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April 23, 2020 Night

Good evening! Cloudy and 43 degrees in Delmar, NY. โ˜ There is a east-southeast breeze at 6 mph. ๐Ÿƒ. The skies will clear tomorrow around 6 pm.

I thought ๐Ÿ’ญ about an evening walk ๐Ÿšถ but it’s kind of a cold and damp night so I stayed home. ๐Ÿก Worked all day from home, it was nice enough this morning to have gotten out but still a pretty chilly morning. Saturday though I’ll spend most of the day hiking – probably Partridge Run but my mind may change. Going to be super nice on Saturday but the same won’t be said tomorrow.

Tonight will have a chance of rain, mainly after 4am. Cloudy ๐ŸŒง, with a low of 38 degrees at 3am. Two degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 18th. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. In 2019, we had light rain in the evening, which became cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 42 degrees. The record low of 25 occurred back in 1965.

Tonight will have a New ๐ŸŒš Moon with 0% illuminated. The Flower ๐ŸŒท Moon is on Thursday, May 7. The darkest hour is at 12:54 am, followed by dawn at 5:31 am, and sun starting to rise at 6:02 am in the east-northeast (72ยฐ) and last for 3 minutes and 3 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 31 seconds earlier than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ„ The golden hour ends at 6:40 am with sun in the east-northeast (78ยฐ). Tonight will have 10 hours and 11 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 37 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will rain, mainly before 1pm. ๐ŸŒง High of 45 degrees at 3pm. 17 degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around March 18th. North wind around 8 mph. 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. The high last year was 61 degrees. The record high of 81 was set in 2001. 1.2 inches of snow fell back in 1967.โ„

I might go to the laundromat tomorrow morning ๐Ÿ’ผ and work from my truck while my clothes are in the machines. ๐Ÿ‘š They do have internet there which is nice. Kill two birds โœŒ at one stone. I also need to get to the store soon and probably the car wash maybe also tomorrow but it depends on how busy the day is. I want to shop at Walmart as I need socks among other things.

In four weeks on May 21 the sun will be setting in the west-northwest (299ยฐ) at 8:17 pm,๐ŸŒ„ which is 30 minutes and 19 seconds later then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had partly sunny and temperatures between 67 and 50 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 71 and 49 degrees. The record high of 92 degrees was set back in 1941.

Looking ahead, Flower Moon ๐ŸŒ• is in 2 weeks, Memorial Day Weekend Starts ๐Ÿ•๏ธ is a month away and Primary Day ๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ is in 2 months.

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿฆ…Only 29 days remain until the start of Memorial Day Weekend!๐Ÿฆ…๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Echo Lake Leanto

April 23, 2020 Morning

Good morning! Happy Thursday. Two weeks to Flower Moon ๐ŸŒ•. Sunny but cold and thirty three degrees in Delmar, NY. ๐ŸŒž There is a west-northwest breeze at 7 mph. ๐Ÿƒ.

Today will have increasing clouds โ˜, with a high of 53 degrees at 3pm. Nine degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 4th. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 75 degrees. The record high of 87 was set in 2007. 2.4 inches of snow fell back in 1956.โ„

Solar noon ๐ŸŒž is at 12:54 pm with sun having an altitude of 60.1ยฐ from the due south horizon (-10.7ยฐ 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 ๐Ÿ… starts at 7:09 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (282ยฐ). ๐Ÿ“ธ The sunset is in the west-northwest (288ยฐ) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:47 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 3 seconds with dusk around 8:16 pm, which is one minute and 8 seconds later than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ‡ At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Crescent ๐ŸŒ’ Moon in the west-northwest (286ยฐ) at an altitude of 1ยฐ from the horizon, 249,550 miles away. ๐Ÿš€ The best time to look at the stars is after 8:54 pm. At sunset, look for mostly cloudy skies โ˜ and temperatures around 46 degrees. There will be a south breeze at 5 mph. Today will have 13 hours and 46 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 39 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will rain likely, mainly after 2am. Cloudy ๐ŸŒง, with a low of 36 degrees at 3am. Four degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 12th. Light and variable wind becoming northeast around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. In 2019, we had light rain in the evening, which became cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 42 degrees. The record low of 25 occurred back in 1965.

