Good evening! Rain and 63 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☔ There is a west breeze at 8 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 60 degrees. More of a drizzle now but around 7 pm the sky was really pouring.

No evening walk 🚶 due to the rain. That downpour and wind was intense for a while – it must have knocked down a tree 🌲as I heard somebody in the neighborhood with a chain saw. But as fast as it came it was gone.

I was working down at the library parking lot today and it started to get so hot with that sun ☀. Got to hook up the fan and maybe bring water but then I’ll need to run home for bathroom 🚽 breaks. The library Wi-Fi has gotten so popular lately – some times you’ll see a dozen cars in the lot with folks on their laptops. 💻 But it’s fine, everybody is maintaining social distancing and my laptop stays charged off the sun.

Working on a new interactive mapping feature for the blog that will allow for large format maps that can be scrolled 📜 left and right and maybe zoomed in based on the jquery library I eventually end up linking against.

Also been experimenting with historical topographic maps and removing their collars 🗾 which turns out to be super easy to do creating seemless historical maps of larger areas like Moose River Plains. The accuracy of those early USGS maps is amazing as long as you don’t zoom in too far beyond the scale.

Tonight will have showers likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 54 degrees at 6am. Seven degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around June 6th. Maximum dew point of 60 at 10pm. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph. Another night sleeping with the windows open. I like the fresh air and things are quite with everything shut down due to pandemic. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became partly cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 48 degrees. The record low of 33 occurred back in 1980.

Tonight will have a Last Quarter 🌗 Moon with 35% illuminated. The darkest hour is at 12:53 am, followed by dawn at 5:01 am, and sun starting to rise at 5:34 am in the east-northeast (63°) and last for 3 minutes and 15 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and one second earlier than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 6:14 am with sun in the east-northeast (70°). Tonight will have 9 hours and 20 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 2 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will be mostly sunny 🌞, with a high of 73 degrees at 3pm. Three degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around May 27th. Maximum dew point of 52 at 10am. North wind 7 to 9 mph. Should be a real nice day. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies in the morning, which became light rain by afternoon. The high last year was 69 degrees. The record high of 89 was set in 1991.

I’m thinking Thacher Park OSI parcel tomorrow from that lesser used trail head to the Nature Center at Thompsons Lake 🐦 and some of the lesser used trails to the overlooks. 🐸 I want to do some bird watching and just general wildlife observation 🔭 if I can find some quiet places to sit in the woods. I’ll definitely be wearing my jeans 👖 that are treated with Permethrin.

I’ve really been struggling with the Lyme disease this time. 🐜 The doxycycline works but it’s not as effective as the first time I got Lyme last October and there are times I am sore and stiff. I do keep getting out – walking 5 to 10 miles a day around the neighborhood – but at times I feel exhausted and just so stiff and sore. I’m be out of doxycycline Tuesday and if I still feel like shit I’m going to call the doctor 😷.

I went to the the laundromat and hardware store today. 👚 Washed my clothes and sprayed three pare of older jeans and t-shirts with Permethrin. Users of it swear by it for ticks. Certainly the Army uses a lot of it as do cattle farmers for fly control. I picked up two empty spray bottles so I’d have them to apply the chemicals. Mixing the chemical 20 to 1 with water wasn’t too bad, twenty oz of mixture pretty much covered three jeans and shirts. Didn’t see any staining or odors. I washed my hands carefully after use but noticed no incidental skin reaction. The chemical supposedly lasts six washings but honestly I’d probably reapply it before packing for any major camping trip or extended outdoor activity because if it knocks down the ticks it’s worth it without a question.

In four weeks on June 12 the sun will be setting in the west-northwest (303°) at 8:33 pm,🌄 which is 22 minutes and 36 seconds later then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had mostly sunny and temperatures between 77 and 50 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 77 and 56 degrees. The record high of 95 degrees was set back in 2017.

Looking ahead, 8:30 PM Sunset ️⛱️ is in 3 weeks.

