and to and from work. I just need to dress warmly and be careful on way back with all the cars in shadows. πŸ‘» I have to admit I can’t wait for the leaves to be off the trees 🌲 for better visibility on some of the intersections during the commute. But then it will likely be dark out πŸŒ† and I’ll have to take the bus home in the evening, ❄️ not to mention that the rail trail will get covered with snow and ice, to say nothing of it being cold to ride.

So I have a list of things to do today. πŸ“ƒ I need to call the doctor back about my blood work, though it’s hardly a priority as I’ve stopped having the pissing problem 🚽 once I cut back on drinking so much coffee in the morning β˜• and are more careful about how much water is in my oatmeal and eating too much zucchini πŸ† and tomatoes πŸ…. I think that friend of mine who got my so worked up about my weight loss is a jerk. Also, no overnight oatmeal πŸ₯£ before or fresh peaches πŸ‘ during road trips anymore. Might be easy until you find yourself pissing every five minutes. Also going to call the General about when I can have the air bag inflator recall replaced on Big Red, lest I get into an accident with somebody in the passenger seat. 🎈 The Taka Airbag Recall is kind of serious, but I rarely have a passenger, so I didn’t really care.

Tonight will have patchy fog between 4am and 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear πŸŒƒ, with a low of 44 degrees at 6am. Seven degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around October 7th. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph. In 2022, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 57 degrees. The record low of 29 occurred back in 1973.

Went down to the library last night πŸ“š returned a bunch of books and looked and browsed books, but didn’t end up taking out anything. Sure gets dark out early, πŸ‘£ but I got my steps in. Tonight, I am thinking after a dinner of tomato and spinach wraps on homemade whole-wheat flatbread, 🌯 I will go for a walk 🚢‍♀️ around dusk for my steps πŸ‘£ and maybe start going through clothes, putting away most of my summer clothes and things that are too big to fit and getting out some of the clothes John Wolcott’s wife gifted to me, along with some other things that fit well like I got from dad. πŸ‘• I’m tired of looking like a concentration camp survivor, or having to dig through so many big clothes that don’t fit anymore.

Still chewing over the blog, ✍ I mean I like doing it, but it’s a lot of money but then again it’s three years and blogging gives me a lot of pleasure.  I guess it’s not that big of a hike from three years ago, but it feels like. Used to be a lot less cost. πŸ€‘ I really could improve some of the code, get rid of some of the outdated crap and just make things a ton more efficient. There is a lot of things on the blog that are obsolete or old and outdated, and should be removed, as sometimes they randomly pop up on search engines. πŸ” And what I said years ago isn’t necessarily who I am today.

Somewhat of an improvement for the weekend. πŸŒ₯ Saturday, mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Maximum dew point of 55 at 4pm. Sunday, a chance of showers before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Maximum dew point of 59 at 11am. Typical average high for the weekend is 72 degrees.

It’s been going back and forth on the weekend, but I am thinking it will be stay-in-town weekend for heading out mountain biking at Thacher Park. 🚡‍♀️ Maybe I’ll ride down from the park after trail riding, though I think I will skip the trip down to Warner’s Lake as that was a good trip back up there. Sunday I’ll probably go out to the folks house for Sunday dinner, 🍽 and who knows I could go somewhere else to ride trail. I know they’ve built a good network of mountain bike trails on Wolf Hill, that might be fun to do. Ultimately depends on how wet the weekend turns out to be.

As previously noted, next Wednesday is More Night then Day 🌌 when the sun will be setting at 6:46 pm with dusk at 7:12 pm. On that day in 2022, we had partly cloudy, rain showers and temperatures between 68 and 50 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 70 degrees. We hit a record high of 89 back in 2017.