Saturday, yes. โ˜€ Sunday negatory. ๐Ÿ’ฆSaturday, mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Light and variable wind. Above average. Maximum dew point of 35 at 8pm. Sunday, showers likely, mainly after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Typical average high for the weekend is 63 degrees.

As previously noted, there are 2 weeks until Flower Moon ๐ŸŒ• when the sun will be setting at 8:02 pm with dusk at 8:34 pm. I love the flower ๐ŸŒธ moon. I think that a song? ๐ŸŽถ On that day in 2019, we had partly cloudy โ›… skies , rain showers and temperatures between 66 and 49 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 67 degrees. We hit a record high of 92 back in 1930.

Big Tree

April 22, 2020 Night

Good evening! Mostly clear and 34 degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a west breeze at 10 mph. ๐Ÿƒ. When the wind picks up its pretty darn cold but that’s been the story of the weather all day. With enough layers it’s not bad especially in the sun. โ˜€ Definitely not warm enough though with the wind to sit out back.

Today in the afternoon I went to Five Rivers Environmental Education Center ๐Ÿธ for a while to upload some new content to the blog and do some work tasks. The Wi-Fi is so much faster plus it saves bandwidth and allows me to visit personal sites using my personal laptop and get podcasts. ๐ŸŽง Walked the maintenence road twice like I do every day I’m out there. After Five Rivers I came home, had hot dogs and beans ๐Ÿฃand went for my evening walk ๐Ÿšถ. I got milk at the store ๐Ÿฎ making sure to have my bandana on before I went in. I swear the banada over the face requirement is just more of an excuse to be uncomfortable and make people stay home rather than a real health improvement. ๐Ÿ˜ท I don’t have one of those fancy masks ๐ŸŽญ, just a banada and it works fine as long as it clean and mold free unlike the one I used the other day.

Tonight will be clear ๐ŸŒƒ, with a low of 26 degrees at 4am. 14 degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around March 18th. West wind 7 to 10 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 50 degrees. The record low of 26 occurred back in 1975.

Tonight will have a New ๐ŸŒš Moon with 0% illuminated. The Flower ๐ŸŒท Moon is on Thursday, May 7. The darkest hour is at 12:54 am, followed by dawn at 5:33 am, and sun starting to rise at 6:03 am in the east-northeast (72ยฐ) and last for 3 minutes and 2 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 31 seconds earlier than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ„ The golden hour ends at 6:41 am with sun in the east (79ยฐ). Tonight will have 10 hours and 14 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 39 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will have a slight chance of showers after 2pm. Increasing clouds ๐ŸŒž, with a high of 53 degrees at 3pm. Nine degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 4th. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south in the afternoon. A bit warmer than today. 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 75 degrees. The record high of 87 was set in 2007. 2.4 inches of snow fell back in 1956.โ„

I still haven’t gone grocery shopping for the week ๐Ÿ or done my wash ๐Ÿ‘š but none is pressing right away now that I got milk. I’m leaning towards Wally World this week for one stop shopping plus I can wash my truck at the same time. I think I need to get socks ๐Ÿ‘ขas a lot of them I have now are falling apart. I don’t think it will be that nice come tomorrow evening but at least it won’t be windy for washing my truck. Always trying to avoid shopping as I don’t want to get Coronavirus if I can avoid it. I do carry that bottle of isopropyl alcohol with me but it sure makes my hands crack and bleed. I need some glycerin to mix in with it.

In four weeks on May 20 the sun will be setting in the west-northwest (299ยฐ) at 8:16 pm,๐ŸŒ„ which is 30 minutes and 29 seconds later then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had partly cloudy, rain showers and temperatures between 83 and 56 degrees. Kind of hot last year. Typically, you have temperatures between 71 and 48 degrees. The record high of 91 degrees was set back in 1962.

Looking ahead, Average High is 80 ๐Ÿ– is in 2 months, Latest Sunset ๐ŸŒ† is in 9 weeks and Inauguration Day 2021 ๐Ÿ‘ด๐Ÿป is in 39 weeks.

