Good morning! Happy Sunday. Next Sunday is National Bird Day 🐧. Partly cloudy and 33 degrees at the Glimmerglass State Park. ⛅ Calm wind. Temperatures will drop below freezing at around 6 pm. ☃️ I’ll be home by then.

It was kind of a cold start to the morning – 25 degrees according to Big Red’s DIC. 📟 I started Big Red up for a few minutes this morning after I saw the voltage ⚡ drop on the starting battery 🔋 after opening the door due to the cold. It was a nice night and I was plenty warm under the covers but a bit cold after I got up until I turned on the heater and sat by it for a while. I could have set up the tent 🎪 but I knew if I had the tent I would have probably stayed in late warning myself next to the heater.

I made eggs and hash 🍳 for breakfast. It was a good breakfast along with a nice big cup of coffee ☕. Or three. Started a small fire to burn the camp trash and toilet paper, as the ground was too cold to easily bury it in a deep hole and the Porta Potties they have in the summer 🚻 have long been removed. Any poop 💩 that doesn’t burn hot buried in the ash and what wasn’t sanitized by this fire will be gone the next fire 🔥. Sat and watched the sun rise over the horizon ☀ about nine o’clock. Nice morning, not too cold after sunrise. Broke camp around 10.

Today will rain, mainly after 4pm. 🌧 High of 37 degrees at 1pm. Five degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around December 13th. Light southeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning, remaining cloudy in the afternoon. The high last year was 50 degrees. The record high of 71 was set in 1984. 6 inches of snow fell back in 1915.❄

The sun will set at 4:33 pm with dusk around 5:05 pm, which is 44 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At sunset, look for rain 🌧 and temperatures around 35 degrees. There will be a calm wind. Today will have 9 hours and 3 minutes of daytime, an increase of 30 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will rain and freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet before 11pm, then freezing rain between 11pm and 2am, then rain, possibly mixed with freezing rain after 2am. Low of 31 degrees at 8pm. 15 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around November 20th. East wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of around a 0. 2 of an inch possible. Little or no sleet accumulation expected. In 2018, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 23 degrees. The record low of -21 occurred back in 1933.

Forecast somewhat improved from Friday in Hector so I kind of wish I packed more clothes 👚 and food 🍲 so I could go out there but heading back to Glimmerglass is the wrong direction for the Finger Lakes. It still would have been a pretty cold and wet night camping up on Hector Backbone. Tuesday now promises to be better but who knows. It was a nice night 🌃 out in Madison County and it’s been a long time since I’ve been to either the Rogers Environmental Education Center or even the Moscow Hill Camping Area. It’s pretty nice there off season and it’s also right on the plowed, asphalt county road. Plus the sites are really reinforced so they’re not really muddy. This time Iucked out again and I didn’t have to burn any of the bagged wood I originally bought in November for that camping trip to the Adirondacks. I also much preferred the rural scenery to the Adirondacks – I go north too much.

I was really surprised how quiet it was up at camp. Very little traffic on Moscow Road at night, seems like most people turn the other way from Quaker Hill to head over to Hamilton. I heard the coyotes🐺 and what sounded like a weasal last night for a while 🐆 and occasionally moo of a cow from the beef farm 🐂 down the road and some tractor noises 🚜 this morning.

I am starting to think that the DEC plows the Moscow Camping Area loop ⛺ in the winter ❄ which would be cool if that’s true. I noticed that there appears to be some snow piles along the loop road but it could have just been a hunter who had a truck do it when they camped during big game season. But I’m thinking that they might do it for the snowmobile parking 🅿 but I’d be quite happy if I could come up here mid winter and have a place to camp and go cross country skiing 🎿. I don’t mind dragging my gear back a little ways on a sled or digging out a parking spot but I gotta have a place to park. Madison County can be kind of icy in the winter though and it looks like the steep and twisty county roads are mostly cleared with sand so that’s a consideration.

After cleaning my propane camp lantern 🏮 it now is super bright 🔆 again for the first time in years. I had forgotten what full output looked like. No soot on the globe either. It was just so plugged up with carbon probably because I usually run it for long periods on its lowest settings. I mostly run it as a backup in case the electric lights shut off due to an under voltage condition. I did crack the glass in it the last time I packed but it worked fine with the crack. I bought a second globe 🌐 last year but I’ve not yet had to use it.

The rechargeable LED lantern 🏮 I got for Christmas worked pretty good too. I don’t think it will replace the gas lantern for reliable all evening light in the winter but it is nice to have have something that is brighter than a flashlight, can be switched on and off, dimmed or brightened 🔆 and is lightweight, not corded and not hot like the lantern. Electric lights are fine but they have a cord. 🔌

They use a ton of sand 👡 on the roads in Madison County, especially the hills for traction. It’s certainly a lot better for the environment and cheaper but it covers everything with mud. All the cars are a deep brown. 🚙 Between the high moisture corn 🌽 the farms are hauling out, and the manure being spread on the fields 💩, and just the gray somewhat winter foggy 🌁 skies everything is so brown. But a nice shade of brown. I do like seeing the working land though and the freedom of rural life and maybe a handful of illicit burn barrels too. 🔥 Definitely a different experience than the Adirondacks. 🗻

As previously noted, next Sunday is National Bird Day 🐧 when the sun will be setting at 4:39 pm with dusk at 5:11 pm. On that day in 2019, we had rain and temperatures between 40 and 29 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 31 degrees. We hit a record high of 64 back in 1950.