 Old Mill

Missed my morning walk today as I was cooking quinoa and it was dark πŸ₯£

Plus I figured I’m bicycling to and from work so that I ought to count for something. The mornings are so dark now, plus post 6:45 the roads around the high school are filled with smoldering cars as the kids sit in there early along the road to get parking. Also I was busy doing a lot of cooking, especially with the quinoa, which the first morning before their cooked take a fair amount of time, between washing them good and clean and then boiling them down ont he stone.

Good morning! Happy Tuesday. Partly sunny and 59 degrees in Delmar, NY. πŸŒ… There is a west breeze at 8 mph. πŸƒ. The dew point is 54 degrees.

Going to be a nice morning for a ride to work. 🚲 Then I’ll do the stairs. Hopping on the pumpkin πŸŽƒ spice craze, I had the quinoa with pumpkin and no sugar but some added chia seeds. I did a much better job cleaning the quinoa this time, which kept them from being too bitter. Last night I made walnut butter in the food processor and that was delicious on home made wheat bread 🍞 that I cooked in the morning. It was good.

Today will have a slight chance of showers between 11am and noon. Mostly sunny 🌞, with a high of 66 degrees at 2pm. Seven degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around October 5th. Maximum dew point of 56 at 3pm. West wind 8 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning, which became thunderstorm by afternoon. It was humid. The high last year was 81 degrees. The record high of 90 was set in 1946.

This evening I’ll probably walk 🚢 down to the library πŸ“š to return books and maybe get some new ones out plus do a least some steps. Maybe an evening walk but truth be told I’d rather just retire to bed early. πŸ› Got some salmon out of the freezer, going to have with baked apples, butternut squash, mashed sweet potato and spinach. Should he a good dinner but will be dark by the time I’m done with it. The days of going down to the park after work have come and gone.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:50 pm with sun having an altitude of 48.9° from the due south horizon (-21.9° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 5.2 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour πŸ… starts at 6:23 pm with the sun in the west (267°). πŸ“Έ The sunset is in the west (273°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:00 pm after setting for 2 minutes and 54 seconds with dusk around 7:27 pm, which is one minute and 47 seconds earlier than yesterday. πŸŒ‡ At dusk you’ll see the First Quarter πŸŒ“ Moon in the southwest (225°) at an altitude of 13° from the horizon, 239,238 miles away. πŸš€ The best time to look at the stars is after 8:02 pm. At sunset, look for mostly clear skies πŸŒ„ and temperatures around 61 degrees. The dew point will be 52 degrees. There will be a west-northwest breeze at 13 mph. Today will have 12 hours and 22 minutes of daytime, a decrease of 2 minutes and 51 seconds over yesterday.

Yesterday I had to run to the store to get contact solution πŸ‘€ and ended up getting some sweet potatoes, avocados, frozen squash and melon, along with walnuts, the later which I used to make some walnut butter in the food processor. I thought about doing another try at the bread I made in the morning, which came out a bit flat but I might wait until tonight to knead up some more dough.

Tonight will be mostly clear πŸŒƒ, with a low of 48 degrees at 4am. Three degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around September 27th. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph. In 2022, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became light rain by the early hours of the morning. It was somewhat humid. It got down to 59 degrees. The record low of 30 occurred back in 1979.

Weekend is looking pretty nice. 😎 Saturday, partly sunny, with a high near 70. Maximum dew point of 55 at 12pm. Sunday, a chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Maximum dew point of 59 at 1pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 72 degrees.

I am not sure if I will head out of town, πŸ• 🚲 as the models suggest different things, but if it’s nice, the Adirondacks are always a good option. That said, if I wait another week, it might be closer to peak color. That said, I told Mom and Dad, I’d take them on a trip to Speculator later this month, so maybe that will be the weekend to do it. It’s a day trip, so I could always just take a day off from work too do it. I need to use up some time, before it gets cold out, so I should plan some more trips. Thinking the week after Columbus Day Weekend for a trip out to the Finger Lakes, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and/or Allegheny National Forest. At least that’s the general direction I’m leaning towards. So many options, so little time. Otherwise, the fall back is the Nature Bus to Thacher Park. Always the most affordable option.

