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! What day is it? 🦃 The Wednesday before Thanksgiving in the year of the Corona for President 👾, of course. 🍗 Two weeks to Earliest Sunset of the Year ⌛️. Mostly cloudy and around the freezing point in Delmar, NY. ☁ There is a south-southeast breeze at 8 mph. 🍃. The skies will clear Saturday around noontime.

Cool and gray morning for my walk. 🚶🏻 Today I plan to work primarily from home 🏡, using my phone 📱 and transferring files 📂 over as necessary. I expect a fairly quiet day as it’s the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. 🦃 Who knows, maybe a project will come, it’s not like I can be at the beach 🏖 not doing work although I did spend some time at the beach last summer with the laptop doing work.

Yesterday I had to go downtown 🏢 and work from the office. I had some paperwork to do and a socially distanced meeting. 🌇 The sunset from my office was really nice. I didn’t get over to John Wolcott’s 🔎 he had something come up so I went home. 🚍 Rush hour these days isn’t bad, and even the bus ws quite empty although I did swap seats 💺 when somebody moved a row too close. I also did my evening walk 🚶🏻 which was quite pleasant. Cranked the heat up when I got home but turned it down before bed 🛏 and it’s been mild enough that it’s fine.

Today will be mostly cloudy 🌥, with a high of 46 degrees at 3pm. Two degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around November 21st. South wind 8 to 13 mph. A year ago, we had light drizzle in the morning with more sun in the afternoon. The high last year was 50 degrees. The record high of 64 was set in 2004. 21.8 inches of snow fell back in 1971.❄ That’s a shit ton of snow.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 11:44 am with sun having an altitude of 26.5° from the due south horizon (-44.3° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 12 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 3:43 pm with the sun in the southwest (234°). 📸 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 18 seconds with dusk around 4:56 pm, which is 33 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Gibbous 🌔 Moon in the east-southeast (114°) at an altitude of 26° from the horizon, 251,372 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 5:32 pm. At sunset, look for cloudy skies ☁ and temperatures around 46 degrees. There will be a south breeze at 8 mph. Today will have 9 hours and 25 minutes of daytime, a decrease of one minute and 43 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will rain likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy 🌧, with a low of 42 degrees at 10pm. 13 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around October 9th. South wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter 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.

A picture perfect by November standards weekend on tap. 😎 Saturday, partly sunny, with a high near 46. Sunday, sunny, with a high near 47. Typical average high for the weekend is 43 degrees.

Friday I’m heading up to the Adirondacks 🏔️. No big plans, just some camping for a few days. ⛺ I will get groceries on my way up there. 🛒 I was going to get some books 📚 from the library but I got busy and never finished looking at the card catalog.

As previously noted, there are 2 weeks until Earliest Sunset of the Year ⌛️ when the sun will be setting at 4:21 pm with dusk at 4:53 pm. On that day in 2019, we had rain showers, cloudy and temperatures between 47 and 37 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 38 degrees. We hit a record high of 62 back in 1966.

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! Monday’s come back around again. Next Monday is Cyber Monday 🛍️ and Beaver Moon 🌕. Rain is pulling out and 45 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☔ There is a southwest breeze at 8 mph. 🍃. Temperatures will drop below freezing at tomorrow around 3 am. ☃️

Kind of a dark and dreary morning ☁️ and I had no milk 🥛 so I had to run to the store and buy more milk. 🐮 I probably should have gotten an earlier start but too bad. I think I’m going to work from home today and then maybe catch a bus downtown to film 📼 some more of the John Wolcott documentary. Or maybe just go into the office tomorrow to do paperwork 📄 and then go over to John’s house to work on files 📂 if he is available. 🚶🏻 Cleared out enough to walk this morning and it’s quite mild but damp. Nice and warm in my apartment as I left the heat turned up last night. ♨

Today will have showers, mainly before 10am. 🌦 High of 46 degrees at 7am. One degree above normal, which is similar to a typical day around November 21st. Southwest wind 8 to 18 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter 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 45 degrees. The record high of 72 was set in 1931. 5.0 inches of snow fell back in 1943.❄

Solar noon 🌞 is at 11:43 am with sun having an altitude of 26.9° from the due south horizon (-43.9° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 11.8 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 (243°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 4:28 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 16 seconds with dusk around 4:57 pm, which is 37 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Gibbous 🌔 Moon in the southeast (139°) at an altitude of 30° from the horizon, 248,045 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 5:33 pm. At sunset, look for partly clear skies 🌄 and temperatures around 40 degrees. There will be a west-northwest breeze at 15 mph. Tomorrow will have 9 hours and 27 minutes of daytime, a decrease of one minute and 45 seconds over today.