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿฆ…Only 30 days remain until the start of Memorial Day Weekend!๐Ÿฆ…๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Hudson River on this beautiful afternoon

April 21, 2020 Night

Good evening! Partly clear and 36 degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a west-northwest breeze at 15 mph. ๐Ÿƒ. At times though, it’s been pretty windy. Temperatures will drop below freezing at midnight. โ˜ƒ๏ธ

I worked at home today ๐Ÿก and it was a pretty busy day although the mobile internet super flaky. ๐Ÿ“ถI try to avoid using the work bandwidth as much as possible but it would not have been a nice day to work at Five Rivers or the library. Plus if I use my work laptop rather than my personal one, I don’t have to worry about formatting issues in Microsoft Word. ๐Ÿ“

This evening ๐ŸŒƒ it was pasta for dinner. ๐Ÿฒ Tomorrow I may go to Wally World and the Car Wash with the bandana over my face. Rained hard midday but that doesn’t clean the undercarriage of Big Red ๐Ÿš˜ plus it’s been a week since my last big grocery shop and I’m a bit low on food. I thought some more about camping this weekend but I just was up north last weekend and I think I’ll wait another week or two for things to warm up and get greener. ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒทI guess if it’s a nice enough evening and not super cold I could sit down by the river and work with a fishing pole ๐ŸŽฃ in one hand tomorrow.

Never showered or shaved ๐Ÿšฟ today as there was no Zoom Meeting ๐Ÿ“น or reason to look nice for the world. ๐ŸŒŽ It was cold out at first for my evening walk ๐Ÿšถ but once I got burning calories I didn’t feel real cold. That wind at times though sure is intense.

I do miss the library not being open for having the kiosks inside to quietly work on my laptop. ๐Ÿ“š While working in my truck on the blog is fine, I used to really enjoy having a block of time at the library to work on my blog using my laptop. ๐Ÿ’ป I know eventually though we will get through the pandemic and the library will reopen but I hate how there is no time line. I just want this to be over, go back to work, ride the bus every day ๐Ÿš and enjoy life in the basement office. ๐Ÿข Some of the protests may be obnoxious but so many of us crave normalcy and our freedoms restored.

Tonight will have a slight chance of snow showers after 1am. Partly cloudy ๐ŸŒง, with a low of 28 degrees at 6am. 12 degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around March 23rd. West wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. In 2019, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became partly cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 51 degrees. The record low of 20 occurred back in 1947.

Tonight will have a New ๐ŸŒš Moon with 1% illuminated. The Flower ๐ŸŒท Moon is on Thursday, May 7. The darkest hour is at 12:55 am, followed by dawn at 5:35 am, and sun starting to rise at 6:05 am in the east-northeast (73ยฐ) and last for 3 minutes and 2 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 32 seconds earlier than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ„ The golden hour ends at 6:43 am with sun in the east (79ยฐ). Tonight will have 10 hours and 17 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 39 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will be partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny ๐ŸŒž, with a high of 45 degrees at 4pm. 16 degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around March 18th. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies in the morning with some clearing in the afternoon. The high last year was 74 degrees. The record high of 86 was set in 1985. 1 inch of snow fell back in 1928.โ„

Sounds like it will be miserably cold with the wind for Earth Day ๐ŸŒŽ. But hopefully the sun will be nice for a while although I expect more clouds on Thursday into Friday. โ˜ Just a late spring this year, the werid year of Coronavirus. Eventually the jet steam will push north and it will be like 80 or 90 degrees every day. I’ve heard it’s been that way already down in Missouri, at least on the Farm and Hammer ๐Ÿ”จ cattle farmer channel I like on the YouTube ๐Ÿฎ.

In four weeks on May 19 the sun will be setting in the west-northwest (298ยฐ) at 8:15 pm,๐ŸŒ„ which is 30 minutes and 38 seconds later then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had mostly sunny, rain showers and temperatures between 86 and 49 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 70 and 48 degrees. The record high of 91 degrees was set back in 1989.

Looking ahead, Cinco de Mayo ๐Ÿค  is in 2 weeks, Primary Day ๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ is in 9 weeks, and Election Day 2020 ๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ is in 28 weeks.

