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March 20, 2020 Night

Good evening! Mostly cloudy and 56 degrees in Delmar, NY. โ˜ Breezy, ๏ธ16 mph breeze from the west ๐ŸŒฌ . The dew point is 45 degrees. It was warmer earlier on – I went for my evening walk ๐Ÿšถ this evening with just a t shirt ๐Ÿ‘š on. I sat out back for a while but it feels cold now with the wind whipping around. For the first time in a while things will drop below zero Celsius. Temperatures will drop below freezing at tomorrow around 5 am. โ˜ƒ๏ธ

Its been kind of a crazy week ๐Ÿ˜œ. It’s been a lot to navigate through with all the changes with everything closed and not having internet at home. ๐Ÿ’ป That said, I kind of like working out of my truck at least on nice sunny days. They did get me a laptop with mobile internet to use but I’m loathe to use it just because I don’t want to bring work home. ๐Ÿก I like to being able to check my social media and listen to videos while I work, so I’d rather use the public Wi-Fi. Great though watching so much nature while I work but I tell you lately, especially on nice days Five Rivers Environmental Education Center is a zoo. Managing bathroom ๐Ÿšฝ breaks is more difficult, I’ve been holding it and limiting my fluids until I can get home and use the toilet. Really trying to do the best I can to hold it all together. It’s not easy.

And then there is the economy, I’ve figured out how to make work at home work without internet by using the connection at the library ๐ŸŒ But while I’m employed, I keep wondering how long this social distancing can continue ๐Ÿ‘ช with billions lost in the economy every week. It’s not just my own losses on paper ๐ŸŽซ in the market – it’s what’s going to happen when the tax revenues stop coming in to the government and layoffs happen of government workers. I’ve actually not lost any real money on paper but a lot of my paper gains from the last few years are gone for now. But it won’t last that long. ๐Ÿ’ฐ You can’t just stop the economy and think cops ๐Ÿ‘ฎand nurses ๐Ÿฅ are going to get paid an ongoing basis with no tax revenue coming in. Things will turn around but its going to take time. No risk, no reward.

I guess in the end we will come out stronger but I’m still kind of nervous about making it all work. ๐Ÿ˜ฉ My situation is a lot better off than many people and I’ve tried to step up my hygiene but I read the statistics like everyone else and are well tuned into what the scientists are saying. I’m going to get it eventually and it won’t be fun but hopefully after the quarantine is done. Every time my nose feels a bit plugged ๐Ÿ‘ƒ I get worried but I’ve read the CDC guidance and I don’t think feeling stuffy from cleaning the mold in my apartment counts as CORVID 19, as I lack a fever or cough or trouble breathing. Stress over it all though is bad. But I’ll make it through it.

Tonight will be mostly cloudy ๐ŸŒฅ, with a low of 31 degrees at 6am. Four degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around March 29th. Northwest wind around 17 mph. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 38 degrees. The record low of -1 occurred back in 1956.

Tonight will have a New ๐ŸŒš Moon. The Pink ๐ŸŒธ Moon is on Saturday, April 4. The darkest hour is at 1:04 am, followed by dawn at 6:31 am, and sun starting to rise at 6:59 am in the east (89ยฐ) and last for 2 minutes and 53 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 45 seconds earlier than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ„ The golden hour ends at 7:36 am with sun in the east (96ยฐ). Tonight will have 11 hours and 47 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 55 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will be sunny ๐ŸŒž, with a high of 44 degrees at 5pm. Two degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around March 16th. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph. The wind will make it feel a bit cold. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. The high last year was 48 degrees. The record high of 78 was set in 1921. 6 inches of snow fell back in 1905.โ„

Tomorrow I should run to the recycling center โ™ป to get rid of those cans and bottles. ๐Ÿถ Better check in the morning that they’re open. I also need to get to the store, especially for frozen vegetables as they were out. I have the basics and I’m not that concerned if I run out. I’m sure in a week or two this craziness will die down. ๐Ÿข Business leaders might put up with this for another week or two but at some point they’re going to get fed up an intentional crashing of the economy and governments will get starved of revenue. You can’t borrow if there are no investors.

