Good morning! Happy Summer ️⛱️ ! Well, I guess officially yesterday was the first day of summer, but today will certainly be a hot one. Two weeks to Hottest Time of the Year 😅. That said, today is expected to be a hot one with a shit ton of humidity but chilly and rainy tomorrow. Partly sunny and 73 degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a south breeze at 9 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 68 degrees. The muggy weather ends tomorrow around 5 am. 😓

Out for the morning walk, 🚶‍♀️ and it’s a hot one already, especially that last lap around when I’m right in the sun walking past the park and ride. 🚏 Still no idea when service is going to come back, but hopefully before I’m commuting five days a week which will happen eventually. I thought about heading into the office today 🏢 but I think I’ll work from home with the fan and lots of cold drinks. This way during down time at work I can finish putting away my camping gear, ⛺ and getting ready for next trip by cleaning the coolers etc.

Today will have a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Mostly sunny and hot 🌞, with a high of 90 degrees at 3pm. Nine degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 71 at 10am. Welcome to the swamp. South wind 9 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. It was somewhat humid. The high last year was 92 degrees. The record high of 97 was set in 1938.

I thought seriously about going to work in the office today, with the heat 😅 but I think with that breeze I should be okay working from home. Tomorrow my phone resets for the mobile broadband, so I plenty of bandwidth. If there is a Zoom I might look like a sweaty pig, but so be it. 🐷

It’s tough getting back in the routine, 👨‍💼 but at least I’m home. It was a nice long weekend, a holiday weekend to boot, but I think I’ll try to do several more long weekends to the Adirondacks and elsewhere, especially if it involves days at the potholers. 🏊‍♀️ It was so nice cooling off at the potholers yesterday. If I had known hot today is going to be, I might have planned an extra day up north — maybe driven up early Friday morning, so I could have my three nights in one campsite extend until Saturday.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:58 pm with sun having an altitude of 70.8° from the due south horizon. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 7:55 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (297°). 📸 The sunset is in the northwest (304°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:37 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 28 seconds with dusk around 9:11 pm, which is 13 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the Full 🌝 Moon in the south-southeast (160°) at an altitude of 27° from the horizon, 226,296 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 9:58 pm. At sunset, look out for thunderstorms 🌩 and temperatures around 82 degrees. The dew point will be 69 degrees. There will be a south breeze at 10 mph. Today will have 15 hours and 19 minutes of daytime, no change from yesterday.

If I have some time during the day, 🔋 I want to trace back the bum connection on the exciter wire and fix it. 🔧 Nothing is obvious, I think its a bad connection on the exciter wire, as testing it last night showed the relay was good. I am thinking one of the butt connectors on the wire is bad, maybe it’s rotted away. That seems to a problem at times, especially if I used copper coated aluminum wire, which I really shouldn’t have done.

Tonight will have showers and thunderstorms likely before 3am, then a chance of showers. Some of the storms could produce small hail, gusty winds, and heavy rain. Mostly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 62 degrees at 6am. Three degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 69 at 6pm. South wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. In 2020, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became partly cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It was humid. It got down to 70 degrees. The record low of 37 occurred back in 1940.

This weekend looks hot and unstable. 🌩 Saturday, a chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Maximum dew point of 66 at 11am. Sunday, showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, very humid with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Maximum dew point of 69 at 10am. Typical average high for the weekend is 82 degrees.

As I just got back from the Adirondacks, 🌄 I am thinking this weekend I will stay in town. The weather looks dicey and hot. I might do the Nature Bus up to Thacher Park this weekend with a book I am reading, and just dash under a pavilion should it start to rain. 📚I might walk up to Thompson’s Lake and go for a swim, then read down by the escarpment. The free bus is easy and convenient — if I get on/off at Five Rivers that is an opportunity for some early morning/late afternoon nature study too. 🐸

The following week, which is Independence Weekend 🎆 I am debating about my plans. One thought that comes to mind is to work up in Speculator on Friday and then head from Speculator to Piseco-Powley Road for the long weekend. I like it there, although I worry campsites will fill up quickly for the holiday weekend. 🏕 Another option I’m considering is tent camping at a state forest in Schoharie County and spending a good portion of the weekend at Mine Kill Pool. I haven’t done a lot of tent camping in a long while. I figure the handful of campsites at Burnt-Rossman would likely fill up early during that holiday weekend. Plus I haven’t used the tent in a long time. As I will likely use the big propane tank, I don’t want to haul it back too far in the woods, but maybe that ridge I camped at back in 2018.