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿฆ…Only 31 days remain until the start of Memorial Day Weekend!๐Ÿฆ…๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

 Pattern

April 20, 2020 Night

Good evening! Clear and 40 degrees in Delmar, NY. Calm wind. Temperatures will drop below freezing at Wednesday around midnight. โ˜ƒ๏ธ

Not a terribly cold evening ๐ŸŒƒ but a bit chilly for mid to late April. Lots of stars โœจ out b ack but alas after a while it felt cool. Went for my evening walk ๐Ÿšถ which was pretty quiet. Tuna fish ๐Ÿ  salad that I made up for dinner in a wrap. ๐Ÿฅ

Ended up going to Five Rivers Environmental Education Center this afternoon ๐Ÿธ because it was a beautiful afternoon although a bit chilly for most of the day. The Wi-Fi is much quicker than the mobile card on my work laptop and more reliable as it kept dropping out today. ๐Ÿ“ถ Despite living in the suburbs sometimes my phone service ๐Ÿ“ฑ is funky here. Probably too many people using too little data with everyone home during Coronavirus. But also working on the free wifi meant that I didn’t have to careful watch my bandwidth and I could have personal social media and my blog up while I worked, upload photos ๐Ÿ“ท and download videos for later watching.

Tonight will be partly cloudy ๐ŸŒค, with a low of 35 degrees at 5am. Four degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 10th. Calm wind. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became partly cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 52 degrees. The record low of 20 occurred back in 1875.

Tonight will have a Waining Crescent ๐ŸŒ˜ Moon with 3% illuminated. The darkest hour is at 12:55 am, followed by dawn at 5:36 am, and sun starting to rise at 6:06 am in the east-northeast (73ยฐ) and last for 3 minutes and 2 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 33 seconds earlier than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ„ The golden hour ends at 6:44 am with sun in the east (80ยฐ). Tonight will have 10 hours and 19 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 41 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will have showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Some of the storms could produce small hail and gusty winds. ๐ŸŒฆ High of 51 degrees at 11am. 10 degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around March 31st. Maximum dew point of 42 at 1pm. ๐Ÿ–๏ธ South wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning with a few breaks of sun the afternoon. It was somewhat humid. The high last year was 72 degrees. The record high of 89 was set in 1923. 0.6 inches of snow fell back in 1947.โ„

Doesn’t seem really nice tomorrow. ๐Ÿšฟ I am however thinking about going to the car wash to clean off Big Red which has some salt on him and it’s been a while since he’s been washed. ๐Ÿš˜ I checked and the car wash is still open as an Essential Business. There are a few things that I need that I should pick up at Walmart while I’m out but I’m thinking I should wait until I have a full list ๐Ÿ“ƒ as every time you go out in public you risk getting Coronavirus. And that shit is real, and can make folks my age get really sick and not city folk alone. ๐Ÿšœ

In four weeks on May 18 the sun will be setting in the west-northwest (298ยฐ) at 8:14 pm,๐ŸŒ„ which is 30 minutes and 46 seconds later then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had partly cloudy and temperatures between 73 and 46 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 70 and 48 degrees. The record high of 94 degrees was set back in 2017.

Looking ahead, Arbor Day ๐ŸŒณ is in 1 week, 8 PM Sunset ๐ŸŒ‡ is in 2 weeks, Flower Moon ๐ŸŒ• is in 4 weeks, Memorial Day ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ is in 5 weeks, June ๐Ÿน is in 6 weeks, Last Day of Session ๐Ÿ› is in 2 months, Summer ๏ธโ›ฑ๏ธ is in 2 months, Average High is 80 ๐Ÿ– is in 9 weeks and Inauguration Day 2021 ๐Ÿ‘ด๐Ÿป is in 9 months.

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿฆ…Only 32 days remain until the start of Memorial Day Weekend!๐Ÿฆ…๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Camel Hump

April 19, 2020 Night

Good evening! Cloudy and 53 degrees in Delmar, NY. โ˜ There is a west-southwest breeze at 8 mph. ๐Ÿƒ. Temperatures will drop below freezing at Wednesday around 3 am. โ˜ƒ๏ธ

I’m tired ๐Ÿ˜ด so I’m going to keep this blog post short and get some sleep.

Back home again. ๐Ÿ—ป That said it was a nice weekend camping โ›บ up off of the East Branch Sacandaga River, hiking the East Branch Gorge Trail on Saturday, hiking back along Stewart Creek and Cod Pond on Sunday mid afternoon and then the backside of Auger Falls in the evening. I left outside of Wells around six and it was a long drive home from there.