I also want to get out somewhere away from the crowds ๐Ÿ‘ช in the woods but that’s easier said than done. With everything else closed people are pilling out in the woods. I should plan a trip to somewhere more obscure I guess where I have a chance of finding parking ๐Ÿ…ฟ. I also don’t want to go super far away. Camping โ›บ at one point was on my list but I really want to do that for two or more nights, so it’s not a quick pack and unpack. Plus I think that wind tomorrow will be real cold. It’s been such a long week I wouldn’t mind a drive way out to the country. ๐ŸŒฒ๐ŸŒฒ๐ŸŒฒ

My plan remains to take some time off from work around Easter ๐Ÿฐ and so some fishing ๐ŸŽฃ and camping โ›บ. Where I typically go there are few or no people. Probably have to get gas, โ›ฝ I might where plastic gloves fueling up or at least make sure to use lots of hand sanitizer when I go back into my truck. I’m guessing around that date will be the peak of the crisis but even as soon as that the virus might be burning itself out and things reopening. We will see. I can’t imagine they’ll ban the back country.

In four weeks on April 17 the sun will be setting in the west-northwest (285ยฐ) at 7:40 pm,๐ŸŒ„ which is 31 minutes and 59 seconds later then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had partly sunny and temperatures between 62 and 32 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 59 and 38 degrees. The record high of 91 degrees was set back in 2002.

Looking ahead, Good Friday โœ๏ธ is in 3 weeks, May ๐Ÿ•Š is in 6 weeks, 8:30 PM Sunset ๏ธโ›ฑ๏ธ is in 11 weeks, Summer ๏ธโ›ฑ๏ธ is in 3 months and Inauguration Day 2021 ๐Ÿ‘ด๐Ÿป is in 10 months.

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿฆ…Only 62 days remain until the start of Memorial Day Weekend!๐Ÿฆ…๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

 Armlin Hill

March 19, 2020 Night

Good evening! Mostly cloudy and 46 degrees in Delmar, NY. โ˜ Calm wind.Temperatures will drop below freezing at Saturday around 5 am. โ˜ƒ๏ธ Spring officially starts in a few more hour.

One more day until the weekend. โ˜€ But it was fine day but kind of dark and gray. The afternoon was kind of long with a less than exciting web cast ๐Ÿ“บ but still lots of wildlife to watch from my truck. Enough sun that I had sufficient power for my laptop all day but the last hour of the day I once again unplugged my laptop from the inverter. ๐Ÿ”Œ

That said, I’ll be glad when social distancing is over. ๐Ÿ‘ช I don’t think it’s going to last that long just because I think people will get fed up with it and the economic toll will only grow by shutdown society and government needs a source of revenue. Unless beds start filling up in hospitals ๐Ÿฅ it’s going to be hard to politically justify the actions of government. I look forward to taking the bus ๐Ÿš downtown and even my basement office. I don’t like having to drive to the library and Five Rivers each day and then hold going to the bathroom ๐Ÿšฝ until I get home because everything is closed.

Tonight will have a chance of showers before 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2am and 3am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3am. Cloudy ๐ŸŒง, with a low of 43 degrees at 12am. 16 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around May 1st. Southeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. 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 27 degrees. The record low of 2 occurred back in 1967.

Tonight will have a Waining Crescent ๐ŸŒ˜ Moon with 16% illuminated. The Pink ๐ŸŒธ Moon is on Friday, April 3. The darkest hour is at 1:04 am, followed by dawn at 6:32 am, and sun starting to rise at 7:00 am in the east (90ยฐ) and last for 2 minutes and 54 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 45 seconds earlier than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ„ The golden hour ends at 7:38 am with sun in the east (96ยฐ). Tonight will have 11 hours and 50 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 54 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will have showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds. Cloudy ๐ŸŒฆ, with a high of 72 degrees at 4pm. 26 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around May 23rd. Maximum dew point of 55 at 3pm. South wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning with more sun in the afternoon. The high last year was 55 degrees. The record high of 78 was set in 2012. 7 inches of snow fell back in 1944.โ„

I thought about heading out of town for the weekend โ›บ but I don’t know. I have a lot of things to do around home and I can finish up getting my gear ready for camping season. So much is still up in the air and I don’t want to risk getting sick ๐Ÿ˜ท although the only real human exposure I could see on a road trip is gassing up โ›ฝ as the country I’m generally in is pretty remote.