Good morning! Happy Days are Getting Longer ☀️! Summer is coming in another six months but winter and black fly season is first! Two weeks to National Bird Day 🐧. Partly sunny and 27 degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a south breeze at 5 mph. 🍃. There is a inch of snow on the ground. ☃ ️Things will start to thaw out at around 11 am. 🌡️

This morning started out cloudy ⛅ but it is quickly clearing. Not sure if the voltage switch ⚡ is going to hit the 14.0 volts to turn on, if not I may set it lower at least on an experimental basis. I also think I’ll reduce the anti-retrip mode down from 8 minutes to 60 seconds. It’s worthwhile experimenting to see what produces the maximum charge on both batteries. 🔋

I got to take a shower 🚿 and then head to the store 🏬 before the crowds get there. 🍖 I also have some beer cans to return from my November camping trip 🍻 as last time the machine was full so I didn’t return them all. I want to test the gas lantern 🏮 and get that ready for my camping trip next.

I had waffles for breakfast 🍳 but I’m going to have to get more waffle mix if I want to have more next week. The nice thing is that I only have to work Monday next week and then I have Christmas Eve and Christmas Day off. 🎄 I doubt they’re going to be much snow left for the holidays as we lost a fair amount of snow yesterday and even more should disappear after today’s sun and warmth.

Today will be mostly sunny 🌞, with a high of 39 degrees at 2pm. Five degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around December 7th. South wind around 6 mph. Yeah, save on the heat. ♨ A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning, which became light snow by afternoon. The high last year was 59 degrees. The record high of 60 was set in 1990. 12.3 inches of snow fell back in 1969.❄ It looks like this year though we are going to end it snow free. 🚫I’m fine with that as snow can be problematic while camping ⛺ although mud much more so. 🐽

The sun will set at 4:25 pm with dusk around 4:57 pm, which is 30 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At sunset, look for mostly clear skies 🌃 and temperatures around 35 degrees. There will be a south breeze at 6 mph. Today will have 9 hours and 2 minutes of daytime, a decrease of over yesterday.

Tonight will be mostly clear 🌃, with a low of 26 degrees at 5am. Seven degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around December 4th. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. In 2018, we had light snow in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 31 degrees. The record low of -12 occurred back in 1955.

A week from now I will be having my first camp breakfast 🍳 and splitting firewood. 🔥 I just hope it’s not too cloudy ☁ and damp but there is a lot that could change in the forecast by then. If it’s nice, I’ll enjoy sitting down by Seneca Lake in Clute Park or doing some cross country skiing if a little bit of snow remains, which seems increasingly unlikely now. 🎿

As previously noted, there are 2 weeks until National Bird Day 🐧 when the sun will be setting at 4:35 pm with dusk at 5:07 pm. On that day in 2019, we had rain and temperatures between 40 and 29 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 31 degrees. We hit a record high of 64 back in 1950.

Good evening! Snow flurries and 27 degrees in Delmar, NY. ❄ Breezy, ️16 mph breeze from the west 🌬 with gusts up to 28 mph 💨💨💨. The current wind chill is 15. It’s a fairly decent evening outside with the moonlight until the wind picks up. There are 3.5 inches of snow on the ground. ☃ ️Things will start to thaw out at Friday around 9 am. 🌡️

I went over to John Wolcott house 🏡 for a while 🔎and then I went for my evening walk. Beautiful moonlight tonight but a bit cold with the wind. Got milk 🐮 for breakfast in the morning. Fixed the handle on my waffle maker with glue. I keep loosing screws out of the handle and I don’t have any screws the right size. 🔧

Tonight will have a slight chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 15 degrees at 6am. Eight degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical Maximum wind chill around 13 at 6am; West wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. In 2018, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 19 degrees. The record low of -12 occurred back in 1988.

Tonight is the Cold Moon 🌕. Very cold but bright outside. The sun will rise at 7:15 am with the first light at 6:43 am, which is 51 seconds later than yesterday. 🌄 Tonight will have 14 hours and 53 minutes of darkness, an increase of 46 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will be mostly sunny 🌞, with a high of 30 degrees at 1pm. Seven degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical Light and variable wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies in the morning, remaining cloudy in the afternoon. The high last year was 39 degrees. The record high of 62 was set in 1979. 6.6 inches of snow fell back in 1970.❄

In four weeks on January 8 the sun will be setting at 4:38 pm,🌄 which is 16 minutes and 54 seconds later then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had another cloudy but rainy day with and temperatures between 41 and 29 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 30 and 15 degrees. The record high of 60 degrees was set back in 2008.