One month πŸ“… from now will be Average High is 60 πŸ‚ when the sun will be setting at 6:08 pm with dusk at 6:36 pm. The average high temperature is 34 degrees, with a record high of 61 in 1895.

Flowers ?

I might have fifteenth weeks of trips planned between now and November with maybe three weekends I can get away β›Ί

That’s kind of just the nature of the beast got to pick and choose which adventures to take, noting that some trips in November wouldn’t be a bad thing – such as a Stoney Pond State Forest and Madison County trip before rifle season and the snow.

Good morning! Rain and 59 degrees in Delmar, NY. β˜” Calm wind. The dew point is 57 degrees. A half inch of rain is expected before it ends tomorrow around 6 am.

Another dark morning πŸ§‘‍🍳 baking bread 🍞 and making up rice, lentils and black beans 🍲 for the upcoming week. Mom has butternut squash for dinner with chicken and now I’m thinking I got to get some of that from the farmers market or grocery store as it’s so good. The weekend is over but I’m dreaming of future trips. But maybe not next weekend, as it looks kind of rainy. Too bad it couldn’t rain on the weekdays next weekend like it is raining this Monday.

Back to work on the earlier local bus 🚍 as it’s rainy day β˜” and I’m going to walk laps in the Plaza before climbing the stairs and getting down to work. Still working downtown for the time being , to wet to ride to work. The rest of the week though looks good for riding to and from work though depending on the final weekend forecast I might take off Friday and maybe Monday to head out of town but where is to be decided. So many dreams of future trips, as soon as I got back from Rensselarville State Forest.

Today will have showers likely, mainly before 3pm. Cloudy 🌦, with a high of 64 degrees at 1pm. 10 degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around October 9th. Maximum dew point of 62 at 3pm. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies in the morning, which became light rain by afternoon. It became sticky as the day progressed. The high last year was 80 degrees. The record high of 91 was set in 1891.

Midday I will have to walk up to Market 32 πŸ›’ to get contact solution as I’m out. And maybe a few other things for my pantry though I’m pretty much set. Hopefully it won’t be raining too hard midday. Worse comes to worse I can bike 🚲 over to Hannaford after work or I guess drive. But I’d rather avoid that if possible.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:51 pm with sun having an altitude of 49.3° from the due south horizon (-21.5° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 5.2 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour πŸ… starts at 6:25 pm with the sun in the west (267°). πŸ“Έ The sunset is in the west (274°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:02 pm after setting for 2 minutes and 54 seconds with dusk around 7:28 pm, which is one minute and 47 seconds earlier than yesterday. πŸŒ‡ At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Crescent πŸŒ’ Moon in the west-southwest (237°) at an altitude of 10° from the horizon, 242,172 miles away. πŸš€ The best time to look at the stars is after 8:04 pm. At sunset, look for rain 🌧 and temperatures around 62 degrees. The dew point will be 59 degrees. There will be a north-northwest breeze at 6 mph. Today will have 12 hours and 25 minutes of daytime, a decrease of 2 minutes and 51 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have a chance of showers, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 56 degrees at 5am. Five degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around September 8th. Maximum dew point of 60 at 6pm. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. In 2022, we had light rain in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It was sticky. It got down to 63 degrees. The record low of 32 occurred back in 1959.

Waiting and watching the weekend forecast. πŸ˜• I don’t think this early in the week it’s set in stone. Saturday, partly sunny, with a high near 72. Maximum dew point of 56 at 11am. Sunday, a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Maximum dew point of 60 at 11am. Typical average high for the weekend is 72 degrees.