🇺🇸🦅Only 1 week remains until the start of Memorial Day Weekend!🦅🇺🇸

I made no decision about next weekend. ⛺ Unless the forecast calls for exceptionally nice weather next weekend the plan will be avoid the crowds Memorial Day Weekend and work only three days the following week, leave Thursday and take Friday off celebrate the unofficial kick off to summer with fewer crowds and the potholers a little warmer.

Good morning! What day is it? Hump Day, of course. The weekend is getting closer but working from home it doesn’t seem like much of a change. Six weeks to Latest Sunset 🌆. Sunny and 36 degrees in Delmar, NY. 🌞 There is a west breeze at 6 mph. 🍃.

Another sunny but cool day on tap. ⛲ I will probably go for my morning walk 🚶 before walk and get some fresh air before getting down to work at nine. Maybe if it’s warm enough I’ll sit out back for work. 🐦 Birds are chirping this morning but still cool for mid May. But the heat is coming starting in about a week. Going to be hot to round out the month.

Today will be sunny 🌞, with a high of 57 degrees at 3pm. 12 degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 13th. Northwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning, which became light rain by afternoon. The high last year was 54 degrees. The record high of 86 was set in 2004. There was a dusting of snow in 1953.❄

I have a list of things 📃 I’d like to get at Walmart today. I’m thinking of going shopping during my lunch break to avoid the crowds. I need a spray bottle for the Permethrin application to my jeans 👖 as I want to try that out tomorrow maybe after going to the laundromat when there is still sun to dry the clothes outside. I also need to get some socks, frozen fruit for breakfast and snacks, more meat and eggs 🍳. Also maybe another pair of Bluetooth headphones. 🎧

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:53 pm with sun having an altitude of 65.9° from the due south horizon (-4.9° vs. 6/21). Doesn’t get much higher in the sky. A six foot person will cast a 2.7 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 7:29 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (290°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (297°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:10 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 14 seconds with dusk around 8:41 pm, which is one minute and 4 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 The best time to look at the stars is after 9:22 pm. At sunset, look for clear skies 🌄 and temperatures around 50 degrees. There will be a west-northwest breeze at 10 mph. Today will have 14 hours and 34 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 8 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have patchy frost after 2am. Otherwise, clear 🌃, with a low of 32 degrees at 4am. 14 degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 2nd. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. In 2019, we had light rain in the evening, which became light drizzle by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 40 degrees. The record low of 30 occurred back in 1996.

Right now, a split verdict on the weekend. 😕 Saturday, mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Maximum dew point of 51 at 8am. Sunday, a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Maximum dew point of 49 at 1pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 70 degrees.

The weekend forecast still looks decent Saturday ☀ but also not so great for Friday and Sunday. I think my best option is to stay home this weekend. Maybe I will go up north Memorial Day Weekend. If I do that I’ll probably take off a week from Friday and leave before dawn on Friday to ensure that I can get a campsite. Probably Piseco Powley Road ⛺ but maybe not. It depends a lot on the final forecast – saying all of Memorial Day Weekend will be 80 and sunny is uncertain. If I do go up north that will be after spraying my clothes with Permethrin and using the screen house 🎪 as it’s bound to be buggy.

Looking ahead, there are 6 weeks until Latest Sunset 🌆 when the sun will be setting at 8:37 pm with dusk at 9:12 pm. On that day in 2019, we had partly cloudy and temperatures between 85 and 56 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 80 degrees. We hit a record high of 96 back in 1943.

Good evening! Cloudy and 47 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☁ There is a northeast breeze at 5 mph. 🍃. Temperatures will drop below freezing at Wednesday around 4 am. ☃️

Kind of a quiet day, stayed home did some map work 🌎 and then went for a walk this evening in the Pine Bush. I saw a lot of wildlife including a buck, doe, fawn, goose, red bellied woodpecker, cat bird and a goose. I was surprised to see a goose there I thought they preferred to be by water. Walked a while after dark then came home.

Kind of a cold and gray day but it was nice to get away for a bit and hike somewhere alone 👤 were there was a ton of wildlife. Pine Bush off hour can be a great place to explore except for the highway noise. 🐝

Tonight will have a chance of showers, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 41 degrees at 4am. Five degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 27th. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 47 degrees. The record low of 29 occurred back in 2010.