As previously noted, there are 2 weeks until Hottest Time of the Year 😅 when the sun will be setting at 8:36 pm with dusk at 9:10 pm. On that day in 2020, we had hot, mostly sunny and temperatures between 91 and 62 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 84 degrees. We hit a record high of 99 back in 1919.

Good evening! Partly clear and 82 degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a south breeze at 8 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 62 degrees. Back home again, as John Denver once sung. 🎶 Remarkably hot, especially now that I am back home after having a nice Sunday dinner at the folks house. 👕 Slowly unpacking my gear from camping, taking steps to drink and cool down.

Well, happy summer folks. ☺ The next ten weeks through Labor Day Weekend are considered real summer when the state parks pools are open and the days are relatively long. 🏖 Nice hot summer days to spend at the pool or swimming hole. 🏊🏻‍♂️ Do some fishing 🎣 late into the night.

It was a beautiful trip back across the Mohawk Valley and through the Schoharie Valley. Everything was very green and lush.  It was a nice weekend up north, although Friday night was very wet. ☔ It drizzled for a while and then when I went for a good walk up to the Potholers it poured and I got completely soaked. 💦 It was decent all three days up north although I have to say that today was the best of the week. That said, much too short. 🐇 Time flies, especially when it’s rare that I am not out of town for four or more nights, in the era of remote work. But I decided I should come home tonight, because I need to at minimum move to a new campsite.

It was three nights up in the wilderness, 🏕 camping up at House Pond, spending much of Friday during the day drinking, 🍺 reading, 📕 writing, ✍ and hanging down at the Swimming Hole by the House Pond Campsite. 🏊‍♀️ It was nice but the water was a bit cold to say the least. 🛶 Saturday, was kayaking from Stewart Landing up to Lily Lake. I didn’t go much into West Lake because I wanted to be close to back to Stewart Landing by 2 pm as they were threatening severe storms by afternoon, which never materialized. Instead, I spent the evening reading, and then down at the same swimming hole on the East Canada Creek. 🏊‍♀️ Most of Sunday was spent slowly taking down camp after a nice breakfast 🥞 then the majority of the day the Potholers. I forgot how much nicer the Potholers are with the flowing water and potholes compared to any ordinary swimming hole on a nice summer day. It’s good to be back there!

Tonight will be mostly cloudy 🌥, with a low of 69 degrees at 5am. 10 degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 66 at 3am. South wind around 8 mph. Probably need the fan on all evening. In 2020, we had mostly clear skies. It was somewhat humid. It got down to 69 degrees. The record low of 41 occurred back in 1970.

I thought about staying over the folks house, 👪 but I was tired and wanted to get home. It has been a nice weekend, but alas I should get ready for the work week and get my camping gear put away. I also want to get the volt meter out before dark, and try to figure out why the relay isn’t closing between the starting and accessory batteries when the engine is on or the solar is outputting enough to top off both batteries. 🔋 That was annoying that wasn’t working this weekend.

Tonight will have a Waxing Gibbous 🌔 Moon with 81% illuminated. At 7 PM, the moon was in the southeast (139°) at an altitude of 26° from the horizon, some 226,818 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 December 9^th. Buckle up for safety! 💺 The Strawberry 🍓 Moon is on Thursday, June 24. The darkest hour is at 12:58 am, followed by dawn at 4:43 am, and sun starting to rise at 5:18 am in the east-northeast (57°) and last for 3 minutes and 28 seconds. Sunrise is 11 seconds later than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 6:01 am with sun in the east-northeast (64°). Tonight will have 8 hours and 41 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will have a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Some of the storms could produce small hail, gusty winds, and heavy rain. Mostly sunny 🌞, with a high of 89 degrees at 3pm. Eight degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 71 at 11am. South wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies in the morning with some clearing in the afternoon. It was somewhat humid. The high last year was 92 degrees. The record high of 97 was set in 1938.