Looking ahead, Christmas is in two weeks, 🎄 New Years Day 2019 🎉 is in 3 weeks, Bubble Bath Day 🧼 is in 4 weeks, National Bird Day 🐦 is in 5 weeks, 37th Birthday 🎉 is in 7 weeks, Don’t Cry over Spilled Milk Day 🥛 is in 2 months, Average High is 40 ☀️ is in 12 weeks, April Fools Day 🤡 is in 16 weeks, Pink Moon 🌕 is in 17 weeks, Tax Day 💰 is in 18 weeks, Earth Day 🌎 is in 19 weeks and Inauguration Day 2021 👴🏻 is in 58 weeks.

Good morning! Happy Earliest Sunset of the Year ⌛️! The mornings now are getting progressively darker but after today we will start adding a few seconds then in a few weeks a minute each day to our evening. But tonight is expected to be pretty dark with the rain coming. 💦

I had a really nice breakfast 🍳 with a quiche made of eggs, hash, cheese and broccoli. I have to say it was good. Still have more in the fridge for dinner. 🥶 Chilled off quickly before refrigeration in the snow bank outside.♨ This way I didn’t waste electricity. Honestly, people should use the cold weather more often to keep food cold and frozen — but in our modern world — folks are lazy and use their refrigerators in their heated homes.🔌

Only a little over a week more on the doxycline. 💊 I wouldn’t mind it so much but sometimes taking the pill in the morning can make me a bit sick on an empty stomach like the doctor suggests. But I think most of the signs of the Lyme are gone, 🐜 although I did feel a bit stiff in the knees yesterday after skiing.

Cloudy, somewhat damp and 36 degrees at the Elm Ave Park & Ride – CDTA. ☁ I hope you have your umbrella with you, you’ll need it later. ☔ There is a south breeze at 6 mph. 🍃. There are 12 inches of snow on the ground but it’s melting fast with the warm dampness in the air. ☃ ️Temperatures will drop below freezing at tomorrow around 10 pm. ☃️

Today will rain, mainly after 10am. Patchy fog between 10am and 2pm. 🌧 High of 43 degrees at 4pm. Six degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around November 26th. South wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Not a big rain storm 💦but it will contribute to a burn down of the snow especially with even warmer weather tomorrow. Kind of a gray misty December day that is common this time of year. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning with more sun in the afternoon. The high last year was 37 degrees. The record high of 62 was set in 1966. 7.3 inches of snow fell back in 2009.❄

The sun will set at 4:21 pm with dusk around 4:53 pm, which is one second earlier than yesterday. 🌇 At sunset, look for rain showers 🌧 and temperatures around 43 degrees. There will be a south breeze at 8 mph. Today will have 9 hours and 8 minutes of daytime, a decrease of 55 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will rain, mainly before 3am. 🌧 Low of 43 degrees at 6pm, pushing fifty by day break. 21 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around October 4th. That should save on the heat for a change. South wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. In 2018, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 20 degrees. The record low of -4 occurred back in 1902.

I fixed the glitch in the mobile version of the blog, 📱 now I think it’s working pretty good. All it took was a change of one or two lines on the blogs code to make it perfect.

Today in 1958, the John Birch Society is founded. Businessman and founder Robert W. Welch Jr. (1899–1985) developed an organizational infrastructure in 1958 of chapters nationwide. 🐘 After an early rise in membership and influence, efforts by those such as conservative William F. Buckley Jr. and National Review led the JBS to be identified as a fringe element of the conservative movement, mostly in fear of the radicalization of the American right.

Not a particularly nice weekend on tap. 🙁 Saturday, a chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 42. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Sunday, a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Typical average high for the weekend is 36 degrees.

Next Monday is Tea Party Day 🐍. The day that only is kind of vaguely referenced in that Don’t Tread on Me Flag 🚩 that I have, that I believe basically means I should be allowed to burn whatever noxious garbage I want, own lots of guns, hunt, fish, junk cars and machinery and own and slaughter whatever stinky farm animals I want on my land. 🐮 Basically, a redneck. But actually that foggy 🌁 winter day when they dumped tea 🍵 from West Indies into the Boston harbor ⚓ where they still enjoy the dirty water but probably not from the tea which had long rotted away. At least it was source seperated organic waste 🐽, something you can’t say about the pollutants dumped into the ocean today. 🌊 Probably a lot like today with fewer sewer overflows.

Looking ahead for our nation’s pork 🐖 producers, not talking about the Albany, there are 3 weeks until Bacon Day 🥓 when the sun will be setting at 4:30 pm with dusk at 5:02 pm. I can smell the fermented grain and pig 🐽 shit. On that day in 2018, we had mostly cloudy, snow showers and temperatures between 33 and 23 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 32 degrees. We hit a record high of 53 back in 1984.