Tonight will have a Waining Gibbous 🌖 Moon with 83% illuminated. The moon will rise at 11:56 pm. The Flower 🌷 Moon is on Monday, May 25. The darkest hour is at 12:53 am, followed by dawn at 5:07 am, and sun starting to rise at 5:39 am in the east-northeast (65°) and last for 3 minutes and 12 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 9 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 6:19 am with sun in the east-northeast (71°). Tonight will have 9 hours and 30 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 12 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will have showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Some of the storms could produce small hail and gusty winds. Yucky ducky in a trucky. Mostly cloudy 🌦, with a high of 57 degrees at 1pm. 11 degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 13th. South wind around 7 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning, which became light rain by afternoon. It became somewhat humid as the day progressed. The high last year was 65 degrees. The record high of 90 was set in 1911. 0.5 inches of snow fell back in 1907.❄

Kind of a bummer that the weather doesn’t look really good for tomorrow 😔 but the forecast looks good for mid week and the weekend might turn out quite nice. But still few signs of things greening up in Schoharie County, they actually got snow there over the weekend although it’s mostly gone at this point.

In four weeks on June 7 the sun will be setting in the west-northwest (303°) at 8:31 pm,🌄 which is 25 minutes and 9 seconds later then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had mostly sunny and temperatures between 82 and 53 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 76 and 54 degrees. The record high of 95 degrees was set back in 1999.

Looking ahead, Pack Rat Day 🐀 is in 1 weeks, Strawberry Moon 🌕 is in 4 weeks and Fathers Day 👨 is in 5 weeks.

🇺🇸🦅Only 12 days remain until the start of Memorial Day Weekend!🦅🇺🇸

Good evening! Cloudy and cold 37 degrees in Delmar, NY. ❄ Breezy, ️21 mph breeze from the west 🌬 with gusts up to 31 mph 💨💨💨. The current wind chill is 26. That wind is really cutting when you go outside.

Mostly stayed home except for my evening walk. 🏡 Did some cleaning, some reading 📖, too much time on Facebook and researching binoculars. Birding 🐦 has become a hobby of mine not just on Facebook.

I’ve spent too much money on guns over the years, I really need to get some quality glass so I can see the woods better. Good glass ain’t cheap. At least you don’t have to wait for a background check to buy binoculars, yet. 🔫 Of course this comes at the time I also want to buy the screen house for camping. 🎪 Maybe I can do both, I’d have to give it some thought with the stimulus check coming although I really should invest most of that so I have it for the future. 💵 Plus if I adopt my alternative Adirondack vacation this summer I’ll save a lot of money and hopefully I’ll have a chance to make some good overtime at work come the fall.

Tonight will have isolated snow showers before 10pm. Reminds me of that Funny Bin Outing Isolation group on Facebook where people dress 👗 up during the quartine to take out their trash to the street or burn barrel as it’s the only time they’re getting out. Mostly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 33 degrees at 4am. 12 degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 5th. Cold night. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. No heat but the windows are closed and it’s chilly enough in my bedroom I’m wearing long sleeve. That wind really makes it chilly but at least their was good sun today. Chance of precipitation is 20%. In 2019, we had cloudy skies. It got down to 52 degrees. The record low of 28 occurred back in 1958.

Tonight will have a Waining Gibbous 🌖 Moon with 90% illuminated. The moon will rise at 10:54 pm. The darkest hour is at 12:53 am, followed by dawn at 5:08 am, and sun starting to rise at 5:40 am in the east-northeast (65°) and last for 3 minutes and 12 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 10 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 6:20 am with sun in the east-northeast (72°). Tonight will have 9 hours and 32 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 15 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will be partly sunny 🌞, with a high of 57 degrees at 4pm. 11 degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 13th. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies in the morning with some clearing in the afternoon. The high last year was 69 degrees. The record high of 92 was set in 1970. 5 inches of snow fell back in 1945.❄

I’m thinking about hiking at Thatcher Park tomorrow 🚶 but I’m a bit worried about the crowds. I don’t know but I haven’t been out there in a while and it might be pretty with the valley greening up below. Spent too much time at Partridge Run lately so I need a change. I guess if it’s cloudy tomorrow I could just stay home again. 🏡