Still have more to unpack in the morning but the criticals like food are put away. ๐Ÿ I took a very cold shower, forgetting to turn the hot water heater back on when I got home. ๐Ÿšฟ Evidently, the hot water heater is much more essential in mid April than the summer.

Tonight will have a chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy ๐ŸŒง, with a low of 37 degrees at 6am. Two degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 15th. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. In 2019, we had light rain in the evening, which became cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It was somewhat humid. It got down to 60 degrees. The record low of 19 occurred back in 1875.

Tonight will have a Waining Crescent ๐ŸŒ˜ Moon with 8% illuminated. The Flower ๐ŸŒท Moon is on Tuesday, May 5. The darkest hour is at 12:55 am, followed by dawn at 5:38 am, and sun starting to rise at 6:08 am in the east-northeast (74ยฐ) and last for 3 minutes and 1 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 34 seconds earlier than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ„ The golden hour ends at 6:46 am with sun in the east (80ยฐ). Tonight will have 10 hours and 22 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 41 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will be mostly sunny ๐ŸŒž, with a high of 53 degrees at 4pm. Eight degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 4th. North wind 7 to 9 mph. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 71 degrees. The record high of 93 was set in 1941. 5.8 inches of snow fell back in 1947.โ„

In four weeks on May 17 the sun will be setting in the west-northwest (298ยฐ) at 8:13 pm,๐ŸŒ„ which is 30 minutes and 54 seconds later then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had mostly cloudy, rain showers and temperatures between 73 and 52 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 70 and 47 degrees. The record high of 92 degrees was set back in 2017.

Looking ahead, Mothers Day ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€ is in 3 weeks, Pack Rat Day ๐Ÿ€ is in 4 weeks, Strawberry Moon ๐ŸŒ• is in 7 weeks and Fathers Day ๐Ÿ‘จ is in 8 weeks.

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿฆ…Only 33 days remain until the start of Memorial Day Weekend!๐Ÿฆ…๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

The Catskills from Cheese Hill Road

April 16, 2020 Night

Good evening! Cloudy and 36 degrees in Delmar, NY. โ˜ There is a west breeze at 8 mph. ๐Ÿƒ. Temperatures will drop below freezing at tomorrow around 1 am. โ˜ƒ๏ธ

Today was another real quiet day at work, ๐Ÿ“น the Zoom meeting was called off so I didn’t shower until midday. ๐Ÿšฟ All day I’ve had some diaherea ๐Ÿ’ฉ and I have had to spend more time on the toilet ๐Ÿšฝ then I would like to admit. At least working from home didn’t have to take a sick day.

Got my gear out and ready for camping โ›บ. Not planning a big trip, just a few days away to enjoy some quiet. I’m disabling my cellphone ๐Ÿ“ฑ and I’m leaving the radio ๐Ÿ“ป home as I’m tired ๐Ÿ˜ด of hearing non stop Coronavirus coverage. Truth be told, next weekend looks better โ˜€ than this one but it could change before then and who knows the way things are going there might be travel restrictions by then. โ›” I’m hoping not, and I might even do a long weekend next week if it’s nice enough. I’m tired ๐Ÿ˜ด of being in my moldy apartment so much.

This evening I went to the store got beer, motor oil, money ๐Ÿ’ต and a few other supplies that I couldn’t get at Aldi. All of Walmart was open, they had queues at the doors but they weren’t open. Dropped the paper ๐Ÿ“„ and old clothes and boots off at the recycling center at the park and ride โ™ป. Checked the fluids, topped off the oil and did a quick visual inspection of the belts and suspension and solar system wiring. Still need to get milk ๐Ÿฎ and air up the tires in Red, that’s better to do when the tires are cold in the morning.

Most every thing is packed except for my personal gear like the toothbrush, pots and pans ๐Ÿณ I need for breakfast and the guns I didn’t want to leave overnight in the truck. If I camp where I plan there is a good backstop for shooting. ๐Ÿ”ซ Everything is closed down here – hard to practice. I also updated my fishing license ๐ŸŽฃ and I have the PDF on my phone if I get asked for it.

Spent some time cleaning in the kitchen ๐Ÿšฟ treating the cabinets for mold and scrubbing down the counters so things won’t be so gross when I get home. One of these days it’s going to get hot โ™จ and it will be important to have things as mold free as possible before the humanity peaks. Once the windows are open I’ll repaint the refrigerator which is rusty again.