Friday turned out to be a very late start heading north. 🚍 I decided not to drive downtown as I’m out of practice with parallel parking and I hate dealing with rush hour traffic. 🚙 So I took the bus home and packed the coolers but ended up having to run to the grocery store to get all the things I didn’t previously pack. But at least the nights are long, and I had plenty of time to get set up, gather some firewood 🔥 and get things going.

The relay that connects the alternator – starting battery 🔋 to the accessory batteries quit working on the way up to camp. Not sure if it’s the exciter wire that broke or the relay is seized. It was fine, I had lots of sun ☀ for the solar so all was good. I stopped on Friday to try to get figure out the issue but nothing obvious. I’ll test this evening or tomorrow with the volt meter. ⚡ It’s possible that the big old can relay failed from the occasional clatter of the relay when clouds appear on a sunny day, although I think I have mostly arrested that by adjusting settings on the voltage control. I am betting the wire is just broken.

In four weeks on July 18 the sun will be setting in the west-northwest (300°) at 8:29 pm,🌄 which is 7 minutes and 24 seconds earlier then today. In 2020 on that day, we had hot and sunny weather with shallow fog in the morning and temperatures between 87 and 59 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 84 and 63 degrees. The record high of 100 degrees was set back in 1953.

By then, I hope to be on my summer vacation. 😎 I am thinking the Finger Lakes National Forest and the state parks circuit I normally do, finding new places to hike or explore. I kind of like that campsite I stayed at last year without cell service, because I find do a lot more reading and thinking if I’m camping somewhere without cell service, 🤫 the quiet with no Facebook quite nice. 📱 I admit I am a bit of social media addict, even if my own postings to social media are a bit more asinine as I hate all the creepy commercial advertising that follows you around the internet, especially the green schemes.

Looking ahead, Independence Day 🇺🇸 is Next Sunday, World Population Day 👩‍👩‍👧‍👧 is in 3 weeks, Ugly Truck Day 🚚 is a month away, August 🌻 is in 6 weeks, Buck Moon 🌕 is in 9 weeks, Halloween 🎃 is in 19 weeks, Average High is 50 🍂 is in 21 weeks, Regular Deer Season in Southern Zone 🦌 is in 5 months, Repeal of Prohibition Day 🍺 is in 24 weeks, Cold Moon 🌕 is in 26 weeks and Boxing Day 🥊 is in 27 weeks.

Good morning! Happy Thursday. Next Thursday is the latest sunset 🌇 of the year and the Strawberry Moon 🍓 🌕 . Lots of things to keep the lights up late that day. Sunny and 57 degrees in Delmar, NY. 🌞 There is a west-southwest breeze at 5 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 44 degrees. Kind of a chilly start for a late June morning although the heat right now is lurking out on the west coast.

My bags are packed 💼 and I’m ready to head to the Adirondacks after work. I decided not to drive work because it’s just easier to leave from home and leaving a bit after 6 pm means I shouldn’t hit much traffic. The coolers will last longer with everything in the fridge or freezer today. 🥚 I forgot to get eggs yesterday so I’ll have to stop at Stewart’s on the way up north. Not sure if the forecast is as nice as previously announced but I am glad to be gone this long weekend where I can enjoy the quiet. 🤫 No cell service where I’m going, should be nice and quiet.

Bus reroute this morning 🚌 due to a house fire 🔥 on Delaware Avenue. Been a while since a building burnt there but house fires 🔥 in the city seem to follow a trend – neighborhoods destabilize and then one building after another burns. It just seems like Albany is sliding down hill. The whole city after decades of improvement after pollution controls were implemented is just sliding backwards. It may be the pandemic but also foreign investment driving up the rents and driving out the tenants and businesses. All that money 💵 from China purchases is being reinvested in our community by China slumlords looking for a place to park their cash.