It looks like based on what the region’s plan for reopening 🏢that probably in two weeks after Memorial Day Weekend I’ll be back to working downtown. 🚍 Back to getting up early and taking the bus to work. I kind of got used to sleeping in. That said I much prefer to work in a proper office. But it might impact my plans to take a long weekend the week after Memorial Day Weekend. Who knows things could change, but I tend to think slowly but surely things will be much closer to normal after June 1st. 😊 Maybe by Independence Day I can get a hair cut 💈 but who knows – and I fear I might have to find a new barber if my old one decides the pandemic means tossing in the towel for good. He has a GE Pension and he strikes me as frugal mostly being a barber for the social side of things. To keep the side burns or not? Might have to go if summer is hot.

In four weeks on June 6 the sun will be setting in the west-northwest (303°) at 8:30 pm,🌄 which is 25 minutes and 36 seconds later then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had mist and temperatures between 76 and 61 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 75 and 54 degrees. The record high of 94 degrees was set back in 1925.

Looking ahead, Average High is 70 🐮 is in 1 week, Memorial Day Weekend Starts 🏕️ is in 2 weeks, Last Day of Session 🏛 is in 6 weeks and Summer ️⛱️ is in 6 weeks.

🇺🇸🦅Only 13 days remain until the start of Memorial Day Weekend!🦅🇺🇸

Good evening! Heavy rain and 40 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☔ There is a northwest breeze at 10 mph. 🍃. Temperatures will drop below freezing at around 3 am. ☃️ Just rain so far here but I expect it will be snow by morning. It will melt fairly quickly but I think it’s fair to expect you might see some snow on the grass locally and more out in the hill towns.

A pretty good day. The morning was really beautiful and I was feeling great. 😊 Worked outside for a while. As the day progressed it clouded up but was nice to end the day in the woods well except for finding poison ivy on my hand ✋ and realizing that I think I forgot to take my doxycycline by evening due to the aches returning. 💊

I really got to treat my clothes with permethrin which is cheap and not hard to do if you buy it concentrated and mix it and make sure to let things dry before wearing. I’ll have to do most of my jeans and shirts before hiking and camping. 👚 👖 Lasts like six washes or a month or so. Safety of permethrin is pretty good as long as it’s use is for clothing or controlled in an agricultural setting. 💀I was studying the material safety sheets. Do keep it away from waterways for sure especially in agricultural quantities,which is why its a restricted pesticides for farm field applications but not for fly control on cows. 🐮

Tonight will rain before 11pm, then rain and snow likely between 11pm and 1am, then a chance of snow after 1am. 🌧 Low of 31 degrees at 5am. 14 degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around March 31st. Chilly night ahead. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. In 2019, we had partly cloudy skies. It got down to 40 degrees. The record low of 27 occurred back in 1956.

Tonight will have a Waining Gibbous 🌖 Moon with 96% illuminated. At 10 PM, the moon was in the east-southeast (120°) at an altitude of 2° from the horizon, some 231,768 miles away from where you are looking up from the earth. 🚀 At the state speed limit of 55 mph, you’ll make it there by October 31^st. Buckle up for safety! 💺 The Flower 🌷 Moon is on Saturday, May 23. The darkest hour is at 12:53 am, followed by dawn at 5:10 am, and sun starting to rise at 5:41 am in the east-northeast (66°) and last for 3 minutes and 11 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 12 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 6:21 am with sun in the east-northeast (72°). Tonight will have 9 hours and 35 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 15 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will have a slight chance of snow showers before 9am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 9am and noon, then scattered rain showers after noon. Partly sunny 🌧, with a high of 44 degrees at 3pm. 23 degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around March 16th. Windy, with a west wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 66 degrees. The record high of 93 was set in 1979. 1.6 inches of snow fell back in 1977.❄

Just a friendly reminder that tomorrow is May 9th so with the wind it’s going to be cold. ❄ My heat is off but my windows are closed again. Memorial Day Weekend is just around the corner. I saw on Facebook that the town has been actively working on preparing the roads at Moose River Plains for opening in a few weeks.

