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June 8, 2020 Night

Good evening! Partly clear and 61 degrees at the Perkins Clearing. ☁ A lot of high clouds. There is a northwest breeze at 8 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 42 degrees.

The past two nights I’ve been keeping it simple with no flags or electric lights. 💡 Just a small fire 🔥 tonight and none last night. It doesn’t get dark until late this time of year and the problem is that if I stay up late and wake up around dawn I’m not getting enough sleep. 😴 I was doing so well before the pandemic started at getting to bed early – especially with my earlier work hours 🕒 but I kind of fell of a clift when work at home started and I didn’t have to factor in commute time and could eat breakfast 🍳 while working.

It was a busy day with work once things got fully underway around 10. I ended up driving down to Speculator today, to use the Speculator Library Wi-Fi. 📙 I was having trouble uploading data into the computer database so I needed Wi-Fi. That was fine as I was busy today at work and then Wi-Fi is so much faster and more reliable than the cellular service. 📶 For a while mid afternoon it felt like I was a short order cook and ended up working into the evening. Did a little bit of fishing down a Mason Lake 🎣 which was so buggy. I should have brought bug spray down to the lake because I’m sure the fish were biting but I had some burgers 🍔 made from the very over priced grounded hamburger mest I bought down at Charlie John’s. Beef 🐄 is pricey with the pandemic closing the slaughter houses even though farmers struggle to sell their cows.

Tonight will be partly cloudy 🌤, with a low of 48 degrees at 5am. Seven degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around May 20th. West wind 5 to 8 mph. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies. It got down to 49 degrees. The record low of 37 occurred back in 1977.

Tonight will have a Waining Gibbous 🌖 Moon with 87% illuminated. The moon will rise at 11:36 pm. The darkest hour is at 12:58 am, followed by dawn at 4:42 am, and sun starting to rise at 5:18 am in the east-northeast (57°) and last for 3 minutes and 31 seconds. Sunrise is 14 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 6:01 am with sun in the east-northeast (64°). Tonight will have 8 hours and 39 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 50 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will have isolated showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny 🌞, with a high of 77 degrees at 4pm. One degree above normal, which is similar to a typical day around June 10th. Maximum dew point of 52 at 6pm. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 83 degrees. The record high of 100 was set in 1933.

While technically I can stay at this campsite one more night 🌃, I think I will take down camp by mid morning and head into town. I might camp somewhere closer to Speculator tomorrow night or I might drive home. It depends how late I have to work. Or maybe I’ll stay here one more night. Wednesday looks stormy by afternoon which I could work down at the Speculator library but a bad thunderstorm could make it hard to work with pounding rain ☔ on the roof of the truck.

In four weeks on July 6 the sun will be setting in the west-northwest (303°) at 8:41 pm,🌄 which is 3 minutes and 59 seconds later then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had rain and temperatures between 92 and 73 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 82 and 61 degrees. The record high of 97 degrees was set back in 1886.

As of tomorrow I will have been up in the Adirondacks for six days, working four of them. 💼 It’s not been days at the beach, honestly it’s been a lot of hours on the phone talking to clients, 📞 writing emails 📧 and memos 📝. It’s also been a lot of hours at the library parking lot using the Wi-Fi. I will have worked a total of seven work days between the two trips since Memorial Day Weekend. Kind of like a vacation week without actually taking time off work so far I’ve clocked in 44 hours working up north – over a work week. But with work from vacation land.

Looking ahead, Average High is 80 🏖 is in 2 weeks.

Clearing At Stewart Landing

May 18, 2020 Night

Good evening! Mostly cloudy and 59 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☁ There is a north-northeast breeze at 5 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 44 degrees. The skies will clear tomorrow around noontime.

Kind of a busy day with work and stuff for Save the Pine Bush. 🌲🌳But it made the Monday go by quickly. Got home fairly late due to the work meeting and then I went for my evening walk. 🚶

Tonight will be partly cloudy 🌤, with a low of 46 degrees at 4am. Two degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around May 14th. North wind around 6 mph. In 2019, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 49 degrees. The record low of 29 occurred back in 1981.

