Good morning! Monday’s come back around again. 💼 Working from home today and it should be a nice one. Six weeks to Hottest Time of the Year 😅. Mostly sunny and 51 degrees in Delmar, NY. Calm wind. The dew point is 44 degrees.

This morning I’m heading over to John Wolcott’s house with a few others and the fire inspector 👨🏾‍🚒to see what historic artifacts can be salvaged. Never did find that Fort Orange letter we were looking for and unfortunately the fire burned up the room with the archives the most. Then heading home to remote work 💻. Probably though want to shower 🚿 first after I get home.

Today will be sunny 🌞, with a high of 71 degrees at 3pm. Three degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around May 16th. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 79 degrees. The record high of 92 was set in 1964.

Wednesday and Thursday I’ll be in the office 🏢 downtown and maybe Friday depending on the weather 🌨. I cut my hot spot data plan in half so internet at home is just going to be for work when I need it. Library is open for in person masked use so I can also work down there too. The desks 🖥 and computers are open now, although I always just use my own laptop. 🔋 Really need to address that battery life issues I’m having.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:53 pm with sun having an altitude of 68.2° from the due south horizon (-2.6° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 2.4 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 7:39 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (293°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (300°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:20 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 19 seconds with dusk around 8:53 pm, which is 56 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the Full 🌝 Moon in the southeast (137°) at an altitude of 22° from the horizon, 226,419 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 9:36 pm. At sunset, look for mostly clear skies 🌄 and temperatures around 64 degrees. There will be a south breeze at 9 mph. Today will have 14 hours and 55 minutes of daytime, an increase of one minute and 41 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be partly cloudy 🌤, with a low of 50 degrees at 4am. One degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around May 23rd. South wind 8 to 10 mph. In 2020, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became partly cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 55 degrees. The record low of 30 occurred back in 1956.

Right now, a split verdict on the weekend. 🌦️ Saturday, a chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Maximum dew point of 42 at 7pm. Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Maximum dew point of 45 at 7pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 75 degrees.

The Memorial Day Weekend forecast is improving but I’m not sure if I will stay closer to home or not. 🏡 I kind of want to spend a few nights in the woods but if I wait another week and it’s warm and sunny I might do Piseco Powley Road. Soon the black flies 🐜 won’t be quite so bad.

As previously noted, next Monday is Memorial Day 🇺🇸 when the sun will be setting at 8:25 pm with dusk at 8:59 pm. On that day in 2020, we had partly sunny and temperatures between 65 and 46 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 75 degrees. We hit a record high of 92 back in 2013.

Good morning! Happy Tuesday. Back hike again, getting ready to work in the office tomorrow 🏢 after one more day of work from home. Two weeks to 9 PM Dusk 🌆 . Partly cloudy and 53 degrees in Delmar, NY. ⛅ Calm wind. The dew point is 47 degrees.

Back home from the Adirondacks as of last night. 🏡 I probably could have stayed another day but Wednesday is a session day and I have to dress up and didn’t want to come home late and then have to get up early and get all dressed for work the next day. 👨🏻‍🏫 Tomorrow morning at this time I’ll be getting ready to go and get on the bus. 🚌 Need to figure out which bus makes the most sense to catch downtown – they still have the pandemic schedule. 😷 Still have to wear a mask on the bus 🚍 and elevators at work but at the desk it’s not necessary especially now that most folks are vaccinated.

Most of yesterday was working down in Spectulator, 💻 first from the library 📚 and then down by the lake in the afternoon. It wasn’t a bad day although around 4:45 pm it started to rain and I had to hurry back to my truck. ☔ At Five I started home but stopped at Auger Falls, hiked down Old Route 8A, a snowmobile trail that follows the pre-1968 alignment of NY 8-30 past Auger Falls and then down to the falls. The old road and bridges have been completely removed but the original road cut is quite visible. Seems wider than Old Route 8B but I don’t think it is. Some pretty serious iron rust below the modern alignment – I don’t think it’s acid mine discharge but it sure was bloody red. Acid mine discharge as seen in Pennsylvania is very orange colored.

