Good morning! Happy Average High is 60 🌷! Three weeks to Mothers Day 👩‍ . Soon time to get the Frank Zappa record out 🎼 while looking at the tulips at Washington Park. Mostly cloudy with a few breaks of sun and 42 degrees in Delmar, NY. ⛅ Calm wind.

Today will be partly sunny 🌞, with a high of 59 degrees at 2pm. One degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 17th. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning with more sun in the afternoon. The high last year was 49 degrees. The record high of 90 was set in 1976. 2.7 inches of snow fell back in 1887.❄

No big plans for today, but after I take my shower 🛀 I’m thinking of hiking down to Van Dyke Preserve and then back out to Five Rivers. 🐦 I also have some coding projects I’m working on, along with fixing a long-standing bug in the blog code that occasionally causes posts to appear too early or stick on the front page when they shouldn’t appear. Kind of the same thing I did yesterday, spending several hours looking at birds and wildlife at Five Rivers, although with the cold wet weather, there were fewer wildlife but I think I spotted a piebald deer 🦌 but he was gone before I could get a picture.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:55 pm with sun having an altitude of 58.3° from the due south horizon (-12.5° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 3.7 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 7:03 pm with the sun in the west (280°). 📸

The sunset is in the west-northwest (286°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:41 pm after setting for 3 minutes with dusk around 8:10 pm, which is one minute and 9 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the First Quarter 🌓 Moon in the west-southwest (243°) at an altitude of 61° from the horizon, 245,556 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 8:46 pm. At sunset, look for partly cloudy skies 🌃 and temperatures around 53 degrees. There will be a west-northwest breeze at 5 mph. Today will have 13 hours and 32 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 44 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be partly cloudy 🌓, with a low of 39 degrees at 4am. Typical for tonight. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. In 2020, we had clear skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 28 degrees. The record low of 18 occurred back in 1875.

Found another real long-standing bug on the blog. 🐞 For years, I’ve had issues with posts appearing too early and staying sticky on the blog. Turns out I was just missing the GMT date field on my blog, when creating new blog posts programmatically, Not sure how I missed that but I’ve been coding things incorrectly for years on the blog.

Been having more problems with my credit card. 💳 I went to buy milk yesterday, 🥛 and I was locked out of the card, with it declined at the retailer and I ended up paying cash. I got home and saw a few pending charges I did not make, so it looks like my card has been hacked again — only had the new card for a week and only so far bought milk with it and went to Walmart twice. I didn’t think it was that easy to hack the chip-on-cards as they use one-time tokens, and I haven’t swiped anywhere yet. Monitoring for other pending charges, but so far nothing. Hoping I won’t have to get yet another card. Need to get this figured out as I have to renew my cellphone/hotspot by Wednesday. Aggravating to say the least, especially as I don’t do much online shopping but I like the convenience of not having to have exact change.

Really hoping next week to get out of town. 🏕 It looks like by then the snow will be gone, and while Sunday is problematic, I think the weather will be a lot better for Saturday. 😎 Things could shift weather-wise, but I’m hopeful. Not sure if I will drive up north on Friday after my therapy session, or wait for Saturday morning early to head north and hike then camp. 🚘 Kind of would like to do two nights. It just seems like every weekend that I have free it turns out to be cloudy and rainy. And then we don’t end up getting much rain at all.

As previously noted, there are 3 weeks until 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, partly sunny and temperatures between 45 and 33 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 67 degrees. We hit a record high of 93 back in 1979.

Good morning! Happy Saturday. Finally the weekend! Two weeks to May 🕊 . Overcast, cold and gray around 39 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☁ Maybe a few breaks of sun 🌥 but hardly a banner day. There is a north-northwest breeze at 7 mph. 🍃. No snow locally, but certainly kind of a gray and cloudy day. The skies will clear tomorrow around noontime.

Today will be mostly cloudy 🌥, with a high of 53 degrees at 3pm. Six degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 4th. Northwest wind around 7 mph. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning, remaining cloudy in the afternoon. The high last year was 50 degrees. The record high of 91 was set in 2002. 0.3 inches of snow fell back in 1965.❄

While not the greatest day after 🌥 it looks like it is relatively dry and will be warm enough later on to go out to Five Rivers for some bird watching 🐦 and wildlife observation. 🐸 Been working on learning my bird calls better so I can spot the birdies without seeing them first. Not sure with the clouds, cool condition and breeze though I’ll see all that much.