Looking ahead, there are 8 weeks until Average Night is Below Freezing 🌌 when the sun will be setting at 4:36 pm with dusk at 5:05 pm (Standard Time). On that day in 2022, we had partly cloudy and temperatures between 49 and 36 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 50 degrees. We hit a record high of 69 back in 1964. I’ll have to once again fix the air leaks around my door πŸšͺ and get out the little space heater and electric blanket. But hopefully not for a while.

Adams, MA

A nice morning after a cool and windy weekend at Rennselearville State Forest πŸŒ€

It was nice to get away for two nights, only a quick trip from home. Not a lot of gas or costs which is good plus some great views, chances to ride and walk in the woods.

Good morning! Mostly sunny β˜€ and 52 degrees at the Rensselaerville State Forest. There is a west-northwest breeze at 8 mph. πŸƒ. The dew point is 49 degrees.

Nice morning today πŸŒ… but a bit chilly. But it’s the second half of September and I’m in the high country of Albany County so it’s to be expected. Didn’t run out of propane which became a concern yesterday when I noticed the tank was getting light and it’s been about ten nights in the woods since filling the tank on vacation, though many did not involve using the heater much.

Today will have increasing clouds β˜€ ➑ ☁, with a high of 65 degrees at 4pm. Nine degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around October 7th. Maximum dew point of 51 at 10am. West wind around 8 mph. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning with more sun in the afternoon. The high last year was 72 degrees. The record high of 89 was set in 1942.

Taking camp β›Ί down relatively early πŸ•’ as I’m thinking about exploring Huyck Preserve 🐸 for a while before going to the folks house 🏑 early to pick apples 🍏 and Sunday dinner. πŸ πŸ— Going to be rain β˜” by evening and I don’t want to get home that late with the earlier sunsets.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:52 pm with sun having an altitude of 49.8Β° from the due south horizon (-21.1Β° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 5.1 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. Autumn is rapidly approaching. The golden hour πŸ… starts at 6:28 pm with the sun in the west (268Β°). πŸ“Έ The sunset is in the west (274Β°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:05 pm after setting for 2 minutes and 54 seconds with dusk around 7:31 pm, which is one minute and 47 seconds earlier than yesterday. πŸŒ‡ At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Crescent πŸŒ’ Moon in the west-southwest (249Β°) at an altitude of 6Β° from the horizon, 244,955 miles away. πŸš€ The best time to look at the stars is after 8:07 pm. At sunset, look for rain 🌧 and temperatures around 60 degrees. The dew point will be 51 degrees. There will be a calm wind. Today will have 12 hours and 27 minutes of daytime, a decrease of 2 minutes and 51 seconds over yesterday.

Yesterday was a somewhat slow day and by midday I was a bit cold πŸ₯Ά so I retreated to my truck cap, took a nap and watched YouTube. πŸ“Ή Then the sun came out and warmed up a bit, wind which was roaring slowed and went for a ride to the Hillicross Parcel 🏞 then around some of the dirt roads and haul roads 🚲 at the State Forest. Then came back, fried up some potatoes, spinach, snap peas and salmon 🐠 then went for a hike through the woods to the hill overlooking Camp Cass. Came back had a nice fire πŸ”₯ until around ten. Very starry ✨ night, saw two shooting stars before retiring to bed around ten. With the breeze I kept the fire small as it was a rather sparky evening. Not worried about a grass fire but didn’t like all the sparks heading towards my truck for obvious reasons.

Tonight will have showers, mainly after 10pm. 🌧 Low of 53 degrees at 1am. One degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around September 19th. Maximum dew point of 53 at 1am. πŸ–οΈ Light and variable wind becoming east around 6 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. In 2022, we had partly cloudy skies. It became humid as the night progressed. It got down to 62 degrees. The record low of 35 occurred back in 1986.

I was hoping to get up to the Adirondacks next weekend for a long one, β›Ί but we’ll see with the weather. I doubt there is much color change yet πŸ‚ and as of now the long range for next weekend isn’t all that great. But September weekends are rapidly expiring and October is quickly coming. As of now I’m thinking of possibly taking a week the third week of October but things could change.