Today will be mostly sunny 🌞, with a high of 78 degrees at 3pm. Six degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around June 9th. Maximum dew point of 50 at 9am. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. With the breeze, won’t feel so warm. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning with more sun in the afternoon. The high last year was 69 degrees. The record high of 94 was set in 2017. 2.2 inches of snow fell back in 2002.❄

Busy day ahead. I want to do my morning walk i🚶🏻 and vote in the school election. 🚸 Then I need to get down to work and edit that paper I have on my desk. 📄 Then at lunch time I want to wash my truck 🚿 and be home by 1 pm for a work meeting. I told my folks I’d be out later for dinner after work as next weekend I may be out of town. ⚡ That said, maybe not the forecast is trending downhill. 😔

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:53 pm with sun having an altitude of 67° from the due south horizon (-3.8° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 2.5 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 7:34 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (291°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (298°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:14 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 16 seconds with dusk around 8:46 pm, which is one minute and one second later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the First Quarter 🌓 Moon in the west-southwest (237°) at an altitude of 56° from the horizon, 238,511 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 9:28 pm. At sunset, look for partly clear skies 🌄 and temperatures around 71 degrees. The dew point will be 46 degrees. There will be a west-northwest breeze at 7 mph. Today will have 14 hours and 44 minutes of daytime, an increase of one minute and 57 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be mostly clear 🌃, with a low of 54 degrees at 5am. Five degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around June 2nd. Maximum dew point of 47 at 9pm. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight. In 2020, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 52 degrees. The record low of 29 occurred back in 1981.

Sunny and mild with a chance of showers this weekend before Memorial Day Weekend. 🌞Saturday, a chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Maximum dew point of 58 at 11am. Sunday, a chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Maximum dew point of 58 at 10am. Typical average high for the weekend is 73 degrees.

While I have my therapy session on Friday again 👨🏻‍⚕️I am not sure if after that I will head out of town. But seems like the forecast is trending wetter ⛈️ and I just got back from the Adirondacks. If I were to go anywhere this weekend I’d be would either be Madison or Schoharie County in Central NY. Schoharie might be good in a couple of weeks once the strawberries 🍓 are out or come the first weekend of summer the Mine Kill Pool. 🏊🏻‍♂️ No muzzles this year and the pool has been rebuilt with a new pump.

I don’t anticipate doing much more time up in Spectulator, ⛺ mainly because I’ve been there a lot this past year and as remote work 💻 inevitably winds down there will be less opportunities to work up at Lake Pleasant or nearby areas with cell service. 📶 With Piseco Powley Road open again the Potholers will probably be my go to in the summer months. 🏊🏻‍♂️

It’s possible the next time I head out of town is Memorial Day Weekend 🗻 but I’m really loathed to go to the Adirondacks that weekend with the crowds and black flies. Could I remote work that Friday somewhere I have cell service? Yes. Will I don’t know. Forest Road 71 in the Green Mountains is a possibility. Or maybe I’ll stay home that weekend. Going to probably need to work a few hours that weekend so I’ll need cell service. Maybe that means back to Spectulator but I’m loathed to do that again.

As previously noted, there are 2 weeks until 9 PM Dusk 🌆 when the sun will be setting at 8:26 pm. On that day in 2020, we had partly cloudy skies with rain showers and temperatures between 68 and 41 degrees. Kind of a cool and wet day. Typically, the high temperature is 76 degrees. We hit a record high of 94 back in 1918.

Good morning! Happy Tuesday. Up bright and early, as I’ve decided I want to get in habit of getting up earlier, especially with going back to the office next week with the reduced bus scheduled 🚌 and even sooner going up to the Adirondacks before work come Thursday. ⛰ Spring is well underway, with only three weeks to 9 PM Dusk 🌆 . Partly sunny and 43 degrees in Delmar, NY. 😎 There is a west breeze at 7 mph. 🍃. Good morning, it’s springtime, going to warm up quickly, reach 58 degrees later with a stiff breeze.

A nice morning for the walk 🚶🏻. I am going to miss my morning walks when I’m back working downtown 🏢 although I am hoping they bring back ghr express bus 🚍 and I can walk down there in the morning. 😷 Then throw my muzzle on and be whisked downtown. Saw both a few red winged black birds, a robin and a gold finch this morning. 🐦

Landlord showed up yesterday with the plumber, 🚽 unannounced and got the various issues fixed with the plumbing. It will be nice having a bathroom sink that works again, no more problems with the toilet, and not the constant wet and leaks in kitchen. It literally took him about two hours, although I ended up working at the library as it involved a lot of banging of pipes 👩‍🔧 and I didn’t want to necessary to let my very much Republican landlord hearing the business calls. Been super busy lately with work. 🏢 Literally, some of these issues should have been addressed a decade ago, but I’ve been like it’s not a big issue until right now. 🛠

I wasn’t happy with the unexpected visit by landlord, 🧹 as things were kind of a mess and pile of dishes in the sink, the floors are unclean and working from home that was terribly distracting. 🛀 I wanted to take a shower yesterday, but I couldn’t do that as he had the pipes all apart in the bathroom. But at least I can do that today. With the warmer weather, I think I am going to go back daily showers, as I tend to get kind of dirty and smelly, and I am going to be in the office more now with things getting back to normal. 💦 I figure the various fixes should save a fair amount of water.