Today will be sunny 🌞, with a high of 75 degrees at 3pm. Five degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around May 31st. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning with a few breaks of sun the afternoon. The high last year was 87 degrees. The record high of 94 was set in 1994.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:57 pm with sun having an altitude of 70.8° from the due south horizon (-0.1° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 2.1 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 7:53 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (297°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (304°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:36 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 28 seconds with dusk around 9:10 pm, which is 21 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the First Quarter 🌓 Moon in the southwest (225°) at an altitude of 44° from the horizon, 231,723 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 9:57 pm. At sunset, look for mostly clear skies 🌄 and temperatures around 68 degrees. The dew point will be 46 degrees. There will be a west breeze at 6 mph. Today will have 15 hours and 18 minutes of daytime, an increase of 16 seconds over yesterday.

I can wait until the work day is over to head up north. I am thinking I also need maple syrup besides eggs for my pancakes. 🥞 I might end up going to Price Chopper in Gloversville. I wish I had just skip the run to the store yesterday. That was dumb on my part. Well, I guess it is what is. I just got flustered over the stupid can return and then I couldn’t find what I needed in the store. I feel stupid but it ain’t the end of world. The days are long now, I don’t care if I get up to camp really late although I’d kind of like to get that House Pond Campsite if possible.

Tonight will be mostly clear 🌃, with a low of 49 degrees at 5am. Nine degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around May 19th. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. In 2020, we had partly cloudy skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It became somewhat humid as the night progressed. It got down to 62 degrees. The record low of 39 occurred back in 1958.

On this day in 1972, Five White House operatives are arrested for burgling the offices of the Democratic National Committee, 👮🏼‍♂️ 👤 in an attempt by some members of the Republican party to illegally wiretap the opposition. This would become the basis for the Watergate scandal.

The Juneteenth Weekend looks nice. 🏖 Friday, mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 5 to 9 mph. Saturday, scattered showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Maximum dew point of 65 at 10am. Sunday, sunny, with a high near 81. Maximum dew point of 61 at 8pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 80 degrees.

As previously noted, next Thursday is Latest Sunset of the year 🌆 when the sun will be setting at 8:37 pm with dusk at 9:12 pm. On that day in 2020, we had humid weather and partly sunny skies, rain showers in the afternoon and temperatures between 85 and 65 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 82 degrees. We hit a record high of 96 back in 1943.

Good morning! Monday’s come back around again. 👨‍💻 Back to work again, although today is a remote work day from home. I thought about going in the office, with the cold and rain today,  Three weeks to Hottest Time of the Year 😅. Pouring rain with a few claps of thunder, around 61 degrees in Delmar, NY. 🌩 There is a east-southeast breeze at 7 mph. 🍃. A pretty good thunderstorm this morning. The dew point is 60 degrees.

I wanted to go out for my walk this morning, 🚶‍♀️ but when I first got up it was pouring rain. And then it started to rain even harder. 🌧 It seems like most of today will be a pretty wet day. At least it waited until the work week to get nasty out, although yesterday afternoon was surprisingly hot. 😅 I was going to go with Dad to the Gas Up 🚜 but then Dad decided he wasn’t feeling good with the heat, so I ended up skipping that and going out to my parents house for Sunday dinner then a walk up on Wolf Hill 🐺 on Sunday evening until about dusk. It was kind of a nice evening, I had chicken at my parents house 🍗 and then hiked. Not a lot of wildlife up there, just a few birds in the trees. 🐦

Today will have showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Some of the storms could produce small hail and gusty winds. 🌦 High of 70 degrees at 2pm. Nine degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around May 12th. Maximum dew point of 62 at 11am. 🏖️ South wind 7 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 71 degrees. The record high of 96 was set in 1892.

I really need to get to the store today, 🏪 as I am pretty much out of food. 🛒 I have made due most of the past work week but you can only stretch the things you have in the pantry so far until the missing items become a problem. 🥫 Plus I don’t like breaking out the canned stuff I have for camping, because that tends to be more expensive and means a lot more trash. I might go to Wally World, as I like their selection of bulk foods and I also really need to get some more undershirts 👕 as the ones I have a pretty darn worn out.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:57 pm with sun having an altitude of 70.7° from the due south horizon (-0.2° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 2.1 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 7:52 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (296°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (304°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:35 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 27 seconds with dusk around 9:09 pm, which is 26 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the First Quarter 🌓 Moon in the west (270°) at an altitude of 31° from the horizon, 240,105 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 9:55 pm. At sunset, look for rain 🌧 and thunderstorms 🌩 and temperatures around 67 degrees. The dew point will be 62 degrees. There will be a south breeze at 8 mph. Today will have 15 hours and 17 minutes of daytime, an increase of 27 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 1am, then a chance of showers after 1am. Some of the storms could produce small hail and gusty winds. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 58 degrees at 4am. One degree above normal, which is similar to a typical night around June 16th. Maximum dew point of 62 at 6pm. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. In 2020, we had mostly clear skies. It got down to 49 degrees. The record low of 42 occurred back in 1985.

