Good morning! Monday’s come back around again. Rain and 67 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☔ Calm wind. The dew point is 65 degrees. I drove back home in the rain this morning, as it was pretty wet up camping along Hope Falls Road.

I was going to do Piseco-Powely Road 🏕 but on my way up there decided on Pumpkin Hollow Road, but the sites are no longer officially designated, and I didn’t want to get drunk and then get yelled at up and told I had to camp somewhere else. Not that it was likely to happen, but the bugs seemed particularly bad on Pumpkin Hollow, so plans changed. 🎃 I was hoping to camp on that recently restored site on Creek Road, but that was taken. So I ended up camping on site on Hope Falls Road, the one nearest to parking area for Tenant Creek Falls, 🌊 and hiking back to the falls a couple of times during the weekend and then also hiking to Wilcox Lake..

Today will rain before noon, then a chance of showers, mainly between noon and 5pm. Cloudy 🌧, with a high of 73 degrees at 3pm. 11 degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around May 23rd. Maximum dew point of 69 at 2pm. Light north wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. 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 90 degrees. The record high of 96 was set in 1935.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 1:02 pm with sun having an altitude of 69.3° from the due south horizon (-1.5° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 2.3 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 (294°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (301°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:34 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 23 seconds with dusk around 9:07 pm, which is 32 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Crescent 🌒 Moon in the west (280°) at an altitude of 16° from the horizon, 238,791 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 9:51 pm. At sunset, watch for thunderstorms 🌩 and temperatures around 72 degrees. The dew point will be 68 degrees. There will be a calm wind. Today will have 15 hours and 4 minutes of daytime, a decrease of one minute and 19 seconds over yesterday.

This evening I need to run to store and get a few supplies, 👜 including toilet paper and some food. 🚽 I also said I would swing over to a friend’s house and help them with a project in Glenmont. I think I also want to clean off some of the mud from the truck to hopefully slow the rust. I really need to paint those few rust spots that are bare metal these days before winter.

Tonight will have a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 7pm. Cloudy 🌧, with a low of 66 degrees at 6am. Three degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 68 at 6pm. Light southeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. In 2020, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It was somewhat humid. It got down to 68 degrees. The record low of 45 occurred back in 1939.

On this day in 1967, the Newark Riots begin with over six days of rioting, looting, and destruction leaving 26 dead. 🤯 There have been some crazy times lately but nothing like the late 1960s.

Hot this weekend, possibly with thunderstorms. 🌩 Saturday, showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Maximum dew point of 74 at 12pm. Sunday, a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Maximum dew point of 70 at 11am. Typical average high for the weekend is 84 degrees.

I think it’s a wait and see for the weekend. 🏊‍♀️ I am toying with the idea of going out to Schoharie County, but a lot depends on the weather. I might take off Friday or might not. If it’s going to be hot out Friday, I could spend it at Mine Kill State Park Pool. I might meet a friend out there in Schoharie County. Not sure though. It would be nice to hit up the farm stands, do some fishing and camp up in Burnt Rossman. 🏕 But who knows, in a week from now, it will be summer vacation.

One month 📅 from now will be Last Sunset After 8 PM 🌆 when the sun will be setting at 8:01 pm with dusk at 8:31 pm.

Good morning! Yeah, it’s Friday! Get away day, at least after my eye exam 👀. I can see clearly now. At least as long as I don’t fail my exam. Need to pass it for my driver’s license. 🚘 Next Friday is Last Sunset After 8:30 PM 🌆. That’s why in two weeks I’m heading west to the Finger Lakes where I can find more sun in the evening. And good places to swim 🏊🏻‍♂️ on summer vacation. 🏖 Cloudy and 68 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☁ There is a south-southeast breeze at 7 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 67 degrees. The skies will clear around 11 pm.

I have a lot of my gear packed 💼 and I just have to get my personal stuff like deodorant and towels packed and coolers ready to go. Then I will be able to leave directly from the eye doctor to head up north. I am probably going to stay there until Tuesday working remote Monday and Tuesday in Spectulator. I’m thinking Piseco-Powley Road but I could change my mind as I’m thinking I haven’t done White House or Pumpkin Hollow in some time. ⛺ Not going to be a real nice weekend to spend at the Potholers and it would be nicer to be closer to Spectulator come Monday. I just don’t want to camp anywhere this weekend where I have cell service and all those obnoxious distractions. Also, where ever I stay needs to be well drained as it’s been so wet the past few days.

Supposedly the landlord fixed the clog in the sewer lateral toilet 🚽 although truth be told it wasn’t effecting my unit too much and any flooding never reached my unit. I don’t know if he actually had to do anything as my toilet drained fine by morning.

Today will have showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. 🌦 High of 78 degrees at 3pm. Six degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around June 11th. Maximum dew point of 70 at 1pm. 🏖️ South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. It was humid. The high last year was 94 degrees. The record high of 103 was set in 1936.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 1:01 pm with sun having an altitude of 69.7° from the due south horizon (-1.1° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 2.2 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 (295°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (302°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:35 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 24 seconds with dusk around 9:08 pm, which is 26 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌇 The best time to look at the stars is after 9:54 pm. At sunset, look for rain 🌧 and thunderstorms 🌩 and temperatures around 75 degrees. The dew point will be 68 degrees. There will be a northwest breeze at 8 mph. Today will have 15 hours and 7 minutes of daytime, a decrease of one minute and 10 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 63 degrees at 4am. One degree above normal. Maximum dew point of 69 at 6pm. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. In 2020, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became partly cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It was very sticky. It got down to 74 degrees. The record low of 47 occurred back in 1963.