My therapist is not wrong in saying I shouldn’t delay everything and procrastinate. 👩‍⚕️ It really does help with the anxiety to not be such a procrastinator. 😟 Well, now I don’t have to clean up things as much, although without out the leaks, and constant mold it might be a lot easier to clean shit up. 🔥 I’ve also been told I’ll be less of a fire bug if I get my anxiety levels more under control by being less of a procrastinator, fearing less of the worse case scenarios. 👩‍🌾 And just remember, as I redneck, I’ll always be a redneck, and there ain’t no changing that. Rednecks do redneck things, and that’s totally manageable condition. Or something to that effect he said. 🤣 I am paying $25 an hour plus my insurance another $50 for advice like that. White trash with money, I guess. 💵

Chuckling, going past my childhood neighbors house (the long-haired country boys in trailers with the pigs and cows) 🐷 with that great big pile of wood, pallets and debris, they’ve been saving to burn on May 15th when the burn ban is over. 👩‍🚒 Besides being real American rednecks, they’re firefighters, they have to sort of follow the law when they burn shit.

Today will have isolated showers after 3pm. Mostly sunny 🌞, with a high of 59 degrees at 1pm. 11 degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 15th. West wind 7 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. A year ago, we had light rain in the morning, which became partly cloudy by afternoon. The high last year was 63 degrees. The record high of 90 was set in 1911. 0.5 inches of snow fell back in 1907.❄

Should be a real nice day for sure, although a bit cool with breeze. 😎 But a ton of sunshine. But the best is yet to come as we push towards the weekend and things start to get nicer. I am going to work from home today I think, 👩‍💻 as the plumbing is fixed. As was going to work in the office either today or tomorrow to make sure the equipment is still working and my ID badge still works, etc. 💳 but there really is no need when I can be home enjoying the fresh air. I think things will be fine next week, I’ll just bring my laptop in case things are down in the office. 💻 Between the wi-fi they have there and my hotspot I should be good. I always used to joke about being cruel and unusual punishment to have to work downtown on nice days, even if work pays for my big jacked up truck, my guns, my fishing pole and all the stuff I like to burn up in the woods. 🤑 Speaking of which, today is pay day.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:53 pm with sun having an altitude of 65.4° from the due south horizon (-5.5° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 2.8 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 7:27 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (289°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (296°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:07 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 12 seconds with dusk around 8:38 pm, which is one minute and 5 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 The best time to look at the stars is after 9:19 pm. At sunset, look out for possible pop up showers 🌧 and temperatures around 50 degrees. Bring your rain coat, prepare to get wet. 💧 You’ve been warned. ⚠️ There will be a west-northwest breeze at 10 mph. Today will have 14 hours and 29 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 13 seconds over yesterday.

I told John Wolcott I’d be coming over today 🔎 but I don’t think that’s likely to be with my work schedule. I should think about getting packed starting today or this evening 💼 for camp especially if I’m going over to John’s house tomorrow. I could go grocery shopping tomorrow at lunch for camp ⛺ but that’s a risky proposition as I often get busy with work midday 🕛 and meetings get called. I do want to have most of the supplies I need as Charlie John in Spectulator is a great store but expensive.

Tonight will have isolated showers between 10pm and 11pm. Partly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 40 degrees at 6am. Seven degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 24th. West wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. In 2020, we had cloudy skies. It got down to 37 degrees. The record low of 29 occurred back in 1969.

A picture perfect weekend on tap. 😎 Saturday, scattered showers, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Maximum dew point of 45 at 7pm. Sunday, scattered showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Maximum dew point of 47 at 8pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 71 degrees.

