Good evening! Rain and 43 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☔ There is a south-southeast breeze at 7 mph. 🍃. Temperatures will drop below freezing at Sunday around 2 am. ☃️

I ended up running to the bank 🏦 and tonight to deposit my paycheck, return beer cans 🍻 and get food and supplies for camping. 🛒 I also picked clear plastic bags for recycling ♻ and another propane lantern. 🏮 I’m going to part out my current one, because the globe alone costs $11 and I’m sure I’ll need one from that in the future and by the time I were to replace the plugged regulator it probably would have cost more than buying new. 🛠 I do plan to use this new lantern on the spare Big Buddy filter I have to hopefully stop issues with it getting plugged.

Honestly, I didn’t want to go shopping tonight 🏧 but I got my paycheck today in the mail ✉ and I needed to deposit it right away because it’s the end of the month and I have a lot of bills coming due on Friday. Plus my renters insurance is due, so it’s $1,750 due soon including automatic investments and savings withdrawals and without the paycheck in the bank it could be very tight. I make good money 💵 but the more I make the more that gets invested or spent. My checking account is often paycheck to paycheck. I hope next pay period I’ll have direct deposit back. 👩‍👩‍👦‍👦 Usually this is a bad night with the crowds at the store but this time it was relatively empty.

I have all the food 🍲 and supplies I need for camping 🏕. I’m leaving for the Adirondacks come Saturday. Where exactly I’ll go I’m a bit undecided although it looks like a mild and pleasant weekend. Probably not too remote in case I run into snow or ice 🌨 up north. Never got to the library 📚 to get books but I have some I can bring from home 🏡 and I’ll have lots of podcasts I’ll download tomorrow.

Tonight will rain. Patchy fog after midnight. 🌧 Low of 42 degrees at 12am. 13 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around October 9th. Southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. In 2019, we had mist in the evening, which became light rain by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 34 degrees. The record low of -11 occurred back in 1938.

Lately I’ve been sleeping 😴 better. I’ve been trying hard to retire early each night and keep my bedroom dark. 💊 I forgot to get sleeping pills again but I am trying to get away from taking so many these days if I can avoid them. Also trying to use a lot of dim red light in my bedroom. Camping in the Adirondacks also always seems to improve my sleep.

Tonight will have a Waxing Gibbous 🌔 Moon with 84% illuminated. At 10 PM, the moon was in the south-southwest (208°) at an altitude of 47° from the horizon, some 251,585 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 June 4^th. Buckle up for safety! 💺 The Blue 🌝 Moon is on Monday, November 30. The darkest hour is at 11:44 pm, followed by dawn at 6:29 am, and sun starting to rise at 7:01 am in the east-southeast (118°) and last for 3 minutes and 18 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 10 seconds later than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 7:44 am with sun in the southeast (126°). Tonight will have 14 hours and 35 minutes of darkness, an increase of one minute and 41 seconds over last night.

Thanksgiving Day 🦃 will have showers likely, mainly between 9am and 11am. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny 🌦, with a high of 58 degrees at 3pm. 14 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around October 21st. Maximum dew point of 52 at 1pm. South wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. A year ago, we had light drizzle in the morning with more sun in the afternoon. The high last year was 58 degrees. The record high of 67 was set in 1979. 9.6 inches of snow fell back in 2014.❄

Heading out to the folks house for Thanksgiving tomorrow. 🦃 I am lucky that they are close and we will have a socially distant meal 🍴 with everybody spread out in the living room. Not sure how many more visits though after this one if the COVID lock downs restart.

In four weeks on December 23 the sun will be setting in the west-southwest (238°) at 4:26 pm,🌄 which is 53 seconds later then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had mostly sunny weather and temperatures between 50 and 18 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 33 and 19 degrees. The record high of 64 degrees was set back in 1990.

Looking ahead, Earliest Sunset of the Year ⌛️ is in 2 weeks, Tea Party Day 🐍 is in 3 weeks, Festivus 🍖 is in 4 weeks, Christmas 🎅 is a month away, Bacon Day 🥓 is in 5 weeks, Make Your Dream Come True Day 🏡 is in 7 weeks, Inauguration Day ✅ is in 8 weeks, 5 PM Sunset 🌆 is in 2 months, Clean Your Computer Day 🧹 is in 11 weeks and Presidents Day 👴 is in 12 weeks.

