Get away day for the legislature so I’ll be heading home at five o’clock again though the umbrella might be a good idea even if the thunderstorms are likely to be earlier this afternoon and an umbrella is little use in blustery downtown.

Good morning! Third gear, a lean right. Mostly cloudy and 55 degrees in Delmar, NY. 🌥 There is a south-southeast breeze at 7 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 45 degrees.

I’m up and going and I actually got to bed 🛏 only a little after nine 9⃣ last night but I woke up for a while and now my ass is dragging a bit but I’m going. I guess I need to eat more kale, lol. 🥗I haven’t decided yet between oatmeal or heated oatmeal – banana 🍌 pancakes for breakfast, both are good options.

I was food journaling yesterday and while I’m doing good on most of the vitamins and fiber, 🍏 while keeping calories and fats within healthy levels, I’m now deficient on calcium and Vitamin D. The later is less of a problem in the summer with the sun ☀ but I should go back to drinking a glass of skim milk 🥛 daily. I like dairy and could easily drink a half gallon a day but that’s way too much calories. Eating too much sugar, mostly from fresh or frozen fruit snacking throughout the day.

Halfway through the week at least by afternoon and no need to dress up the rest of week 🕴️ which is good as I like walking down to the Park and Ride and not having to iron my shirts. I’m not going to be able to visit John this weekend but I still don’t think it’s a good weekend to go up north despite the rapidly improving forecast.

Today will have a slight chance of showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Increasing clouds 🌞👉 🌦️, with a high of 76 degrees at 1pm. Two degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around June 1st. Maximum dew point of 58 at 2pm. South wind around 8 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 mostly sunny skies in the morning, remaining cloudy in the afternoon. The high last year was 72 degrees. The record high of 92 was set in 1964.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:53 pm with sun having an altitude of 68.1° from the due south horizon (-2.7° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 2.4 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 7:39 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (293°). 📸

I got more cranberry beans soaking in the fridge today, and plan to cook a seperate pot of brown rice 🍚 and lentils as I’m almost out again after today’s lunch. Probably tomorrow before work. 🍲 Beans are a great source of protein and fiber.

The sunset is in the west-northwest (300°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:20 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 19 seconds with dusk around 8:52 pm, which is 57 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the First Quarter 🌓 Moon in the west (263°) at an altitude of 43° from the horizon, 252,046 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 9:35 pm. At sunset, look for rain 🌧 and temperatures around 56 degrees. The dew point will be 48 degrees. Breezy, 16 mph breeze ⛅ from the north-northeast. Today will have 14 hours and 57 minutes of daytime, an increase of one minute and 43 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will have a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear 🌧, with a low of 40 degrees at 6am. 11 degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 24th. North wind 9 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. In 2022, we had mostly clear skies. It got down to 55 degrees. The record low of 30 occurred back in 1956.

A picture perfect Memorial Day Weekend on tap. 😎 Saturday, sunny, with a high near 78. Maximum dew point of 51 at 8pm. Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Maximum dew point of 55 at 8pm. Memorial Day, sunny and a high of 87. Summer like. Typical average high for weekend is 74 degrees.

While I’m not going to be able to see John this weekend and I’m not sure about the work load, 📝 I am leaning towards hammock camping really primatively Saturday through Monday, two nights. ⛺ That means candles for light, sleep in the hammock, especially if I can get a bug net, cooking over an open fire. 🔥 I can prepare and proportion out food in advance so I don’t have to be carrying in and out food after every meal 🍴. Going to be the first summer like weekend of the year.

Looking ahead, there are 4 weeks until Summer ️⛱️ when the sun will be setting at 8:38 pm with dusk at 9:11 pm. On that day in 2022, we had partly cloudy, rain showers and temperatures between 70 and 51 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 81 degrees. We hit a record high of 97 back in 1938.