I am thinking I will head north on Thursday, before work 💻 and work from Speculator, camp somewhere nearby on Thursday night, and then somewhere a bit more remote come Friday evening through Sunday evening. Probably work in Speculator Thursday, Friday and Monday. Tuesday I have be back in office, suit and tie. 👨‍💼 I expect to be in the office a lot more soon, so I figure get out and enjoy it while I still can. ⛺ I was thinking about Madison County, as they won’t have black flies there, but maybe mosquitos. I really want to paddle Nine Mile Swamp, and maybe also around Hyde Bay at Glimmerglass. 🛶 Plus good bird watching at the Rogers Center 🐦, and the rich smell of fresh farm dirt in Sherburne. 🐮 I am thinking maybe either the following weekend or after the Memorial Day Weekend. The thing is if I go out there, I can only stay three nights without a camping permit. 🎫 Plus fewer options to go shooting in woods. 🔫 No idea on Memorial Day Weekend, depends on the weather. I might do the Green Mountains, as I know a few places where I have a good cell service up there for work or maybe I’ll tent camp for a few nights locally. 📱 Just need to plan things out, so I don’t have to be in office right around then. And to have enough solar to keep everything running smoothly.

As previously noted, there are 3 weeks until 9 PM Dusk 🌆 when the sun will be setting at 8:26 pm. Good weather for going down to the park with a book. 📕 Or swimming at the Potholers. 🏊‍♀️ On that day in 2020, we had partly cloudy, rain showers and temperatures between 68 and 41 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 76 degrees. We hit a record high of 94 back in 1918.

Good morning! Happy Thursday. Partly cloudy and 47 degrees in Delmar, NY. ⛅ There is a northwest breeze at 11 mph. 🍃 with gusts up to 22 mph 💨💨💨. The breeze definitely makes things feel cooler than reality. Still a nice spring day. 🌸 While still a month away, looking forward to seeing the daisies 🌼 come out. Birds are definitely chirping today. 🐦 The grass blowing in the wind 🌾 at the farm down the way is pretty with the deep blue skies.

I’ve been getting to bed early 🛏 and an earlier start, as it won’t be long before I am going downtown more regularly 🏢. I also am not sure when the landlord is coming over to make repairs so I wanted to take a shower 🚿 and be ready to go downtown for work if he starts making a lot of noise. 🚽 I’ve worked from home when he’s been over making repairs but it’s a terrible distraction. 🔊 Even if he doesn’t come over today and I end up just feeling clean that’s fine. 🛀 Keeping things good and clean is good.

Today will be mostly sunny 🌞, with a high of 59 degrees at 5pm. Eight degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 17th. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. That breeze despite the sun will keep things feeling cool. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 59 degrees. The record high of 89 was set in 1930. There was a dusting of snow in 1994.❄

 

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:53 pm with sun having an altitude of 64° from the due south horizon (-6.8° 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 7:22 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (287°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (294°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:02 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 10 seconds with dusk around 8:32 pm, which is one minute and 7 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 The best time to look at the stars is after 9:12 pm. At sunset, look for mostly clear skies 🌄 and temperatures around 52 degrees. There will be a west-northwest breeze at 7 mph. Today will have 14 hours and 18 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 22 seconds over yesterday.

Still trying to figure out what they smell is downstairs. 👃🏻 Airing things out helped. Maybe a dead mouse 🐭 although I’m leaning towards mold under the carpet when I was scrubbing it earlier in the week. I guess it’s an excuse to do more cleaning. I plugged in an air freshener downstairs and I’m continuing to search around. Windows are all open which I think is helping. I may make a trip to the store later to get more air fresheners and cleaning supplies. 🚽 Maybe some is the noxious ammonia cleaner I’ve been using later, or that bathroom mat that looks like it has some urine on it. Not sure, I got to get better at aiming for the toilet when I pee. Yet, another benefit to being out in the woods.

Tonight will be partly cloudy 🌤, with a low of 38 degrees at 6am. Six degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 18th. Going to be a chilly night to keep the windows open 🔳. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight. In 2020, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 43 degrees. The record low of 29 occurred back in 1874.

Weekend looks increasingly cloudy and stormy and cold. 😕 Saturday, a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Maximum dew point of 38 at 8am. Typical average high for the weekend is 67 degrees. I will probably just walk out to Five Rivers on Saturday and then do some kind of hike Sunday.

Looking ahead, there are 7 weeks until Strawberry Moon 🌕 when the sun will be setting at 8:37 pm with dusk at 9:12 pm. On that day in 2020, we had humid, partly sunny, rain showers and temperatures between 85 and 65 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 80 degrees. We hit a record high of 96 back in 1943.