Good morning! Happy Tuesday. Next Tuesday is December 🎄. Partly cloudy and one degree above freezing for my morning walk. ⛅ There is a northwest breeze at 11 mph. 🍃. Definitely a nice sunny morning although a bit breezy. The sun is a welcome change, it’s been so cloudy and gray lately. But that’s normal for November.

After missing my morning walk 🚶🏻 the past few days, it’s a beautiful day for sure. Brisk but that’s to be expected in late November. I really enjoy the fresh air and sat out back last night for a couple of minutes until it got too cold out. 🌃 I hate when I miss my walk but sometimes the weather doesn’t cooperate. 🌧️

I am heading downtown 🚍 for a while for meetings and paperwork. 📄 I washed my mask 😷 and it’s hanging out to dry now. I am going to shower 🚿 and bring my laptops 💻to use at work. I told John Wolcott I’d be over later this afternoon to continue looking at old files. 📂

Today will be sunny 🌞, with a high of 39 degrees at 1pm. Five degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around December 6th. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning, remaining cloudy in the afternoon. The high last year was 41 degrees. The record high of 70 was set in 2014. 8.8 inches of snow fell back in 1898.❄

Solar noon 🌞 is at 11:43 am with sun having an altitude of 26.7° from the due south horizon (-44.1° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 11.9 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 3:44 pm with the sun in the southwest (235°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-southwest (242°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 4:27 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 17 seconds with dusk around 4:56 pm, which is 35 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Gibbous 🌔 Moon in the southeast (127°) at an altitude of 29° from the horizon, 249,985 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 5:33 pm. At sunset, look for mostly clear skies 🌄 and temperatures around 36 degrees. There will be a northwest breeze at 7 mph. Today will have 9 hours and 27 minutes of daytime, a decrease of one minute and 45 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have a chance of snow, mainly between 2am and 5am. Increasing clouds 🌨, with a low of 28 degrees at 9pm. One degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around November 27th. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. In 2019, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became light drizzle by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 36 degrees. The record low of 2 occurred back in 1938.

The propane lantern stopped working again. 🏮No gas through it at all. I disassembled it and cleaned the valve with WD 40 and blew it out with compressed air but didn’t have any luck. Still not passing any propane. Months ago I discovered it was caked with black carbon which I removed. The lanterns are $29 at Wally World so I think I might just get another one and save the old one for parts – namely the glass globe which costs like $10 and I manage to break every few years. While I have electric lights, the propane lantern uses very little fuel and is bright 🔆 and doesn’t shut off on under voltage. I will however run this lantern through the extra Big Buddy filter to avoid issues with it plugging in the future.

A picture perfect weekend on tap. 😎 Saturday, partly sunny, with a high near 49. Sunday, sunny, with a high near 47. Typical average high for the weekend is 43 degrees.

I am still planning on heading to the Adirondacks this weekend. ⛺ It will be for two nights. While I certainly want to avoid the Black Friday crowds during the pandemic 🤧 I think I can get in and out of Hannaford on Friday on my way up avoiding the crowds. In my experience, Buy Nothing Day usually means the grocery stores are pretty empty. 🛒 People still have a lot of turkey 🦃 to eat the next day.

As previously noted, next Tuesday is December 🎄 when the sun will be setting at 4:23 pm with dusk at 4:54 pm. On that day in 2019, we had snow and temperatures between 28 and 17 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 41 degrees. We hit a record high of 67 back in 1934.

Good morning! Happy Cold Thursday. ❄ Next Thursday is Thanksgiving 🦃. Both regular season and Thanksgiving are late this year sure to the way that the calendar falls. Partly sunny and 21 degrees in Delmar, NY. 🌅 There is a south-southeast breeze at 6 mph. 🍃. The current wind chill is 9. Things will start to thaw out at around 10 am.🌡️

It doesn’t seem that cold outside but I left the heat turned up a bit before bed 🛏 and this year it seems to be working better than in years past. ♨ Of course it’s not really that cold out. The truck started up nice and easily this morning — now that the leaves are off the trees, the solar panel is dumping all the extra sunlight not needed for the battery bank into the starting battery.

Up early this morning as I have to run back to the shop 🔧 now that they have the stickers in to finish up the state inspection. But first I need to get fuel ⛽ and then I’ll probably work down at the library for a bit depending on how cold it is once the sun is up. Might not be too bad with the bright sun ☀ expected for most of the day. It will be nice when I have my phone set up as a hot spot at home 🏡 although I’m going to wait another month for that. I’ve been reading 📖 up on the fine print but I think it will work well enough for me if I’m a bit careful with my data use. It seems like a really good deal all together, and offers the flexibility I need — I’d rather do it the old way walking down to the library or park after work once the panademic is over.