In four weeks on April 16 the sun will be setting in the west-northwest (285ยฐ) at 7:38 pm,๐ŸŒ„ which is 32 minutes later then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had partly sunny and temperatures between 58 and 37 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 59 and 38 degrees. The record high of 91 degrees was set back in 2012.

Looking ahead, Flower Moon ๐ŸŒ• is in 7 weeks.

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿฆ…Only 9 weeks remain until the start of Memorial Day Weekend!๐Ÿฆ…๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Looking Down Towards Irish Hill

March 19, 2020 Morning

Good morning! Happy First Day of Calendar Spring. ๐ŸŒธ By of course maybe one hour, the first full day is Friday. Rain showers and 37 degrees in Delmar, NY. โ˜” Calm wind. It could be snow. But it also could be nicer. Temperatures will drop below freezing at Saturday around 7 am. โ˜ƒ๏ธ

Today will rain likely, mainly before 9am. Cloudy ๐ŸŒง, with a high of 49 degrees at 5pm. Three degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around March 26th. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. I’ll take it but more sun โ˜€ would be good for my mobile office. ๐Ÿข A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning with more sun in the afternoon. The high last year was 45 degrees. The record high of 78 was set in 2012. 9.6 inches of snow fell back in 1971.โ„

Solar noon ๐ŸŒž is at 1:04 pm with sun having an altitude of 47.1ยฐ from the due south horizon (-23.8ยฐ vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 5.6 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour ๐Ÿ… starts at 6:30 pm with the sun in the west (264ยฐ). ๐Ÿ“ธ The sunset is in the west (271ยฐ) starting at 7:04 pm and lasts for 2 minutes and 54 seconds with dusk around 7:34 pm, which is one minute and 9 seconds later than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ‡ The best time to look at the stars is after 8:08 pm. At sunset, look for mostly cloudy skies โ˜ and temperatures around 47 degrees. There will be a calm wind. Today will have 12 hours and 7 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 54 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 4am. Cloudy ๐ŸŒง, with a low of 43 degrees at 12am. 16 degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around May 1st. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. 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 27 degrees. The record low of 2 occurred back in 1967.

Cool but sunny this weekend. ๐Ÿ˜Ž Saturday, sunny, with a high near 43. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph. Sunday, sunny, with a high near 41. Typical average high for the weekend is 46 degrees. I plan to stay in town this weekend just because it’s been a crazy ๐Ÿ˜œ week and I want to be ready for next week – and in a few weeks I’m planning on going on a road trip. That said, I’ll get the bottles and cans to the recycling center, โ™ป finish cleaning up my camping gear in my truck, and getting ready for camping season when the time comes. It’s not going to be that far away, as far as I can tell, although who knows we might still get another snow storm.ย  ๐Ÿงน No guarantees for an early spring at this point, although it does look promising — if the darn wind dies down a bit.๐Ÿƒ

Looking ahead, there are 7 weeks until Flower Moon ๐ŸŒ• when the sun will be setting at 8:02 pm with dusk at 8:34 pm. On that day in 2019, we had partly cloudy, 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.

Along the Trail

March 18, 2020 Night

Good evening! Mostly cloudy and 44 degrees in Delmar, NY. โ˜ There is a south-southeast breeze at 5 mph. ๐Ÿƒ. Temperatures will drop below freezing at Saturday around 7 am. โ˜ƒ๏ธ

Today wasn’t a terrible day, sunny and I didn’t have to work in a basement office. ๐Ÿข That said, I am a bit more concerned about keeping my laptop charged and working all day tomorrow without the sunshine. Going to be kind of cold too. Well I’ll do the best I can do, put one foot in front of the other and keep moving forward. ๐Ÿšถ It was for a while so crowded at Five Rivers but once I plowed into my work I kept things going. Then I went for a walk but I was always annoyed how hard it was to remain six feet away from others – people didn’t want to protect your personal space while I was out walking. ๐Ÿ˜ท Busy day tomorrow with both morning and afternoon meetings, and I’m hoping my solar will hold out all day.

Tonight will have a chance of rain between midnight and 3am, then rain and snow. ๐ŸŒง Low of 37 degrees at 6am. Nine degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 11th. South wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 24 degrees. The record low of -10 occurred back in 1967.