Tonight will have a slight chance of rain and snow showers before 11pm, then a slight chance of snow showers between 11pm and 1am. Partly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 32 degrees at 4am. Three degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around November 16th. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. In 2019, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 34 degrees. The record low of 7 occurred back in 2000.

Sunday dinner at the folks house 🍲 was nice. Even if it was around tray tables on opposite sides of the living room. 🦃 We are doing the same for Thanksgiving – just the three of us although with the pandemic getting worse it might be the last time I’ll be over there for a while if they go into lockdown.

While I was there, I downloaded several of the S. Beers Maps of Capital Region towns from 1866 🗺 and started georefrencing them. I am planning a few different projects like comparing the property owners today. It’s always interesting to find the centennial farms and those who families who have have lived on the same land for 150 years. There is a lot of Schufelt’s in Berne going back to the era of the Civil War. 🦌 I bet they’ve harvested a lot of deer over the years.

A picture perfect weekend on tap. 😎 Saturday, partly sunny, with a high near 50. Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Typical average high for the weekend is 43 degrees.

I am thinking about heading to the Adirondacks ⛰ on Friday for the long weekend. Spend a few nights in the wilderness, maybe have a fire, etc. Didn’t get my hunting or trapping license 🔫 this year but honestly I think the woods is too crowded. ⛺ Meat 🥩 in Styrofoam containers is a lot more easier and it’s fun to watch ’em burn. 🔥

As previously noted, next Monday is Cyber Monday 🛍️ and Beaver Moon 🌕 when the sun will be setting at 4:23 pm with dusk at 4:54 pm. On that day in 2019, we had mostly sunny and temperatures between 33 and 19 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 42 degrees. We hit a record high of 67 back in 1933.

Good morning! Happy Sunday in Biden’s America. ⛪ Maybe he’ll get a chance to build it back better when the Trumpster stops being such a sore loser. 🤡 I think even Alfred E Smith was a better boy 🧒🏻 after he lost. At least Mr. Smith had a wonderful sense of humor and did a lot for NYC charities even while he ran the Liberty League. 🗽 Two weeks to First Sunday of Advent ✝️. Partly sunny and 33 degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a north-northeast breeze at 5 mph. 🍃. Temperatures will drop below freezing at Tuesday around 4 am. ☃️

I slept like shit last night 🤪 because I didn’t have any sleeping pills 💊 and I’m increasingly dependent on them to stay asleep during the winter months when I can’t have the windows open. I think I was also was just quite disturbed by how packed both the Albany Pine Bush and Crossgates Maul were during the pandemic. 🌲 At least the judge through us a pretty good bone when it comes to Saving the Pine Bush although I’m sure the Pyramid scheme and its enablers will appeal immediately 🚧 and it’s the fight of the twenties. Tried to sleep in to catch up on the hours I was awake most of the night but now I’m just tired 😴 and the remainder of the day will be cloudy and gray. ☁️

Today will have a chance of rain, mainly after 3pm. Increasing clouds 🌥, with a high of 40 degrees at 11am. Five degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around December 4th. Going to a rather chilly morning to say the least. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. 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 48 degrees. The record high of 70 was set in 1931. 9.1 inches of snow fell back in 1943.❄

Today looks like a stay at home day. 🏡 Sort of. I’m going out to the folks house later today for Sunday dinner 🍲 but I don’t have any outdoors plans to day. 📚 I do want to look at library catalog 📇 online and think about reserving some books to pick up before the long holiday weekend. I have Buy Nothing Day off it would be good to get some books to read 📖 especially if I’m planning on going to the Adirondacks.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 11:43 am with sun having an altitude of 27.1° from the due south horizon (-43.7° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 11.7 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 3:45 pm with the sun in the southwest (235°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-southwest (243°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 4:28 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 16 seconds with dusk around 4:58 pm, which is 39 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Gibbous 🌔 Moon in the south-southeast (153°) at an altitude of 30° from the horizon, 245,651 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 5:34 pm. At sunset, look for rain showers 🌧 and temperatures around 37 degrees. There will be a southeast breeze at 7 mph. Today will have 9 hours and 31 minutes of daytime, a decrease of one minute and 51 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will rain, mainly after 11pm. 🌧 Low of 38 degrees at 6pm. 10 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around October 15th. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. In 2019, we had clear skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 29 degrees. The record low of 4 occurred back in 2018.