Tomorrow will have a slight chance of showers between 1pm and 2pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny 🌞, with a high of 77 degrees at 2pm. Seven degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around June 8th. Maximum dew point of 64 at 8am. North wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. It was humid. The high last year was 88 degrees. The record high of 100 was set in 1936.

Looking ahead to Sunday, a slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. ☀️Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Maximum dew point of 65 at 4pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 84 degrees.

Today in 1850, U.S. President Zachary Taylor dies after eating raw fruit and iced milk; he is succeeded in office by Vice President Millard Fillmore. 🐮🍓🥤 While the Weston Price foundation and the good ol boys who drink straight out of the bulk tank won’t agree, pasteurization has saved a lot of lives.

As previously noted, next Friday is Last Sunset After 8:30 PM 🌆 when the sun will be setting at 8:30 pm with dusk at 9:04 pm. On that day in 2020, we had rain and temperatures between 80 and 65 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 84 degrees. We hit a record high of 97 back in 1900.

Good morning! Happy Wet Thursday. 💦 Next Thursday is Cow Appreciation Day 🐂. Well, moo as you chew your cud. Rain showers and 63 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☁ Might have heard a clap of thunder ⛈️ earlier. Calm wind. The dew point is 62 degrees. The skies will clear tomorrow around 8 pm.

I decided to catch the earlier bus 🚍 downtown, as it’s kind of a rainy morning. 🚽 Landlord called and asked me to conserve water as he’s having trouble with the sewer lateral again, although I did take a 30 second shower before work 🚿 and decided I had to flush the toilet once because I didn’t want poop to be rotting in the toilet all day. It flushed fine when I did it this morning, but over the weekend I noticed the flushing was slow so I stopped throwing toilet paper in the bowl and used the plunger once or twice. Didn’t seem like a serious problem in my unit, but maybe downstream. I always wonder if it’s better to toss toilet paper in the toilet or wastebasket — probably if I had my own land unless I was on sewer, I’d probably keep a wastebasket next to toilet and do it like the Mexicans do — toss it and burn it with the other paper trash. 🔥

Hopefully my neighbor’s bathroom, downgrade, isn’t filling up with shit. 💩 One time there was a plumbing back up and it flooded all the way back to my unit. It seems like my building had a lot of problems but I guess it’s a rental and it’s cheap. I do have to wonder with the pandemic or the landlord will sell out and rent go up but at least my lease is good through May 1st and then I can make alternate plans if necessary. At some point I should buy my own property, but then I’d have to maintain it, and that probably would mean I’d have to be a commuter and I couldn’t have the ease of taking the bus to work. 🚌

When I get into the office, I am going to do laps in the Plaza until 9 AM. 🚶‍♀️Not raining hard now and maybe if it’s not raining much when I get downtown I’ll walk inside, otherwise I will walk outside and get some fresh air. The past few days at lunch time I’ve been doing laps in the plaza, because it’s been too hot to walk outside. That said, I got soaked yesterday running from the LOB to Smith Building after my afternoon walk. It was wet. 🌧 And then when I had a rain coat waiting for  the bus yesterday, there was no rain.

Today will have a chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. 🌧 High of 74 degrees at 4pm. 10 degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around May 27th. Maximum dew point of 70 at 1pm. 🏖️ Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning, which became mostly sunny by afternoon. It was very sticky. The high last year was 89 degrees. The record high of 100 was set in 1936.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 1:01 pm with sun having an altitude of 69.8° from the due south horizon (-1° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 2.2 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 (295°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (302°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:36 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 24 seconds with dusk around 9:09 pm, which is 23 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌇 The best time to look at the stars is after 9:54 pm. At sunset, look for rain 🌧 and thunderstorms 🌩 and temperatures around 73 degrees. The dew point will be 68 degrees. There will be a southeast breeze at 8 mph. Today will have 15 hours and 8 minutes of daytime, a decrease of one minute and 5 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after 8pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. 🌧 Low of 68 degrees at 3am. Five degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 70 at 6pm. 🏖️ South wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible. In 2020, we had mostly clear skies. It was very sticky. It got down to 73 degrees. The record low of 41 occurred back in 1963.

A picture perfect weekend on tap. 😎 Saturday, a slight chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. North wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Maximum dew point of 62 at 6am. Sunday, a chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Maximum dew point of 64 at 7pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 84 degrees.

I have my eye doctor’s appointment tomorrow, 👀 after which I will head up to Piseco-Powley Road for the weekend. Probably stay there through early Monday morning, then I’ll drive up to Spectulator and work for there until Tuesday. 🏕 Then Tuesday after work I’ll drive back home, stopping at the Guilderland Planning Board Meeting to raise concerns about another proposed development in Albany Pine Bush. 🌲 That said, it’s nice to take another real-weekend off, which I plan to be off the grid, do some fishing 🎣, reading, and no internet use, as I won’t have service up north. Also thinking of taking another long weekend the following weekend if it’s decent, 📴 again with the phone off.

As previously noted, next Thursday is Cow Appreciation Day 🐂 when the sun will be setting at 8:31 pm with dusk at 9:04 pm. On that day in 2020, we had partly sunny, patches of fog and temperatures between 86 and 65 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 84 degrees. We hit a record high of 96 back in 1997.

It looks like the upcoming week with be unstable and fairly cool but the dampness and humidity is going to be around through the week. The main reason why the dew point is going to be so high, is it’s going to be wet. The weekend though looks pretty nice, although a bit cool especially if I am planning to go to the Adirondacks. Starting to loose a bit of time in the evening as the month progresses.