I think I made the right decision to stay in town this weekend, 🏡 even thought I would have liked to gotten out of town. Next weekend though will be probably the last week without many black flies 🐜 in the Adirondacks, although if they are bad out come I can use the screen tent. 🎪 Next week looks better, although who knows it looks like we are heading to a cold and damp late April in long range. 🌧 🌺 When there is no hope, there is spring. Before you know it we will have 80 degree days and the muggers will be back. 🏊‍♀️ I guess rain is good in the sense it reduces the fire risk, but none of this clouds and no sky pee-pee, please.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:56 pm with sun having an altitude of 58° from the due south horizon (-12.8° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 3.8 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 7:02 pm with the sun in the west (279°). 📸

The sunset is in the west-northwest (285°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:40 pm after setting for 2 minutes and 59 seconds with dusk around 8:09 pm, which is one minute and 8 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the First Quarter 🌓 Moon in the west-southwest (256°) at an altitude of 52° from the horizon, 247,967 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 8:45 pm. At sunset, look for mostly cloudy skies ☁ and temperatures around 50 degrees. There will be a north-northwest breeze at 5 mph. Today will have 13 hours and 29 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 43 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be mostly cloudy 🌥, with a low of 37 degrees at 5am. One degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 15th. Light north wind. In 2020, we had light drizzle in the evening, which became cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 34 degrees. The record low of 21 occurred back in 1948.

I am watching the weekend forecast 😎 for next week, and while it looks a bit too promising at this point — usually a sunny weekend forecast turns to rain over the next 6 days — I am hopeful, and these days, one can only have hope for a better future. Maybe I can go north or west after my therapy session, as the days have gotten longer and I can buy wood so I have what I need for a fire 🔥 or maybe leave early Saturday, hike 🚶‍♀️ then camp. 🏕 I would kind of like to do the hiking option, kind of interested in exploring Pine Orchard, although I might want my muck boots with the mud being as deep as it likely is this time of year. 👢

As previously noted, there are 2 weeks until May 🕊 when the sun will be setting at 7:55 pm with dusk at 8:26 pm. It’s coming, note the black flies. 🐜 On that day in 2020, we had rain showers, partly sunny and temperatures between 61 and 49 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 65 degrees. We hit a record high of 86 back in 2001. We could certainly hit 80 degrees before that, although with the current weather pattern that seems unlikely.

Good morning! Yeah, it’s Friday! Three weeks to 8 PM Sunset 🌇 . Snow showers and 34 degrees in Delmar, NY. ❄ There is a north breeze at 6 mph. 🍃. The skies will clear Sunday around 6 pm.

It’s so yucky outside, I did not pick a very good day to take off from work this week, and I don’t know if I will be getting north or west this weekend. It was the weekend I had planned, but things have kind of had a monkey wrench 🙉 thrown in them by the weather. That said, maybe it’s for the best, as I’m not really feeling well at this point. Just really tired 😩, I woke up middle of the night last night and couldn’t get back to sleep. Probably too much screentime watching the Youtube, plus I missed both of my walks yesterday. Maybe being off the clock today I can get in a good nap. 🛏

Today will snow before 8am, then rain and snow likely between 8am and 10am, then rain likely after 10am. 🌧 High of 45 degrees at 5pm. 14 degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around March 18th. North wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning, which became mostly sunny by afternoon. The high last year was 45 degrees. The record high of 91 was set in 2012. 5.3 inches of snow fell back in 1983.❄

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:56 pm with sun having an altitude of 57.6° from the due south horizon (-13.2° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 3.8 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 7:01 pm with the sun in the west (279°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (285°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:39 pm after setting for 3 minutes with dusk around 8:08 pm, which is one minute and 9 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the First Quarter 🌓 Moon in the west (264°) at an altitude of 43° from the horizon, 249,928 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 8:44 pm. At sunset, look for rain 🌧 and temperatures around 44 degrees. There will be a north breeze at 9 mph. Today will have 13 hours and 27 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 46 seconds over yesterday.