Looking ahead, there are 2 weeks until October πŸŽƒ when the sun will be setting at 6:40 pm with dusk at 7:07 pm. Happens so quickly. On that day in 2022, we had partly sunny and temperatures between 69 and 46 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 68 degrees. We hit a record high of 90 back in 1927.

A Fall Reflection Seen from Wakely Dam

Blustery, gray morning as Lee roars off the coast πŸŒ€

It’s not a real great weekend for camping but as they say, it beats being home. And it’s only a half hour drive home, fifteenth out to the folks house on Sunday. Gives me a chance for some hammock time and riding the dirt trails around. Probably they’re muddy though after such a wet late summer.

Good morning! Happy Saturday. Finally the weekend! Mostly cloudy and 53 degrees at the Rensselaerville State Forest. ☁ There is a northwest breeze at 15 mph. πŸƒ. The dew point is 44 degrees. The skies will clear around 4 pm.

Cool and rather blustery morning 🌬️ for camping up at State Forest. Got up around 6:30, made a breakfast of eggs 🍳 with spinach, onions, mushrooms and a whole wheat crust. Just flour and water, would have added salt but I didn’t bring that and I’ve been overdoing the salt lately after backing away from it. Trying to find balance. βš–

Today will become partly sunny 🌞, with a high of 65 degrees at 4pm. Timing all depends on how fast the hurricane pushes off the shore. πŸŒ€ 10 degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around October 7th. Maximum dew point of 47 at 2pm. Northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 71 degrees. The record high of 92 was set in 1939.

Left work around 4 pm taking the express bus 🚍 home, filling the cooler and getting out to Rennselearville State Forest around 5:45. I probably could have left at five but it was nice to be set up well before dark. Leaving at five would have been pushing it with daylight to gather firewood and set up camp. β›Ί Turned out to be a very starry night ✨ but a bit cool so I spent it huddled over the fire. I wanted to get away but not so far out of town as possibly next weekend I’ll head up north.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:53 pm with sun having an altitude of 50.2Β° from the due south horizon (-20.7Β° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 5 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour πŸ… starts at 6:30 pm with the sun in the west (268Β°). πŸ“Έ The sunset is in the west (275Β°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:07 pm after setting for 2 minutes and 54 seconds with dusk around 7:33 pm, which is one minute and 47 seconds earlier than yesterday. πŸŒ‡ At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Crescent πŸŒ’ Moon in the west (261Β°) at an altitude of 3Β° from the horizon, 247,447 miles away. πŸš€ The best time to look at the stars is after 8:09 pm. At sunset, look for partly clear skies πŸŒ„ and temperatures around 60 degrees. The dew point will be 46 degrees. Breezy, 16 mph breeze β›… from the northwest. Today will have 12 hours and 30 minutes of daytime, a decrease of 2 minutes and 51 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be mostly clear πŸŒƒ, with a low of 45 degrees at 6am. Seven degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around October 4th. Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph. In 2022, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 51 degrees. The record low of 32 occurred back in 1959.

Looking ahead, there are 7 weeks until Daylight Savings Time Ends πŸŒ₯ when the sun will be setting at 5:48 pm with dusk at 6:16 pm. Seems much too soon 😒. On that day in 2022, we had sunny, warm and temperatures between 71 and 46 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 54 degrees. We hit a record high of 76 back in 1994. I’m thinking after the time change I can still ride to work some days and then put my bike 🚲 on the bus 🚍 for the ride home.

Seagulls

Cussing my way through a Sunday 🀬

Some days are better then others. This morning I started out by dropping a cup from cupboard onto my mini-food chopper shattering the lid, then digging myself into a bit of a whole trying to get rid of the clicking in the high gear of Blackie. Plus it’s starting to rain out.

Good afternoon! Rain showers and 75 degrees in Delmar, NY. β˜” There is a south-southeast breeze at 6 mph. πŸƒ. The dew point is 69 degrees.