Good morning! Happy Cinco de Mayo 🤠 ! At least now if you are vaccinated you can feel relatively safe going out if that’s your thing. If I do anything it will just heating up some of those taquitos I got from Wally World last week. Classy. 🌯 Three weeks to Flower Moon 🌕 🌸. Cloudy, damp and 54 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☔ There is a south-southeast breeze at 7 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 51 degrees. We got another good soaker last night again. The skies will clear tomorrow around noontime.

Yesterday, I texted the landlord about getting various plumbing repairs done. 🛠 My therapist says I shouldn’t delay on getting such repairs done and he’s right – delay just means additional problems down the road, rent has gone up and my lease has just been renewed. 🚽 My therapist also says my procrastination on too many things in my life feeds my anxiety and deferred maintenance and avoiding unpleasant things today means things are more unpleasant tomorrow. 👨🏻‍⚕️ I should also get a yearly physical, establish a more regular appointment with my doctor and get my eyes 👀 checked. Maybe next week. I’m paying money for these sessions, I really should do my damnedest to follow his advice.

I’m ended up going down to the library 📚 yesterday afternoon to work, not because I really needed the data for work but I like not having to watch the data meter on my laptop. 🖥 While having mobile broadband works well enough for me it’s kind of just nice to not have to be careful. I am going to be working downtown more in the coming weeks, so I’ve decided on in two weeks to save $10 or so dollars 💵 a month by reducing my hotspot plan down. That will balance out the higher costs of the bus fares.

Today will have times of rain, mainly before 5pm. The rain could be heavy at times. 🌧 High of 58 degrees at 1pm. Seven degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 17th. Maximum dew point of 53 at 10am. 🏖️ South wind around 7 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Cold and wet, but at least it will be warm enough to have the windows open. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 59 degrees. The record high of 91 was set in 1944. There was a dusting of snow in 1900.❄

This morning is rain-free but I expect much more later. 🌧 I will work from home, and just do what I need as I have plenty of bandwidth built up and it wouldn’t be nice to go outside. This evening I’ll probably run to store to pick up some supplies. Also want to continue doing some more cleaning. Both because the landlord will be coming over and because things are getting kind of dirty and they need to get cleaner. 🧹 just there Plus I’m trying to go through some clutter and getting it cleaned up — I figure probably in a wet or two I’ll be up in the woods, and it’s a great opportunity to get rid of confidential papers in the fire. 🔥 Stuff burns, yeap.

Coming back from my walk, I noticed something stinky in my downstairs. 👃 I took out the garbage, been a week and half since I did that. But I don’t think that was it. I did some more cleaning, and sprayed some air freshener. I might go to store and pick up some air freshers or something, I can’t find what got spilled and is rotting. 🤮 Maybe it’s an excuse to do more of a deep clean to everything today when I have downtime. Just trying to get more cleanliness and order into my life.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:53 pm with sun having an altitude of 63.7° from the due south horizon (-7.1° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 3 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 7:21 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (287°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (294°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:00 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 9 seconds with dusk around 8:31 pm, which is one minute and 7 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 The best time to look at the stars is after 9:10 pm. At sunset, look for rain 🌧 and temperatures around 52 degrees. The dew point will be 46 degrees. There will be a west-northwest breeze at 10 mph. Today will have 14 hours and 16 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 23 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have a chance of rain before 7pm, then scattered showers between 7pm and midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 44 degrees at 4am. Typical for tonight. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. In 2020, we had mostly clear skies. It got down to 34 degrees. The record low of 29 occurred back in 1969.

Thinking tomorrow or Friday I’ll work in the office downtown. 🏢 I get tired of being home all the time, and if the landlord is going to be over here making repairs it will likely be noisy and disruptive. I could work at the library but I think I’d rather just work downtown. I told John Wolcott if I’m going to be downtown tomorrow, I will go over to his house. 🔎

Cool this weekend but Sunday should be sunny. 🌞 Saturday, a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Sunday, partly sunny, with a high near 59. Typical average high for the weekend is 67 degrees. I am staying in town this weekend but if next weekend is good I might go to Central NY I’m thinking 💭. Won’t be the black flies there. Maybe do a long weekend, depending if I remote work with my hotpsot and laptop, assuming there is plenty of sun for the solar. Maybe Saturday will be a walk to Five Rivers, and then Sunday a hike somewhere else. 🐦

As previously noted, there are 3 weeks until Flower Moon 🌕 when the sun will be setting at 8:21 pm with dusk at 8:55 pm. On that day in 2020, we had hot, mostly sunny and temperatures between 90 and 64 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 72 degrees. We hit a record high of 94 back in 2010.