The Juneteenth Weekend Looks Pretty nice. 😎 Friday, mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Saturday, a chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Maximum dew point of 62 at 11am. Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Maximum dew point of 58 at 7am. Typical average high for the weekend is 80 degrees.

I am planning on heading up to Piseco-Powley Road on Thursday evening 🏕 after work. I might sneak out of the office a bit early, as I am working downtown but I am undecided about that. It would be easier if I was in the office another day of the week and working from home that day. but so be it.

As previously noted, next Monday is Summer ️⛱️ when the sun will be setting at 8:36 pm with dusk at 9:11 pm. On that day in 2020, we had hot, mostly sunny and temperatures between 92 and 69 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 81 degrees. We hit a record high of 97 back in 1938.

Good morning! Happy Sunday ! ⛪ Three weeks to Independence Day 🇺🇸. Seems like summer is going by so quickly. Mostly cloudy and 61 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☁ Calm wind. The dew point is 57 degrees. This morning doesn’t seem so nice, but it apparently it will clear out later — NOAA is claiming the skies will clear around 9 am. I don’t know, so far it’s kind of dreary.

Yesterday was a fun day, 🚌 🏞 going up to Thacher Park. I hiked up around Thacher Park OSI parcel then Thompson Lake and then sat down and read a book by the Escarpment. Started and ended the day at Five Rivers as it was convenient place to catch the bus at. I am a bit tired after all the hiking — I probably did like 10 miles or more — and the ticks were so bad on the OSI parcel.

Today will be mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny ☀, with a high of 81 degrees at 2pm. Two degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around June 20th. Maximum dew point of 60 at 11am. South wind 3 to 7 mph. A year ago, we had cloudy skies. The high last year was 66 degrees. The record high of 94 was set in 1892.

The plan for today is to go to the Gas Up with Dad 🚜 and then we are going to have dinner. After then, I will probably go for a hike. I am leaning towards Wolf Hill – Keheler Preserve 🐦 as I’ve not done that before, but it will depend how I feel later on. It should be a nice day.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:56 pm with sun having an altitude of 70.6° from the due south horizon (-0.2° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 2.1 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 7:52 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (296°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (303°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:35 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 28 seconds with dusk around 9:08 pm, which is 28 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Crescent 🌒 Moon in the west (281°) at an altitude of 24° from the horizon, 243,016 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 9:55 pm. At sunset, look for rain 🌧 and thunderstorms 🌩 and temperatures around 74 degrees. The dew point will be 57 degrees. There will be a south breeze at 7 mph. Today will have 15 hours and 17 minutes of daytime, an increase of 31 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 62 degrees at 4am. Five degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 59 at 2am. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. In 2020, we had mostly clear skies. It got down to 43 degrees. The record low of 39 occurred back in 1970.

On this day in 1966, the United States Supreme Court rules in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning them. 👮‍♀️ Also in 1970, “The Long and Winding Road” becomes The Beatles’ last U.S. number one song. 🎤 And in 1977, Convicted Martin Luther King Jr. assassin James Earl Ray is recaptured after escaping from prison three days before. 🚨

As previously noted, there are 3 weeks until Independence Day 🇺🇸 when the sun will be setting at 8:36 pm with dusk at 9:10 pm. On that day in 2020, we had hot and humid weather that was partly sunny, patches of fog and temperatures between 89 and 65 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 83 degrees. We hit a record high of 104 back in 1911.