So I started out my morning making oatmeal-banana pancakes πŸ₯ž which was good until I bumped the the counter and knocked a plastic cup down, which bumped the lid of the mini-food chopper I use almost daily. It’s not the most expensive device ever, but I don’t want to buy a new one if I can avoid it. Maybe I can glue the top back together. πŸ’₯ Fortunately where the break is isn’t where the latch is so I can use it for now, but I think I’ll want to look at getting a full-size food processor, and maybe also a replacement for the mini-one for use at camping. I’m undecided, money is currently a bit tight. πŸ’Έ

This afternoon will have showers likely. Cloudy 🌦, with a high of 76 degrees at 2pm. One degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around September 11th. Maximum dew point of 69 at 2pm. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 83 degrees. The record high of 96 was set in 1931.

Yesterday riding Blackie 🚡‍♀️ back from Thacher Park, I was noticing a ticking noise when in the high gear and I’m trying to adjust the front derailleur with limited luck, with hope to get running smoothly again. I guess worse comes to worse I can take it back to the shop to be properly indexed, but I want to try to do it myself βš™ especially with money as tight as it is these days. So far it’s been a lot of cussing, making things worse rather then better, but this is relatively simple, I should be able to figure it out. Not serious, but frustrating as you would hope your shiny new mountain bike would work without issues, but I think I snagged the front derailleur cable when I was out riding at Thacher Park yesterday.

Lunch is going to be some red-lentil pancakes, πŸ₯ž which are always a treat, especially with enough salt. Plus frozen fruit left over from the picnic to snack on. πŸ‡  And more of that whole-wheat bread I made yesterday, for dipping in the hummus I made this morning. Probably too much anxiety-based snacking.

Tonight will have a Waning Crescent 🌘 Moon with 15% illuminated. At 2 PM, the moon was in the west (272°) at an altitude of 37° from the horizon, some 250,487 miles away from where you are looking up from the earth. πŸš€ At the state speed limit of 55 mph, you’ll make it there by March 18th. Buckle up for safety! πŸ’Ί The moon will set in the northwest (304°) at 5:40 pm. The Harvest 🌽 Moon is on Monday, September 25. The darkest hour is at 12:53 am, followed by dawn at 6:02 am, and sun starting to rise at 6:30 am in the east (83°) and last for 2 minutes and 55 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 3 seconds later than yesterday. πŸŒ„ The golden hour ends at 7:08 am with sun in the east (89°). Tonight will have 11 hours and 13 minutes of darkness, an increase of 2 minutes and 50 seconds over last night.

This afternoon in a bit I’m heading out to visit the folks. πŸ‘ͺ It should be a nice afternoon, though maybe a wet one. I heard County Route 312 is under construction, so I’ll have to decide if I should go that way or take NY 32. Don’t want to go too late though, as the sun set is earlier and earlier these days.

Tonight will have showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 3am, then a chance of showers. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Patchy fog between 3am and 4am. Otherwise, cloudy 🌧, with a low of 65 degrees at 6am. 10 degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 68 at 6pm. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. In 2022, we had partly cloudy skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It was somewhat humid. It got down to 64 degrees. The record low of 36 occurred back in 1917.

In four weeks on October 8 the sun will be setting in the west (263°) at 6:26 pm,πŸŒ„ which is 49 minutes and 24 seconds earlier then today. In 2022 on that day, we had partly cloudy and temperatures between 54 and 38 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 65 and 44 degrees. The record high of 80 degrees was set back in 2017.

Looking ahead,, Constitution Day πŸ“œ is Next Sunday, October πŸŽƒ is in 3 weeks, Average High is 65 πŸ‚ is in 4 weeks, 7:15 AM Sunrise βŒ›οΈ is in 3 months and Christmas Eve πŸŽ… is in 15 weeks.

Gorge