It doesn’t look like we are going to get much snow or ice ❄ tonight and maybe the rain will wash the salt off the roads. I don’t think 🤔 I should count on an evening walk 🚶🏻 but who knows, the rain may hold off. I’m hoping to stop somewhere and get more sleeping medication

As previously noted, there are 2 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.

Good evening! Partly clear and 39 degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a north-northwest breeze at 7 mph. 🍃. Temperatures will drop below freezing at tomorrow around 1 am. ☃️

It turned out to be a nice starry night. After my evening 🚶🏻 I sat out back for a while. Its only about forty degrees out but with a coat it’s not too bad. I kind of wish I had gone up to the Adirondacks for the weekend.

Lots of friends and colleagues are posting pictures of the deer 🦌 they harvested on the first day of rifle season. Basically that one day accounts for 2/3rds of the state’s deer harvest. I’ve always just done small game although this year I didn’t get a license as I was busy with work and then it was so hot that one weekend I was up in the woods. Eventually when I own my own land. I’ll also hire a guide and really learn what I’m doing first and then invest serious time in a tree stand. Folks who have harvest a nice buck on opening day often spend weeks if not months studying and observing the land from their stand, zeroing in their rifles, looking at aerial photos and maps. That said, having your own land to hunt is a big benefit – public lands hunting sucks when your looking off a ridge and can spot two other hunters from your vantage point.

Hiking the Pine Bush was nice but it was so busy. 🦋 I probably should have hiked after the press conference after dark but I wanted to do some hiking. Almost every parking 🅿 spot at the Discovery Center was packed. So many people on the trails. 🚶🏻 The only place more packed then the Discovery Center Trails was the mall. Yucky. A crowded Crossgates Maul during the pandemic. 🗣️👩‍👩‍👧‍👧👩‍👧‍👦🤧👾 Saw two bow hunters there. 🏹 I was kind of surprised as I thought most bow hunters would put their bow away for the first day of rifle in other parts of the county but maybe they figured the orange army 🔫 would drive the deer into the Pine Bush.

Save the Pine Bush got a big victory by that judge ⚖️ ruling over the neighbors case over the SEQRA process over the Costco and apartment complex in the Pine Bush. 🦋 While I’m sure the ruling will be appealed and Save the Pine Bush must continue on its fight it buys the area time from being developed. 🌲

Tonight will be partly clear 🌃 , with a low of 27 degrees at 6am. Three degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around November 30th. North wind 5 to 7 mph. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 33 degrees. The record low of 8 occurred back in 2018.

This weekend turned out nicer than I expected and I kind of wish I could have rounded out this calendar 🗓 year of camping with 60 nights but I’ll make it there God willing before 2021. Still five more weekends left in the year. With the pandemic and remote work 💻 I’ve spent more time camping 🏕 and nights in the woods then ever before. Some places got overused and there was some abuse of some places but there is still a lot of great wild country out there.

Tonight will have a First Quarter 🌓 Moon with 49% illuminated. At 10 PM, the moon was in the west-southwest (237°) at an altitude of 9° from the horizon, some 243,515 miles away from where you are looking up from the earth. 🚀 Quite a nice moon under star lit skies. At the state speed limit of 55 mph, you’ll make it there by May 25^th. Buckle up for safety! 💺 The moon will set in the west-southwest (248°) at 10:59 pm. The Full 🌕 Moon is on Monday, November 30. The darkest hour is at 11:42 pm, followed by dawn at 6:25 am, and sun starting to rise at 6:56 am in the east-southeast (117°) and last for 3 minutes and 16 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 12 seconds later than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 7:39 am with sun in the southeast (125°). Tonight will have 14 hours and 28 minutes of darkness, an increase of one minute and 54 seconds over last night.

No sleeping pills 💊 left for tonight but with the red light in my bedroom 💡 and sitting out back earlier I hope I’ll sleep okay. 👌🏻 I’m going to buy more pills the next time I’m at Walmart – get the big jar that will last a long time.

Tomorrow will have a chance of rain, mainly after 4pm. Increasing clouds 🌞, with a high of 39 degrees at 1pm. Six degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around December 6th. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning, which became mostly clear by afternoon. The high last year was 48 degrees. The record high of 70 was set in 1931. 9.1 inches of snow fell back in 1943.❄

In four weeks on December 19 the sun will be setting in the west-southwest (238°) at 4:24 pm,🌄 which is 3 minutes and 33 seconds earlier then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had cold weather with mostly sunny skies and temperatures between 18 and 6 degrees. I remember going out for a walk on that cold winter day. Typically, you have temperatures between 35 and 20 degrees. The record high of 54 degrees was set back in 1895.