Tonight will have a Waining Crescent ๐ŸŒ˜ Moon with 23% illuminated. The Pink ๐ŸŒธ Moon is on Thursday, April 2. The darkest hour is at 1:04 am, followed by dawn at 6:34 am, and sun starting to rise at 7:02 am in the east (90ยฐ) and last for 2 minutes and 54 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 45 seconds earlier than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ„ The golden hour ends at 7:39 am with sun in the east (97ยฐ). Tonight will have 11 hours and 53 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 55 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will rain and snow before 10am, then a chance of rain between 10am and 2pm. ๐ŸŒง High of 45 degrees at 4pm. One degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around March 17th. East wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies. The high last year was 45 degrees. The record high of 78 was set in 2012. 9.6 inches of snow fell back in 1971.โ„

So it looks like in three weeks I’ll do my camping trip โ›บ. Not totally sure where I will go, it depends on how many days I have off and ultimately where I decide to go. The Northern Adirondacks might be nice for a change. ๐Ÿ—ป There might still be snow up there – I don’t trust they winter is fully over yet. โ›„ Only time will tell.

In four weeks on April 15 the sun will be setting in the west-northwest (284ยฐ) at 7:37 pm,๐ŸŒ„ which is 32 minutes and one second later then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had rain and temperatures between 63 and 41 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 58 and 37 degrees. The record high of 86 degrees was set back in 2003.

Looking ahead, April Fools Day ๐Ÿคก is in 2 weeks, Pink Moon ๐ŸŒ• is in 3 weeks, Tax Day ๐Ÿ’ฐ is in 4 weeks, Average High is 60 ๐ŸŒผ is a month away, Earth Day ๐ŸŒŽ is in 5 weeks, Flower Moon ๐ŸŒ• is in 2 months, Latest Sunset ๐ŸŒ† is in 14 weeks and Inauguration Day 2021 ๐Ÿ‘ด๐Ÿป is in 44 weeks.

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿฆ…Only 64 days remain until the start of Memorial Day Weekend!๐Ÿฆ…๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

 Low Tide

March 17, 2020 Night

Good evening! Partly cloudy and 42 degrees in Delmar, NY. โ›… There is a west-northwest breeze at 9 mph. ๐Ÿƒ. Temperatures will drop below freezing at tomorrow around 4 am. โ˜ƒ๏ธ Such an odd Saint Patrick’s Day ๐Ÿ€without public the celebrations due to Coronavirus but at least the roads are a heck of a lot safer without the drunks. Traffic was very light driving back from the Pine Bush.

It was a nice evening ๐ŸŒƒ and a nice walk in the Pine Bush. ๐Ÿšถ The Thruway was noisy as always but once I got away from it things quieted down. ๐Ÿธ I heard an owl hooting and what sounded like coyotes calling and I flushed a deer out walking. That 18650 lithium battery flashlight ๐Ÿ”ฆ I got from China for $3 is great, I’m going to order another one or two. After dark didn’t see anyone in the Pine Bush but before dark was quite hoping. ๐ŸŒฒ

Also during some downtime in the afternoon at work, I came home and unpacked more of my camping gear โ›บ truck, organized and cleaned some of the gear, hung up sleeping bags and continued getting ready for camping season.

Tonight will be mostly clear ๐ŸŒƒ, with a low of 30 degrees at 6am. Four degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around March 27th. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph. In 2019, we had cloudy skies in the evening, which became partly cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 25 degrees. The record low of -8 occurred back in 1900.

Tonight will have a Waining Crescent ๐ŸŒ˜ Moon with 33% illuminated. The Pink ๐ŸŒธ Moon is on Wednesday, April 1. The darkest hour is at 1:04 am, followed by dawn at 6:36 am, and sun starting to rise at 7:04 am in the east (91ยฐ) and last for 2 minutes and 54 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 44 seconds earlier than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ„ The golden hour ends at 7:41 am with sun in the east (97ยฐ). Tonight will have 11 hours and 56 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 55 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will be sunny ๐ŸŒž, with a high of 51 degrees at 4pm. Six degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around March 30th. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. Going to be a beautiful day. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning with more sun in the afternoon. The high last year was 42 degrees. The record high of 69 was set in 2012. 8 inches of snow fell back in 1977.โ„

In four weeks on April 14 the sun will be setting in the west-northwest (284ยฐ) at 7:36 pm,๐ŸŒ„ which is 32 minutes and 3 seconds later then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had rain showers, cloudy and temperatures between 59 and 45 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 58 and 37 degrees. The record high of 83 degrees was set back in 1968.