Good morning! Happy Saturday. It’s the weekend! 🚜 The Gas Up is going this weekend, not sure if I will go, I used to go a lot when I was young with my grandpa. Putt, putt bang. Maybe tomorrow. Six weeks to Strugeon Moon 🌕 . Rain and 58 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☔ Calm wind. The dew point is 56 degrees. The skies will clear around noontime.

Finally caught up on sleep yesterday 😴, sleeping a good portion of the day before and after seeing my therapist. While it’s an expense – $25 copay a, session I think I’m learning a lot. It’s really helpful in making some important life decisions now that I’m getting mid-age. We’ve been doing a lot of talk lately about relationships and the benefits to settling down. 👨‍⚕️I am getting a little tired of cost of sometimes that uncomfortable questions and topics of discussion, but I think things are better then were a few months back — but maybe it’s also because the windows are open and I’ve been spending more time in the woods. 🌲 🌲

Today will be scattered showers, mainly before 10am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny 🌞, with a high of 76 degrees at 5pm. Three degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around June 4th. Maximum dew point of 57 at 10am. Light southeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 81 degrees. The record high of 95 was set in 2017.

I decided this morning to walk 🚶🏻 out to Five Rivers and catch the summer nature bus service 🚍 out to Thacher Park. 🏞 It’s a great, free way to get to Thacher Park without any worries about speed traps, parking meters or additional carbon emissions. Plus I want to support the nature service so it continues. I figure it’s free service plus the walk out to Five Rivers is healthy to boot. I am thinking I might make this a regular thing, especially on weekends when I am in town. Why go just to Five Rivers when I can catch a free bus out to Thacher Park? 🌲🌳 Plus I’m just exhausted — I don’t want to drive — been a busy week for sure.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:56 pm with sun having an altitude of 70.6° from the due south horizon (-0.3° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 2.1 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 7:52 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (296°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (303°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:34 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 27 seconds with dusk around 9:08 pm, which is 31 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Crescent 🌒 Moon in the west-northwest (290°) at an altitude of 16° from the horizon, 245,733 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 9:54 pm. At sunset, look for mostly clear skies 🌄 and temperatures around 70 degrees. The dew point will be 55 degrees. There will be a calm wind. Today will have 15 hours and 16 minutes of daytime, an increase of 37 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be partly cloudy 🌤, with a low of 57 degrees at 4am. Typical for tonight. Maximum dew point of 56 at 6pm. Light south wind. In 2020, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 46 degrees. The record low of 38 occurred back in 1974.

On this day in 1967, the United States Supreme Court in Loving v. Virginia declares all U.S. state laws which prohibit interracial marriage to be unconstitutional. 😍 This decision helped to lead to the gay marriage decision many years later. 🌈 I think it makes sense to allow people to marry whoever they want. I’ve also been doing a lot of thought about loving and things like that.

My therapist and I were having a long chat about my future. 👨‍⚕️ He made a very good point that maybe I should think about settling down a bit in my life and finding a girl friend. It would have a lot of benefits both to my mental health and my life more general. Couples have much more stable relationships, they can provide somebody to fall back on, talk, share in chores and responsibilities. 🚜 🐐 The idea of having a homestead is a lot more difficult on one’s own. Let the girl have her horseys, 🐴 as long as I can have my burn barrel and guns and goats and pigs for meat. 🐷 From financial stability to help doing chores to concerns about automobile breakdowns, there is a lot of benefits to having a committed relationship.

Plus my therapist says I should really get out of city more 👩‍🌾 and try to meet and hang out with people that I am more interested in having a relationship with be it a love one or otherwise. It’s great to watch homesteading videos on interwebs or participate in off-grid groups, but the best way to do things is to make physical connections, be it attending meetings, events, conventions, or get together. 👥 The internet is fine, but you loose a lot without the physical connections to others, the emotions, the feels, the sounds and the smells are just lost over the interweb. 🏘 I don’t always agree with everything he says, I do like how he gives a lot of practical advice and a

As previously noted, next Saturday is Average High is 80 🏖 when the sun will be setting at 8:36 pm with dusk at 9:11 pm. On that day in 2020, we had hot, partly cloudy and temperatures between 88 and 70 degrees. We hit a record high of 94 back in 1995.