Tonight will have a Waining Crescent 🌘 Moon with 12% illuminated. The darkest hour is at 12:53 am, followed by dawn at 4:58 am, and sun starting to rise at 5:31 am in the east-northeast (62°) and last for 3 minutes and 16 seconds. Sunrise is 56 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 6:12 am with sun in the east-northeast (69°). Tonight will have 9 hours and 14 minutes of darkness, a decrease of one minute and 54 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will be mostly sunny 🌞, with a high of 67 degrees at 2pm. Three degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around May 9th. East wind 7 to 10 mph. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 86 degrees. The record high of 91 was set in 1989. There was a dusting of snow in 1976.❄

Tomorrow should be a nice day for working outside. ☀ If I have some free time I want to hook up that junction / fuse box I got for the truck that will hopefully reduce the loose connections causing a voltage drop at times when the laptop is plugged in. 💻 Plenty of free solar power tomorrow.

It looks like I’ll have to work on Memorial Day which further reduces the likelihood of getting out of town this weekend. ⛺ But maybe next weekend. I could always work from camp if I go somewhere I have phone service like Duck Pond in Schoharie or Perkins Clearing. It’s good though that work has picked up a lot. I’m hoping I can roll over the time I would have had off for Memorial Day Weekend and extend it for Independence Day Weekend.

In four weeks on June 15 the sun will be setting in the west-northwest (303°) at 8:35 pm,🌄 which is 20 minutes and 51 seconds later then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had partly cloudy, rain showers and temperatures between 81 and 54 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 78 and 57 degrees. The record high of 96 degrees was set back in 1988.

Looking ahead, Memorial Day 🇺🇸 is in 1 week, June 🍹 is in 2 weeks and Average High is 80 🏖 is in 5 weeks.

It looks hot next week. ☀ I’ll have to get out the fan and prepare to work down by the river maybe with a fishing pole in one hand. 🎣 I learned how to do the Zoom background thing, so now when I have a meeting with a client I can throw on a dress shirt and set the background and look like I’m in the office 🏢 while I’m in shorts next to the river. Or the Adirondacks. 🗻 Not sure if the potholers are an option for next weekend as it sounds like they are still rebuilding the road.

🇺🇸🦅Only 4 days remain until the start of Memorial Day Weekend!🦅🇺🇸

Along the Creek

April 25, 2020 8 AM Update

Good morning! Happy Saturday. Finally the weekend! Best spent in the wilderness. Three weeks to Average High is 70 🐮. Cows and humans like that. Now drink more milk, it smells like the farm down the road from my place had to dump milk again and spread it on the fields. I do love drinking milk.

Partly cloudy and 43 degrees at the Black Creek Marsh WMA. ⛅ Light wind. Stunningly beautiful day, a lot of wildlife to observe today. Finally clearing up after a cloudy start to the morning.

I got up at five AM to drive out to Black Creek Marsh 🐦 to watch wildlife and social distance. The marsh is full of wildlife including wood duck, deer, mink, mocking birds, wood pecker, bluejays and a whiper will. Well worthwhile getting up early, the woods is full of sounds 🔊 although I wish there was a bit more sun but it’s clearing.

Today will be mostly sunny 🌞, with a high of 62 degrees at 4pm. One degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 24th. Light northeast wind. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 66 degrees. The record high of 89 was set in 2009. 0.3 inches of snow fell back in 1928.❄

Wonderful spring day. For the balance of the beautiful spring day I’m going to hike at Partridge Run 🚶, observe nature, take pictures then come night fall visit another state forest pitch a hammock and spend the night I think. ⛺ It might be cold by morning but I’ll survive and there aren’t a ton of bugs 🐜 yet.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:54 pm with sun having an altitude of 60.7° from the due south horizon (-10° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 3.4 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 7:11 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (283°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (289°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:50 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 4 seconds with dusk around 8:19 pm, which is one minute and 8 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Crescent 🌒 Moon in the west (278°) at an altitude of 22° from the horizon, 244,989 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 8:57 pm. At sunset, look for partly clear skies 🌄 and temperatures around 58 degrees. There will be a calm wind. Today will have 13 hours and 52 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 37 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be mostly cloudy 🌥, with a low of 42 degrees at 5am. One degree above normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 28th. Light southeast wind. In 2019, we had 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 24 occurred back in 1972.