I have been super bummed out that I haven’t been able to get out for my walk 🚶‍♀️ with the rain and the shittiness I felt on Thursday after the COVID-vaccine, 💉 although I finally am starting to recover. After the shower, 🚿 I was feeling better. I really should shower more frequently, but I’ve kind of gotten into that dirty way of living being fully remote with many days with no video meetings. 📹 That really knocks the shit out of you, but it’s probably better then being in the hospital for weeks on a ventilator. 🏥 While I kind of like remote work in the summer months, COVID isn’t nice. 🗣 At any rate, I’m hoping to get out for a walk some time today. It looks like rain has stopped for now, but I see more in the distance. 😀

Tonight will have a chance of rain before 4am, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Cloudy 🌧, with a low of 39 degrees at 4am. One degree above normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 19th. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected. In 2020, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 27 degrees. The record low of 21 occurred back in 1971.

Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy 🌥, with a high of 53 degrees at 3pm. Six degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 4th. Northwest wind around 7 mph. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning, which became mostly sunny by afternoon. The high last year was 50 degrees. The record high of 91 was set in 2002. 0.3 inches of snow fell back in 1965.❄

Looking ahead to Sunday, a slight chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. 🌥 Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Typical average high for the weekend is 59 degrees.

I keep playing this game that the next weekend looks better. 🏕 It’s so obnoxious and it seems like my schedule just gets tighter and tighter lately. 🗜 I really want to get out of town, but not just for one night in cloudy and cold weather. 🎣 Maybe I should just plan on another walk out to Five Rivers tomorrow. 🌲 The thing is after all the rain things are going to be super wet and soggy. 👢 While I have my therapy appointment at 4 PM next Friday, 🗣 I could either go north after that or maybe on Saturday and hike first thing then camp. I have a feeling the therapy session could go beyond 5 PM, although it’s close enough to the ramp to the Thruway, and days are getting longer. 🌆 I could work up in Speculator, and if the weather is nice enough and snow-free, maybe camp somewhere around Austin Falls for part of work week. 💻 I really don’t mind working, sitting next to Lake Pleasant or going to Speculator Library when I need a lot of bandwidth. 📶

At any rate, I’m hoping to get to away a little more and work from the Adirondacks before office life returns, 🏣 probably some time in May. 🌺 I was thinking it would be May 1st, similar to what is happening in New York City, but truth be told at this time I have no ideas. I would think they’d have to give us a week or two notice, just because some people have gone truly remote — pretty far from Albany. ⛰

As previously noted, there are 3 weeks until 8 PM Sunset 🌇 when the sun will be setting at 8:02 pm with dusk at 8:33 pm. On that day in 2020, we had partly sunny, rain showers and temperatures between 65 and 43 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 67 degrees. We hit a record high of 92 back in 1930.

Good morning! Happy April 15th, which is normally tax day. 💰 ! But this year for some reason, the pandemic or maybe because people don’t like to be rushed to do taxes, they put it off. But I got my federal refund back. Next Thursday is Earth Day 🌎 . I am sure all the coal rollers are well aware of that fact. Rain showers and 52 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☔ There is a east-southeast breeze at 7 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 45 degrees. The skies will clear Monday around 5 am. Going to be a rather rainy next two days, then fairly cloudy come the weekend. Maybe some snow in the mountains, especially the Green Mountains but I don’t expect it to last long at this point.

That COVID vaccine really knocked me out yesterday, 💉 at least for a few hours. Then I took a full-dose of sleeping medication, and I slept like a baby but this morning I am in a bit of a haze between the dark and cloudy skies and my general inability to get going. So I skipped my morning walk, and I doubt I’ll do my evening walk but maybe I’ll do laps around the apartment later.

Today will rain. 🌧 High of 53 degrees at 11am. Five degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 4th. Maximum dew point of 47 at 10am. 🏖️ Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible. A year ago, we had light snow in the morning, which became partly cloudy by afternoon. The high last year was 48 degrees. The record high of 86 was set in 2003. 2.4 inches of snow fell back in 2014.❄

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:56 pm with sun having an altitude of 57.3° from the due south horizon (-13.5° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 3.9 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 7:00 pm with the sun in the west (278°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (284°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:38 pm after setting for 2 minutes and 59 seconds with dusk around 8:06 pm, which is one minute and 8 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Crescent 🌒 Moon in the west (270°) at an altitude of 33° from the horizon, 251,336 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 8:42 pm. At sunset, look for rain 🌧 and temperatures around 47 degrees. There will be a north breeze at 6 mph. Today will have 13 hours and 24 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 45 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will rain before 4am, then rain and snow. 🌧 Low of 37 degrees at 6am. One degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 14th. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected. In 2020, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 33 degrees. The record low of 22 occurred back in 1981.