Looking ahead, 7:30 PM Sunset ๐ŸŒ‡ is in 3 weeks, Cinco de Mayo ๐Ÿค  is in 7 weeks, Pack Rat Day ๐Ÿ€ is in 2 months, Primary Day ๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ is in 14 weeks, and Election Day 2020 ๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ is in 33 weeks.

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿฆ…Only 65 days remain until the start of Memorial Day Weekend!๐Ÿฆ…๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

March 15, 2020 Night

Good evening! Clear and 31 degrees in Delmar, NY. ๐ŸŒŒ There is a north breeze at 6 mph. ๐Ÿƒ. Things will start to thaw out at tomorrow around 11 am. ๐ŸŒก๏ธ Beautiful day followed by a nice evening walk, although one filled with much concern as the Coronavirus crisis deepen.

Had a nice hike up Bennett Hill but it was crowded. ๐Ÿ‘ช 14 cars in the parking ๐Ÿ…ฟ area, a lot of bored families looking for something to do with all activities and events canceled. โ›” I had a nice Saint Patrick’s Day dinner with the folks ๐Ÿ€and went for my evening walk. Started out the day at the Albany Pine Bush Preserve.

Tonight will be mostly clear ๐ŸŒƒ, with a low of 17 degrees at 6am. Nine degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around February 16th. North wind around 6 mph. Cold night ahead, the heat is back on. โ™จ 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 31 degrees. The record low of 4 occurred back in 1980.

Tonight will have a Last Quarter ๐ŸŒ— Moon with 54% illuminated. The Blue ๐ŸŒ Moon is on Monday, March 30. The darkest hour is at 1:05 am, followed by dawn at 6:39 am, and sun starting to rise at 7:08 am in the east (92ยฐ) and last for 2 minutes and 53 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 44 seconds earlier than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ„ The golden hour ends at 7:45 am with sun in the east (98ยฐ). Tonight will have 12 hours and one minute of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 56 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will be sunny ๐ŸŒž, with a high of 44 degrees at 5pm. Typical for tomorrow. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. All and all a pretty decent day. A year ago, we had rain in the morning with some clearing in the afternoon. The high last year was 46 degrees. The record high of 82 was set in 1990. 13.4 inches of snow fell back in 1956.โ„

At one level the media hysteria is well overblown ๐Ÿ“บ but all the evidence points to the virus ๐Ÿ‘พburning through the human population, taking a great deal of the sick and elderly ๐Ÿ‘ด with it. I’ve been skeptical about the efforts to slow the rampaging virus down by shutting down most of the societal institutions but truth be told, it rather frightening. Regardless it’s kind of frightening times and things might be very different when it’s all over.

In four weeks on April 12 the sun will be setting in the west-northwest (283ยฐ) at 7:34 pm,๐ŸŒ„ which is 32 minutes and 6 seconds later then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had partly cloudy, rain showers and temperatures between 60 and 40 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 57 and 36 degrees. The record high of 84 degrees was set back in 1977.

Looking ahead, Palm Sunday ๐ŸŒด is in 3 weeks, Tax Day ๐Ÿ’ฐ is a month away, Easter ๐Ÿฐ is in 4 weeks, Mothers Day ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€ is in 8 weeks, Pack Rat Day ๐Ÿ€ is in 9 weeks, Strawberry Moon ๐ŸŒ• is in 12 weeks and Fathers Day ๐Ÿ‘จ is in 13 weeks.