I am impressed how nice my sideburns are looking on my face. ☺ They’ve grown quite wild and thick, one part redneck one part Captain Kangaroo but a little less silly. Makes me feel like a real man 👨. I did trim them a little bit but not that much. When this period of social distancing ends maybe I’ll change my mind although I doubt I’ll be wearing a suit or tie 👔any time soon so it doesn’t matter much.

As previously noted, there are 3 weeks until Average High is 70 🐮 when the sun will be setting at 8:12 pm with dusk at 8:45 pm. On that day in 2019, we had partly sunny and temperatures between 69 and 48 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 70 degrees. We hit a record high of 89 back in 1991.

Canada Lake

February 28, 2020 Night

Good evening! Snow flurries and 26 degrees in Delmar, NY. ❄ There is a west-southwest breeze at 7 mph. 🍃. Things will start to thaw out at Sunday around 2 pm. 🌡️ It was snowing a bit driving home from Grace house. Doing some scanning of documents on a Friday night for Save the Pine Bush.

Tonight will have a slight chance of snow showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 21 degrees at 6am. Typical for tonight. Maximum wind chill around 16 at 1am; Southwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. In 2019, we had partly cloudy skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to degrees. The record low of -2 occurred back in 2008.

Tomorrow will have a chance of snow showers, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy 🌞, with a high of 27 degrees at 12pm. 11 degrees below normal. Northwest wind 8 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies in the morning with some clearing in the afternoon. The high last year was degrees. The record high of 54 was set in 1976. 4 inches of snow fell back in 2012.❄

Tomorrow night will be mostly cloudy 🌥, with a low of 15 degrees at 5am. Six degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around February 5th. Maximum wind chill around 11 at 6pm; Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph. In 2019, we had partly cloudy skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 14 degrees. The record low of -9 occurred back in 1948.

Looking ahead to Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Northwest wind around 9 mph. ☀ Typical average high for the weekend is 38 degrees.

🌹🌻🌼Only 19 days remain until the first day of calendar spring!🌹🌻🌼

As previously noted, there are 2 weeks until 7 PM Sunset 🌆 with dusk at 7:27 pm (Daylight Savings Time). On that day in 2019, we had partly sunny skies, after sleet in the morning and temperatures between 44 and 21 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 43 degrees. We hit a record high of 70 back in 2012.

On a Tree

February 28, 2020 Morning

Good morning! Well Happy, Yappy, Scrappy Friday! Final Friday of February, tomorrow being a presidential year its Leap Day – February 29th. All because the earth 🌎 rotates around the sun in 365 1/4 days. Honestly, I think it would be better to add an extra 6 hours to New Years Eve but I don’t make up the calendar 📅. Or maybe that would better to do on January 1st, with all those folks who are hung over? 🍾 Two weeks to 7 PM Sunset 🌆. Partly cloudy and 24 degrees in Delmar, NY. ⛅ There is a west-southwest breeze at 14 mph. 🍃. The current wind chill is 12. Things will start to thaw out at around noontime. 🌡️

Cold and gray but at least it is not raining today. ☁ Aggressive bus driver today, left right at 8:26 from the park and ride 🚏she’s always accelerating and braking really hard. Makes for a quick ride in for sure. Always like taking the express in on non session days, as I get a nice walk plus it’s more scenic and a faster bus ride 🚍. It actually wasn’t a bad thing that most of the earlier half of the week was session days — it was too cold and wet to walk down to the express bus for most of the week.

Today will have a slight chance of snow showers after 3pm. Partly sunny 🌞, with a high of 34 degrees at 2pm. Four degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around February 14th. West wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies in the morning with some clearing in the afternoon. The high last year was 28 degrees. The record high of 63 was set in 1903. 9.7 inches of snow fell back in 1948.❄

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:09 pm with sun having an altitude of 39.3° from the due south horizon (-31.5° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 7.3 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 5:05 pm with the sun in the west-southwest (253°). 📸 The sunset is in the west (260°) starting at 5:41 pm and lasts for 2 minutes and 57 seconds with dusk around 6:11 pm, which is one minute and 14 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the First Quarter 🌓 Moon in the southwest (233°) at an altitude of 46° from the horizon, 249,433 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 6:45 pm. At sunset, look out for possible snow showers 🌨 and temperatures around freezing. While not guaranteed we will get lake effect snow, it could mean tricky conditions heading home. There will be a west-southwest breeze at 14 mph. Today will have 11 hours and 10 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 50 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have a slight chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 20 degrees at 6am. One degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around February 27th. Maximum wind chill around 11 at 5am; Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. In 2019, we had partly cloudy skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to degrees. The record low of -2 occurred back in 2008.

Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy 🌥, with a high of 28 degrees at 2pm. 10 degrees below normal. West wind 10 to 16 mph. Going to be a cold and chilly day for Leap Day. Look before you leap, the lake is probably frozen. Sounds like a good day to stay home, work on some soldering projects, ride the exercise bike, maybe come up with some new content for the blog, and go down to the library and get more books.📚 A year ago, we didn’t have leap day, as it wasn’t a presidential election year. The record high of 54 was set in 1976. 4 inches of snow fell back in 2012.❄

Looking ahead to Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Typical average high for the weekend is 38 degrees. I think that will be the best day to get out and do something fun in the wilderness. 🌲Best of all, it will be cold enough, at least in the hill towns that everything won’t be mush and muck. Instead, it will be frozen. Although if not, I do always carry at least my inexpensive, non-insulated farm muck boots in my truck.

🌹🌻🌼Only 20 days remain until the first day of calendar spring!🌹🌻🌼

As previously noted, there are 2 weeks until 7 PM Sunset 🌆 when the sun will be setting at 6:59 pm with dusk at 7:27 pm (Daylight Savings Time). On that day in 2019, we had partly sunny, sleet and temperatures between 44 and 21 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 43 degrees. We hit a record high of 70 back in 2012.

Westkill Mountain from Hunter

January 10, 2020 8 PM Update

Good evening! Rain showers and 40 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☔ There is a south breeze at 9 mph. 🍃. Temperatures will drop below freezing at Sunday around 10 pm. ☃️

I rode the exercise bike 🚲 for a while and now I’m laying back in bed. 😴 I’m tired so I’m heading to bed early. I also plan to get up at 6:30 tomorrow to help better maintain my sleep schedule and make more of the day. Feel a bit achy this evening, maybe its because I got up early again this morning.

Tonight will have a slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy 🌧, with a low of 40 degrees at 8pm. 26 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 22nd. Very mild tonight. South wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. In 2019, we had light snow in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 12 degrees. The record low of -25 occurred back in 1968.

Tonight will have the Wolf 🐺 Moon. At dusk you’ll see the moon in the east-northeast (64°) at an altitude of 6° from the horizon, some 233,203 miles away from where you are looking up from the earth. 🚀 The darkest hour is at 12:03 am, followed by dawn at 6:54 am, and sun starting to rise at 7:25 am in the east-southeast (120°) and last for 3 minutes and 21 seconds. Sunrise is 15 seconds earlier than yesterday. 🌄 The golden hour ends at 8:10 am with sun in the southeast (128°) at an altitude of 6°. Tonight will have 14 hours and 43 minutes of darkness, a decrease of one minute and 21 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will have a chance of rain, mainly after 2pm. Cloudy 🌧, with a high of 60 degrees at 3pm. 30 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 18th. Maximum dew point of 50 at 3pm. South wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. 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 24 degrees. The record high of 57 was set in 1975. 8 inches of snow fell back in 1922.❄

In four weeks on February 7 the sun will be setting in the west-southwest (250°) at 5:16 pm,🌄 which is 35 minutes later then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had partly cloudy, mild, rain showers and temperatures between 47 and 36 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 33 and 16 degrees. The record high of 48 degrees was set back in 2005.

Looking ahead, Save the Pine Bush Turns 42 🦋 is in 4 weeks, Clean Your Computer Day 🧹 is a month away, Valentines Day ❤️ is in 5 weeks, 7 PM Sunset 🌆 is in 9 weeks, Spring 🌷 is in 10 weeks, Good Friday ✝️ is in 3 months, May 🕊 is in 16 weeks, Mothers Day 👩‍ is in 4 months and 8:30 PM Sunset ️⛱️ is in 21 weeks.

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