Not a particularly nice weekend on tap. 😞 Saturday, mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. North wind 6 to 8 mph. Sunday, a chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Typical average high for the weekend is 59 degrees. As thought, not going to be a really sunny weekend but might be good for fishing. 🎣 I still think I want to get out of town, although plans could change. Next weekend almost looks nice, but I am not sure if next weekend will otherwise work for my schedule and I kind of want to get out of town before the black flies take over the woods.

As previously noted, next Thursday is Earth Day 🌎 when the sun will be setting at 7:45 pm with dusk at 8:15 pm. On that day in 2020, we had cold, partly sunny, snow showers and temperatures between 46 and 30 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 61 degrees. We hit a record high of 86 back in 1985.

Good morning! What day is it? Hump Day, of course. 🐪 Six weeks to Flower Moon 🌻 . Partly sunny and 52 degrees in Delmar, NY. 🌞 Calm wind. The dew point is 42 degrees. Nice morning, although a bit groggy as I recover from COVID vaccine number 2 and because I had trouble sleeping again last night.

The morning walk was quite pleasant 🏃 with lots of sun, and nothing more then a t-shirt 👕 needed for my walk. Going to cloud up later but for now it’s pretty nice and I might drive down to the library to work this afternoon. 💻 I could work from home but on nice days like this I prefer to be outside where I can get some fresh air and relax. And maybe work on my tan some more.

The second COVID-shot went well yesterday, 💉 and I should be done and fully-vaccinated, with full-immunity in two weeks. My arm and shoulder blade 💪 feels like I have been doing a lot of shooting my 12-gauge shotgun, 🔫 or maybe like I got bit by a tick have Lyme disease in the shoulder 🐜 but I’m sure it’s just the vaccine kicking in. I am working from home, have no Zoom Meetings today, so nobody will know if I look or feel like a wreck today. Maybe less shooting this weekend if my arm is so sore. Or maybe I’ll have to use my .22 which doesn’t kick like a mule.

Today will have a slight chance of rain after 3pm. Mostly sunny to start out the day 🌞, with clouds pushing in later ☁️ and a high of 70 degrees at 4pm. 12 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around May 16th. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 52 degrees. The record high of 83 was set in 1968. 1.4 inches of snow fell back in 1950.❄

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:56 pm with sun having an altitude of 56.9° from the due south horizon (-13.9° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 3.9 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 6:59 pm with the sun in the west (278°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (284°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:36 pm after setting for 2 minutes and 59 seconds with dusk around 8:05 pm, which is one minute and 8 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Crescent 🌒 Moon in the west (274°) at an altitude of 23° from the horizon, 252,119 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 8:41 pm. At sunset, look for rain 🌧 and temperatures around 64 degrees. There will be a south breeze at 5 mph. Today will have 13 hours and 21 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 46 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will rain late, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 47 degrees at 6am. 10 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around May 15th. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. In 2020, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became light snow by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 33 degrees. The record low of 21 occurred back in 1940.

Last night was really nice for sitting out back ✨ although as the evening progressed, things got more cloudy. 🌽 The air had a sweet smell of corn silage, 👃 like they had just cut into some fresh silage that were feeding to cows at the farm down the way. 🐮 The smell really reminded me of summer, with the cows grazing on the grass at the Finger Lakes National Forest.

Some are calling for a nice spring weekend on tap at least in Albany-area. 😎 Saturday, partly sunny, with a high near 54. Sunday, partly sunny, with a high near 60. More clouds up north, or maybe not depending on the model you look up. 🌦 Folks don’t really agree. 99% percent of forecasts are imaginary, up to random chance. Typical average high for the weekend is 59 degrees.

I am not sure if I will head north on Friday or Saturday, 🏕 a lot depends on the weather. I’d rather not be setting up camp in the pouring rain. 🌧 At least it looks like there won’t be much of a fire risk this weekend, so that’s good if I want to have a little campfire to stay warm 🔥 but I’ll also bring my heater too for warming my hands.