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿฆ…Only 67 days remain until the start of Memorial Day Weekend!๐Ÿฆ…๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

 Center Square And Beyond

March 13, 2020 Night

Good evening! Mostly clear and 44 degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a west breeze at 15 mph. ๐Ÿƒ with gusts up to 25 mph ๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ’จ. Honestly, I don’t think it’s that windy out but what do I know. Earlier on I had my windows open and the fresh air was great! Temperatures will drop below freezing at Sunday around 2 am. โ˜ƒ๏ธ

Such odd times we live in these days. ๐Ÿ‘พI don’t watch the news ๐Ÿ“ฐ as I don’t have a television ๐Ÿ“บ and have little interest in hearing about the hysteria on the radio but truth be told, I’ve scrolled through enough social media to here that most of the public institutions are shutting down in New York. My reaction: buy a case of Corona beer ๐Ÿป and some lyme and maybe head out camping in Madison County or Schoharie County. โ›บ Actually that’s not a done deal as it might be kind of cloudy in Madison County โ˜ and I still have a bit of a sinus infecti that I’ve had for two weeks now that don’t want to get worse. You know these days, it’s harder to suck it up and go to work when you’re sinus are plugged or you cough due to choking on water ๐Ÿ’ฆ and everyone looks at you like you’re a super spreader of Coronavirus.๐Ÿ˜ท

Tonight will be partly cloudy ๐ŸŒค, with a low of 33 degrees at 4am. Eight degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 3rd. West wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 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 39 degrees. The record low of -6 occurred back in 1948.

Tonight will have a Last Quarter ๐ŸŒ— Moon with 75% illuminated. The moon will rise at 11:56 pm. The Worm ๐Ÿ› Moon is on Saturday, March 28. The darkest hour is at 1:06 am, followed by dawn at 6:43 am, and sun starting to rise at 7:11 am in the east (93ยฐ) and last for 2 minutes and 54 seconds. Sunrise is one minute and 43 seconds earlier than yesterday. ๐ŸŒ„ The golden hour ends at 7:48 am with sun in the east (99ยฐ). Tonight will have 12 hours and 7 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 55 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will be mostly sunny ๐ŸŒž, with a high of 52 degrees at 3pm. Nine degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 1st. West wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies in the morning, remaining cloudy in the afternoon. The high last year was 59 degrees. The record high of 75 was set in 1946. 17 inches of snow fell back in 2017.โ„

It does sound like a nice day but windy ๐Ÿƒ. I am also concerned about the roads being pretty sloppy and some ice hanging around. I thought about heading to the Brookfield horse ๐Ÿด camp but despite it looking like there isn’t much snow in Hamilton I’m concerned about snow banks blocking the road. Plus with that wind, even with a fair amount of rain today, I’m a bit worried about sparks. ๐Ÿ”ฅ You can have a campfire but it has to small and controlled. Small and fire ain’t a thing for me especially if it’s going to be a cold night with the wind and I have a lot of accumulated goodies to burn.

And money ๐Ÿ’ต is tight again and I should be doing more research for Save the Pine Bush tomorrow. Being responsible versus having fun. Plus it’s a lot of work to pack and unpack for one night. And Grace wants to join me with an expert in the Pine Bush on Sunday. ๐ŸŒฒ๐ŸŒฒ๐ŸŒฒThat said, no going to the library this weekend – closed due to Coronavirus hysteria. ๐Ÿ“š

In four weeks on April 10 the sun will be setting in the west-northwest (282ยฐ) at 7:32 pm,๐ŸŒ„ which is 32 minutes and 10 seconds later then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had partly cloudy and temperatures between 50 and 32 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 56 and 35 degrees. The record high of 86 degrees was set back in 1922.

In four weeks, that is the week after Easter ๐Ÿฐ I’m thinking of taking off a week or at least part of a week for some social distancing, that is a road trip. I’ll be in the wilderness, doubt I’ll see many people. Maybe the Finger Lakes although a spring Adirondacks trip would be fun. I haven’t really decided, a lot depends on how much snow there is up north. The Adirondacks often hold snow into May. Another option is to do a fishing ๐ŸŽฃ and camping trips to Madison and Cortland County.

Looking ahead, Spring ๐ŸŒท is in 1 week, Good Friday โœ๏ธ is in 4 weeks, May ๐Ÿ•Š is in 7 weeks and 8:30 PM Sunset ๏ธโ›ฑ๏ธ is in 12 weeks.

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿฆ…Only 69 days remain until the start of Memorial Day Weekend!๐Ÿฆ…๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Looking Out the Lean-To