Good morning! Happy Sunday! ⛪ First Sunday in May. Feels kind of cold but definitely very blue with a few clouds pushing in. Next Sunday is Mothers Day 👩‍ . I think I’ve been called a mother a few times before, and your mother won’t be happy if you don’t remind her next week. Partly sunny and 51 degrees in Delmar, NY. 🌞 There is a south breeze at 7 mph. 🍃.

Yesterday, I discovered the wonderful world of TikTok. 👪 A lot of silly redneck videos, with well, rednecks doing redneck things like driving around jacked up trucks, milking cows, spreading manure, burning trash, shooting guns and hunting/fishing. All with thick accents and lots of black smoke. Fun stuff. 🔫 🔥 🤠 🐮 🐄 I just like seeing the other world where people aren’t leaving the life dictated by the greenies, where they have land and live their own life without so much regulation and feeling like they have to be virtuous every hour of their life.

I also went for a couple hour walk out to and around Five Rivers. 🚶‍♀️ 🐸 It was nice with a lot of new birds compared to even a few weeks ago. While there certainly were song sparrows and starling around, there also was another bird I couldn’t easily identify and Merlin isn’t coming up with answers. I am going to study the photos I took and take another stab with the Merlin Bird Identification app. 🐦

Then I got looking at various properties in Pennsylvania on the Land and Farm website. 🏡 Not because I’m in any rush to buy land or a cabin, but I wanted to get a better understanding of what is available at what price. It’s good to keep my focus on the goal, even if Pennsylvania isn’t necessarily how far south or west I will end up. That said, Penns has so many advantages over New York when it comes to gun laws and lack of restrictions on open burning and fires, and the backwoods culture is wonderful. 🔥 But there are many other states out there, and even far more open space when you get into the Appalachians, Midwest or even the true west. Folks have so much fun on the Tik-Tok. 😍 I love that website, it really is inspirational and wonderful and funny as shit.

Today will have a chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Sunny through mid morning, then becoming cloudy 🌞, with a high of 67 degrees at 2pm. Two degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around May 6th. Maximum dew point of 52 at 4pm. South wind around 8 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 72 degrees. The record high of 90 was set in 2018. There was a dusting of snow in 1986.❄

I am going to hike this morning at Papscanee Island Nature Preserve this morning and look at the birds 🐦 and then maybe later go to Walmart to pick up some supplies. 👜 I was going to go shopping on Thursday, too busy, Friday, too busy, Saturday I discovered TikTok and wasted my evening looking at properties on the Land and Farm website. LOL! 📱 But it’s a nice morning, so I’m going to do that first and then shower 🚿 before going out to the folks house. 🥞 Had a nice stack of apple pancakes from some mix I bought for camping but ended up eating at home. A lot of sugar, but sometimes you just gotta be bad.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:53 pm with sun having an altitude of 62.9° from the due south horizon (-8° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 3.1 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 7:18 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (286°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (292°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:57 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 8 seconds with dusk around 8:27 pm, which is one minute and 7 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 The best time to look at the stars is after 9:06 pm. At sunset, look for rain 🌧 and temperatures around 61 degrees. The dew point will be 52 degrees. There will be a calm wind. Today will have 14 hours and 8 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 28 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 51 degrees at 4am. Eight degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around May 27th. Maximum dew point of 52 at 6pm. Light north wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation 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 54 degrees. The record low of 29 occurred back in 1966.

As previously noted, next Sunday is Mothers Day 👩‍ when the sun will be setting at 8:04 pm with dusk at 8:36 pm. On that day in 2020, we had cold day that was partly sunny and temperatures between 45 and 33 degrees. I was camping up on the East Branch, being super naughty when Coronavirus Unkles were telling everybody to be prisoners to their own homes. Stay home, jack-off, stay safe! I think it snowed that night. Just a dusting through. ❄️ But no black flies. The previous year wasn’t much better when I was up at Stewart Landing, though there was black flies. 🐜 Typically, the high temperature is 67 degrees. We hit a record high of 93 back in 1979.