The first session of therapy went well, 💭 although mostly it was just an overview for intake purposes, understanding and discussing my issues. Listening to all the possible concerns and issues, legal and else-wise, I think I am glad I just have a little bit of anxiety, 😮 sometimes negative thought processes 😡 and a bit of pyromania when it comes to burn barrels 🛢 and the alike. Things could be a lot worse. 😩 All things that are curable with a little work on my part. I don’t want anything to get in my way of making more money, saving, investing and eventually owning my land. 🚜 One thing that kind of sucks that my next appointment is a week from 4 PM Friday, 📅 which means getting out of town to go camping might not be a reality, so it’s more important to plan to get out out of town this week if possible.

As previously noted, there are 3 weeks until Cinco de Mayo 🤠 when the sun will be setting at 8:00 pm with dusk at 8:31 pm. On that day in 2020, we had sunny skies and temperatures between 59 and 38 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 66 degrees. We hit a record high of 91 back in 1944.

Good morning! Happy Tuesday. Two weeks to Pink Moon 🌕  to celebrate the Pinkster. 🌺 Not sure if related, but I saw some of dogwoods are out in bloom and they smell nice this time of year. Partly cloudy and 46 degrees in Delmar, NY. ⛅ Calm wind. Still a bit gray out this morning, but it appears it will be quite nice by mid-day, with weather more like late April then mid-April. But warm enough for a pleasant morning walk. 🚶🏻 I’ll take a shower when I have some downtime at work, and get ready for heading downtown on the bus 🚌 at 11:30 for my COVID-shot.  🚿

Today will be mostly sunny 🌞, with a high of 64 degrees at 4pm. Seven degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 28th. Another real nice spring day, already have my windows open. 🌺 Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon. A year ago, we had light rain in the morning, which became heavy rain by afternoon. The high last year was 64 degrees. The record high of 87 was set in 1977. 5.5 inches of snow fell back in 1950.❄

Busy day ahead with work than downtown at my lunch break on the bus 🚍 for round two of my COVID-19 Shot. 💉 Then come home for a bit and then drive over to the therapist. 💭 I’m really looking forward to learning more about my thought process and discussing my feelings and sometimes conservative views, my love of all things fire be in the Pine Bush or burn barrels 🔥 and off-grid living. 🏡 So many things to chew over these days. 🐮 It’s really hard to find a neutral party to talk to, especially when most of my close friends and colleagues are generally quite liberal. 🏙 And it’s only a $25 first incidence appropriation for the copay. 💵 If I decide it’s worthwhile I’ll budget some more. I hope I become a better person, so I can be better at making more money. Then back home, do a little more work 💻 and maybe then go down to the park with book. 📖

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:56 pm with sun having an altitude of 56.6° from the due south horizon (-14.3° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 4 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 6:58 pm with the sun in the west (277°). 📸

The sunset is in the west-northwest (283°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:35 pm after setting for 2 minutes and 58 seconds with dusk around 8:04 pm, which is one minute and 9 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Crescent 🌒 Moon in the west (278°) at an altitude of 13° from the horizon, 252,236 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 8:40 pm. At sunset, look for partly clear skies 🌄 and temperatures around 61 degrees. There will be a calm wind. Definitely a good night for reading down at the park 🏞 although I have to watch out for ticks. Maybe no sitting in the grass. 🌾 Today will have 13 hours and 18 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 47 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be partly cloudy 🌤, with a low of 45 degrees at 5am. Eight degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around May 8th. Calm wind. In 2020, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 40 degrees. The record low of 19 occurred back in 1973. 

After rain and snow up north on Thursday and Friday, looking at a pretty good weekend. 😎 Saturday, partly sunny, with a high near 57. Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Maximum dew point of 38 at 1pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 59 degrees.

Maybe more clouds up north, but I think it will be a good weekend to get out of town, especially if I camp on a hard, well drained area and avoid trails that are particularly wet, maybe preferring road hikes. 🏕 The fire danger should be much reduced after Thursday and Friday, 🔥 which is good because I’ll want a small fire to stay warm with all that cold and damp. Rivers will be ragging for fishing, but I might choose to fish the Sacanadaga in Wells before the open the hydro-dam for the morning power ramp,⚡ 💦 or Chittenango Creek not too far downstream where water levels might be high if I go out west. 🎣 Still need to renew my fishing license, hoping I can do that at Wally World or I might hit up a hick-town town hall to get it. 🎫

As previously noted, there are 2 weeks until Pink Moon 🌕 when the sun will be setting at 7:51 pm with dusk at 8:21 pm. We were discussing the Pinksterfest Albany used to have 🌺 before it got cut due to budgetary concerns in favor of a bigger Tulipfest. 🌷On that day in 2020, we had rain showers, cold, cloudy and temperatures between 46 and 37 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 63 degrees. We hit a record high of 91 back in 1962.