I am still leaning towards the Coleman Screen house for camping 🎪 but they have two models I should make a decision this weekend or by Monday if I want it for Memorial Day Weekend even though I probably won’t camp that weekend due to the crowds but maybe take a long weekend the following week. The Coleman ones have a good review and it’s a well known brand. They have a conventional model and a newer quick pop up one which I have to study for durability and ease of putting up alone and relative size. Can’t be too big as I camp often in fairly small campsites. I like how the Coleman ones also lack floors so I won’t have to worry about spilled food, mud or beer. Make a mess, just shovel it out. Like a barnyard. 🐽 Additionally, It will be nice to have a shelter from the bugs in the day time.

Also been looking at getting a good pair of binoculars. 👓Between working out of my truck watching nature through the windshield plus spending a lot more time in the woods during the pandemic I’ve come to realize how much I like bird 🐦 watching. Plus I’ve joined a bunch of birder groups on Facebook and I’m getting a lot better at identifying birds just by thumbing through the pictures.

In four weeks on June 5 the sun will be setting in the west-northwest (302°) at 8:29 pm,🌄 which is 26 minutes and 2 seconds later then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had rain and temperatures between 83 and 55 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 75 and 53 degrees. The record high of 97 degrees was set back in 1925.

Looking ahead, 8:30 PM Sunset ️⛱️ is in 4 weeks.

🇺🇸🦅Only 2 weeks remain until the start of Memorial Day Weekend!🦅🇺🇸

Good morning! Happy Flower Moon 🌕! Been so cold fewer flowers 🌷 then normal this time of year but still quite nice. Sunny and 51 degrees in Delmar, NY. 🌞 Calm wind. A beautiful morning. Temperatures will drop below freezing at Saturday around morning. ☃️

Beautiful morning. ☺. Started my day with a nice walk 🚶 around the super block and then I’m planning to work outside most of the day. 💼 Maybe go down to the library books 📚 where I can work with the faster internet and upload new stuff to the site blog. 🌸

Feeling quite well now 💊 with the doxycycline doing its magic. Aches and soreness in my legs are mostly home not as tired 😴. Lyme disease sucks. Heck even my phone 📱 autocomplete knows that now. I was told that the reason I was so much more tired and sick from the doxycycline this time was the Lyme disease infection was recent and the disease was much more of a fight. Pretty good now but still a bit sore.

Today will be sunny 🌞, with a high of 63 degrees at 2pm. Four degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 27th. Light northwest wind becoming west 6 to 11 mph in the morning. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning, which became light rain by afternoon. The high last year was 66 degrees. The record high of 92 was set in 1930. 0.2 inches of snow fell back in 1967.❄

I’m thinking about going down to the Pepscanne Preserve 🐦 this afternoon if the weather is nice. I really enjoy seeing all the birds down there and sitting out by the river especially on such a beautiful day. Then get groceries at Aldi’s and gas. ⛽

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:53 pm with sun having an altitude of 64.4° from the due south horizon (-6.5° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 2.9 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 7:23 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (288°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (294°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:03 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 10 seconds with dusk around 8:34 pm, which is one minute and 6 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 The best time to look at the stars is after 9:14 pm. At sunset, look for out for rain showers 🌧 and temperatures around 53 degrees. There will be a west breeze at 8 mph. Today will have 14 hours and 21 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 20 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have a chance of showers, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradual clearing toward daybreak 🌧, with a low of 36 degrees at 5am. Nine degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 12th. West wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies. It got down to 44 degrees. The record low of 26 occurred back in 1968.

Mothers Day Weekend looks cold but Sunday might be slightly better. 😏 Saturday, a chance of snow before 8am, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 8am and 10am, then a chance of rain showers after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Typical average high for the weekend is 67 degrees. Saturday is definitely a stay home day. 🏡 The internet will be happy 😊. Sunday maybe I can see if I can get another tick bite at Partridge Run? 👀Or not.

One month 📅 from now will be Strawberry Moon 🌕 when the sun will be setting at 8:31 pm with dusk at 9:05 pm. The average high temperature is 32 degrees, with a record high of 61 in 1895.