It seems cleaning good with bleach kills off any RNA of Coronavirus I might have accidentally tracked in. ๐Ÿ‘พ Somehow reading ๐Ÿ“– about that 39 year old farmer in Cansastota who is fighting for his life on a ventalator๐Ÿšœ makes it a lot more real to me. Caronavirus is remarkably bad and spreading fast with farm families who are struggling a lot already. That said, closing the boat launches ๐Ÿšค and other activities seems silly and over the top. At least the Glenmont Car Wash is open so I can wash the salt off my truck after I get back – I checked tonight. ๐Ÿ‘

Tonight will have isolated snow showers before midnight. Mostly clear ๐ŸŒƒ, with a low of 30 degrees at 4am. Eight degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around March 28th. West wind 6 to 8 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 32 degrees. The record low of 21 occurred back in 1971.

Tonight will have a Waining Crescent ๐ŸŒ˜ Moon with 29% illuminated. The darkest hour is at 12:56 am, followed by dawn at 5:43 am, and sun starting to rise at 6:12 am in the east-northeast (75ยฐ) and last for 2 minutes and 59 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 36 seconds earlier than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ„ The golden hour ends at 6:50 am with sun in the east (82ยฐ). Tonight will have 10 hours and 30 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 44 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will have increasing clouds โ˜, with a high of 48 degrees at 2pm. 11 degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around March 25th. West wind 7 to 10 mph. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies in the morning with some clearing in the afternoon. The high last year was 62 degrees. The record high of 91 was set in 2002. 0.3 inches of snow fell back in 1965.โ„ Albany might break that record tomorrow depending on when the snow starts tomorrow night and if we get any tonight.

I think where I will be there won’t be a lot of snow โ›„, maybe a dusting come morning but I brought the snow shovel to be safe. The NOAA snow map shows none up there now but I wouldn’t be surprised to see a dusting when I get up there. Even if we get some the sun will make it disappear by morning most likely.

I have work until five o’clock, but maybe if the work load is light I’ll leave early and I can always work on it up at camp on Saturday. โ›บ I want to get set up fairly early as even though the days are longer now its not summer yet by any means. Supposedly it will clear by afternoon. And I’m just thinking a short leg stretcher hike on Saturday with a longer one on Sunday night where hopefully I won’t see another person. ๐Ÿšถ If I do social distancing won’t be hard.

I didn’t get my stimulus check ๐Ÿ’ต because I didn’t owe or getting anything back from the federal government this year. So I have to give them my bank information. ๐Ÿ”ข Unlike owing the state. I’ll have to do that at some point. I’m going to split it between index ๐Ÿ“‡ funds and my higher interest savings account and not touch the money for a while. I think there a lot of potential eventually for good market growth. I don’t see myself getting out of New York for at least a few more years.

In four weeks on May 14 the sun will be setting in the west-northwest (297ยฐ) at 8:10 pm,๐ŸŒ„ which is 31 minutes and 13 seconds later then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had rain showers, cold weather partly cloudy skies later and temperatures between 48 and 40 degrees. Probably one of the coldest mid May day on record. Typically, you have temperatures between 69 and 46 degrees. The record high of 93 degrees was set back in 1900.

By then, hopefully the Coronavirus shutdown will be over ๐Ÿ‘พ but if not my hope is that it will be at least nice enough to work outside all day or even sit out at Five Rivers with the laptop or the library in a comfortable lawn chair. ๐Ÿ’บ Folks are already getting itchy about the shutdown and if the political winds shift and other states reopen they’ll be a lot of pressure to reboot things. ๐Ÿš Honestly, at that point I might still be a bit nervous about riding the bus or waiting at a busy bus stop ๐Ÿšdowntown but I am getting a bit better at washing my hands ๐Ÿ‘and getting used to wearing the bandana over my face. ๐Ÿ˜ท

Looking ahead, Flower Moon ๐ŸŒ• is in 3 weeks and Average High is 70 ๐Ÿฎ is a month away.

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿฆ…Only 36 days remain until the start of Memorial Day Weekend!๐Ÿฆ…๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

 Looking Out the Lean-To