Good morning! Monday’s come back around again. Five weeks to Average High is 70 🐮. Kind of a chilly day, but at the same time, warm enough that at least for now my windows are open. Rather have the fresh air and dress in layers. Warmer weather is certain though at this point. 🌡Cloudy, damp but so far not a lot of rain and 48 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☔ There is a east breeze at 6 mph. 🍃. The skies will clear around 2 am.

This has been the story of the past 24 hours. 🌂 Everything is very bone dry, and the rain has been more clouds then actual wetness. While we have many chances for rain this week, I am not certainly expecting very high stream levels when I get north this weekend, but hopefully at least the fire risk will be lower. 🔥 I’ll probably just work from home all day, as I haven’t used that much internet bandwidth lately, as the weather sucks. 💻

Yesterday morning though, was pretty nice when I was out Five Rivers 🐸 with so much wildlife out and about, and a lot of sun before the area got overrun by noisy kids and yuppies as the morning progressed into mid-day. I really should do more early morning walks out to Five Rivers when I’m home on the weekends. I tend to sleep in a bit too late at times. Sunday dinner with the folks was good 🥣 although at times listening to the elderly parents reminds me that all people start to sound like cranky old grandparents at some point on their lives. 🧓 👵 I’ll try to remain young as long as possible. 🤠 Maybe wear my cowboy hat more to cover my own gray hairs.

Today will have a chance of rain. Cloudy 🌧, with a high of 54 degrees at 4pm. Three degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 6th. East wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies in the morning, remaining cloudy in the afternoon. The high last year was 64 degrees. The record high of 84 was set in 1977. 3.3 inches of snow fell back in 1962.❄

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:57 pm with sun having an altitude of 56.2° from the due south horizon (-14.6° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 4 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 6:56 pm with the sun in the west (277°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (283°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:34 pm after setting for 2 minutes and 58 seconds with dusk around 8:03 pm, which is one minute and 8 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Crescent 🌒 Moon in the west (281°) at an altitude of 3° from the horizon, 251,681 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 8:38 pm. At sunset, look for rain showers 🌧 and temperatures around 51 degrees. There will be a east breeze at 7 mph. Today will have 13 hours and 16 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 48 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have a slight chance of rain before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 40 degrees at 5am. Three degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 22nd. East wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. In 2020, we had partly cloudy skies in the evening, which became light rain by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 49 degrees. The record low of 19 occurred back in 1874.

Tomorrow is the big COVID-shot. 💉 It should be a fun day, with lots of sun. Then to my talk therapist, which should be an adventure, and hopeful one where I learn a thing or two about myself, figure out how to be a better person and make more money. 💰 Probably I’m writing off Wednesday for recovery from COVID-19 shot, and then Thursday I’ll pack for camping but in no rush to head north or west until Friday, because I think Friday might be quite wet. ⛺ But a few nights in wilderness should help restore my sleeping patterns.

Weekend looks like a pretty decent mid-April weekend. 😎 Saturday, partly sunny, with a high near 59. Sunday, a chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Maximum dew point of 38 at 10am. Other forecasts aren’t as optimistic but I still have Friday off from work, and I am thinking either the ADKs or CNY at this point. 🏕 Need to renew my fishing license, probably at Wally World. 🎣 Typical average high for the weekend is 59 degrees. Spring is definitely, coming, I noticed a lot of greening up yesterday at Five Rivers. 🌳 Posting pictures throughout the day.

Looking ahead, there are 5 weeks until Pack Rat Day 🐀 when the sun will be setting at 8:13 pm with dusk at 8:45 pm. A good chance to clean stuff out. A man wiser then me once said, “You can burn anything with a hot enough of a fire.” 🔥 That and “if it’s dark enough out, they won’t see the black smoke”. On that day in 2020, we had mostly cloudy, rain showers and temperatures between 74 and 54 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 70 degrees. We hit a record high of 92 back in 2017. I remember that day, it was a pretty warm spring day and I was wearing my suit and tie in air conditioned office downtown. 🕴 Walked through the park to the Capitol.