Today will be mostly sunny 🌞, with a high of 43 degrees at 3pm. Four degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around November 27th. South wind 6 to 15 mph. A year ago, we had light snow in the morning, remaining cloudy in the afternoon. The high last year was 38 degrees. The record high of 71 was set in 1921. 4.2 inches of snow fell back in 1914.❄

Solar noon 🌞 is at 11:42 am with sun having an altitude of 27.8° from the due south horizon (-43° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 11.4 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 3:48 pm with the sun in the west-southwest (236°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-southwest (244°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 4:30 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 14 seconds with dusk around 4:59 pm, which is 45 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the First Quarter 🌓 Moon in the south-southwest (193°) at an altitude of 23° from the horizon, 237,066 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 5:36 pm. At sunset, look for partly clear skies 🌄 and temperatures around 42 degrees. There will be a south breeze at 14 mph. Today will have 9 hours and 36 minutes of daytime, a decrease of one minute and 58 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be mostly cloudy 🌥, with a low of 33 degrees at 6am. Two degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around November 12th. South wind 10 to 13 mph. In 2019, we had light drizzle in the evening, which became light snow by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 34 degrees. The record low of 6 occurred back in 1986.

Sunday looks cloudy but Saturday should be nice. 😀 Saturday, partly sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Sunday, mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Typical average high for the weekend is 46 degrees.

Probably this weekend will be like other recent ones. 🚶🏻 Five Rivers walk on Saturday and out to the folks house on Sunday. That’s fine I’m saving money by staying home, bidding my time until summer returns again. 🏖 I am sure it’s not that long until the black flies return.

As previously noted, there are 3 weeks until 7:15 AM Sunrise ⌛️ when the sun will be setting at 4:22 pm with dusk at 4:53 pm. On that day in 2019, we had rain showers, mostly cloudy, mild and temperatures between 52 and 35 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 38 degrees. We hit a record high of 64 back in 1966.

Good morning! Happy Sunday. ⛪ America Recycles Day. ♻ Three weeks to First Sunday of Advent ✝️. Mostly cloudy and 28 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☁ There is a south-southeast breeze at 7 mph. 🍃. Things will start to thaw out at around 9 am. 🌡️

Colder than I expected last night, ❄ I woke up in the middle of the night and decided that I should turn up the heat as it was frigid in bed. Ended up waking up in the middle of the night 🌃 and staying awake for a few hours before falling asleep for a few more hours.

Yesterday was another kind of boring day 😴 and I walked out to Five Rivers 🐦 for a few hours. The bluebirds I saw along the lake were quite beautiful. It was a nice walk but by the time I got home, listened to the news 📰 and had dinner I ended up putting some podcasts on and retiring for the day.

Today will have showers likely, mainly after 5pm. Mostly cloudy 🌦, with a high of 49 degrees at 5pm. One degree above normal, which is similar to a typical day around November 14th. South wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning with some clearing in the afternoon. The high last year was 50 degrees. The record high of 74 was set in 1993. 4.8 inches of snow fell back in 1906.❄

Solar noon 🌞 is at 11:41 am with sun having an altitude of 28.8° from the due south horizon (-42.1° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 10.9 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 3:51 pm with the sun in the west-southwest (238°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-southwest (245°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 4:34 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 12 seconds with dusk around 5:02 pm, which is 54 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Crescent 🌒 Moon in the west-southwest (243°) at an altitude of 1° from the horizon, 227,803 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 5:38 pm. At sunset, look for rain 🌧 and temperatures around 48 degrees. Breezy, 16 mph breeze ⛅ from the south-southeast with gusts up to 30mph. Today will have 9 hours and 44 minutes of daytime, a decrease of 2 minutes and 8 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have showers and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 1am. 🌧 Low of 41 degrees at 6am. Seven degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around October 18th. South wind 10 to 16 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. In 2019, we had light snow in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 20 degrees. The record low of 7 occurred back in 1972.

As previously noted, there are 3 weeks until First Sunday of Advent ✝️ when the sun will be setting at 4:22 pm with dusk at 4:53 pm. On that day in 2019, we had snow showers, cloudy and temperatures between 34 and 26 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 39 degrees. We hit a record high of 68 back in 2001.