Good morning! It’s Regular Deer Season in Southern Zone 🦌! Big game ain’t my thing living in the suburbs but all my country buds are up in their stands today with their rifles and shotguns. 🔫 Next Saturday is Small Business Saturday. 🛍️ I’ll probably be out camping, God willing. Partly cloudy and 48 degrees in Delmar, NY. ⛅ There is a northwest breeze at 15 mph. 🍃 with gusts up to 25 mph 💨💨💨. Temperatures will drop below freezing at Monday morning around midnight. ☃️

Cornbread pancakes 🥞 this morning for breakfast. I like them, they are a nice hardy breakfast compared to having regular pancakes with fruit 🍒 which can get boring after a while although I’ve been seriously enjoying the frozen pineapple chunks 🍍 I’ve been having all week. I like frozen fruits and vegetables as they don’t have a lot of packaging to get rid of and they are inexpensive and don’t spoil in the freezer.

Today will be partly sunny 🌞, with a high of 50 degrees at 10am. Four degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around November 11th. At least back in the day. Northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning, which became mostly clear by afternoon. The high last year was 47 degrees. The record high of 70 was set in 1931. 0.8 inches of snow fell back in 1937.❄

I am going to walk out to Five Rivers 🐦 a little after noon. This way I can have lunch before I leave and just bring my binoculars and camera 📸. Sunny now, maybe I should go now but I’m enjoying a lazy Saturday listening 👂🏻 to the radio 📻, wasting bandwidth on Facebook. 📱

I had the heat on Thursday but since then it’s been mild enough ♨ I’ve been keeping it turned down. I am sure I’ll need more in a few weeks especially working from home but I’m thinking I’ll get a heating pad and maybe a small desktop heater with a fan to turn on briefly when I get chilled and don’t want to necessarily crank up the heat on both floors of the apartment or use the upstairs electric baseboard heat. It’s gas downstairs, but that heater is rather slow.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 11:42 am with sun having an altitude of 27.3° from the due south horizon (-43.5° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 11.6 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. Shadows are long this time of year. Sun is weak. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 3:46 pm with the sun in the southwest (236°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-southwest (243°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 4:29 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 16 seconds with dusk around 4:58 pm, which is 42 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the First Quarter 🌓 Moon in the south-southeast (166°) at an altitude of 29° from the horizon, 242,928 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 5:34 pm. At sunset, look for partly cloudy skies 🌃 and temperatures around 45 degrees. There will be a northwest breeze at 13 mph. Today will have 9 hours and 32 minutes of daytime, a decrease of one minute and 54 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be partly cloudy 🌤, with a low of 24 degrees at 6am. Six degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around December 8th. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 33 degrees. The record low of 8 occurred back in 2018.

Tomorrow will have a chance of rain, mainly after 4pm. Increasing clouds 🌧, with a high of 40 degrees at 1pm. Five degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around December 4th. Light and variable wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning, which became mostly clear by afternoon. The high last year was 48 degrees. The record high of 70 was set in 1931. 9.1 inches of snow fell back in 1943.❄

Tomorrow doesn’t sound really nice 😔 but I’m probably going out to the folks house for Sunday dinner. 🍲 Maybe a morning walk like last week, depending on the weather. I should run to the store 🏬 next week before the craziness 🤪 of Black Friday and holiday / Thanksgiving shopping 🛒 to get some food and supplies, and return beer cans ♻ that have been sitting in the back of my truck since I camped at Stoney Pond.

As previously noted, next Saturday is Small Business Saturday 🛍️ when the sun will be setting at 4:24 pm with dusk at 4:55 pm. On that day in 2019, we had partly cloudy and temperatures between 47 and 33 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 43 degrees. We hit a record high of 68 back in 1990.

In four weeks on December 19 the sun will be setting in the west-southwest (238°) at 4:24 pm,🌄 which is 3 minutes and 33 seconds earlier then today. In 2019 on that day, we had cold, mostly sunny and temperatures between 18 and 6 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 35 and 20 degrees. The record high of 54 degrees was set back in 1895.

Looking ahead, Small Business Saturday 🛍️ is in 1 week, Repeal of Prohibition Day 🍺 is in 2 weeks (with the bars closed due to the CORONA), First Day of Winter ☃️ is a month away, Boxing Day 🥊 is in 5 weeks, Static Electric Shock Day 🧼 is in 7 weeks (careful with electronics projects), National Cheese Lovers Day 🧀 is in 9 weeks, Save the Pine Bush Turns 43 🦋 is in 11 weeks, 5:30 PM Sunset 🌆 is in 13 weeks, Snow Moon 🌕 is in 14 weeks and Snow Moon 🌕 is in 14 weeks.