Which I have picked up on the sands of Kingsto Point Beach, I wonder where each piece came from. And how long it rode on the Hudson River before drifting ashore on a high tide. How long it sat in the sun to dry as it ditched it’s bark. Each piece has a story to tell. If only it could speak.
SUNDAY …….December 22nd, 2024….. Time:……5:18am
Feels like 10°F (High 19)….CLEAR……Humidity 68% …….
Wind 2 mph from NNW rising to 9 mph at 12:00pm ……
Precipitation 3% at 10:00pm ……
USGS Water temp 34.9°F (1.6°C)
Water plus air temperature = 44.9°F
Lat Long: 41.92 N ..73.96 W
—————-Tides—————-
Tide…….. Time (EDT)….Height.
Low Tide 0:46 AM 0.35 ft (0.11 m)
High Tide 6:48 AM 3.18 ft (0.97 m)
Low Tide 1:01 PM 0.83 ft (0.25 m)
High Tide 6:50 PM 3.17 ft (0.97 m)
—-NOAA Currents Report—————
Time……Event…Knots
2:07 AM slack –
5:37 AM flood 1.29
8:23 AM slack –
11:52 AM ebb -1.21
2:40 PM slack –
5:32 PM flood 0.84
8:12 PM slack –
[Ebb current is when the water flows towards the south (Poughkeepsie). Flood current is when the tide flows towards the north (Albany). Slack is the period in between when the water is still (not flowing north or south).]
————Sunrise and Moon —————————————
Sunrise Today: 7:21 am↑ 121° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:28 pm↑ 239° Southwest
Moonset Today: 11:47 am↑ 271° West, 54.8% Waning Gibbous
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 7 minutes (+3s)
NOTES:
The sunrises in a different place every day. See this:
” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZd46xbrAoM “
ALSO: For updates throughout the day, use this link ” https://therondoutrower.com/weather-updates-page/ “
Twelve miles per hour wind pummeling the shore.
SATURDAY …….December 21st, 2024….. Time:……5:07am
Feels like 27°F (High 28)….SNOW……Humidity 84% …….
Wind 5 mph from NNE rising to 12 mph at 1:00pm ……
Precipitation 84% at 5:15am ……
USGS Water temp 36.5°F (2.5°C)
Water plus air temperature = 63.5°F
Lat Long: 41.92 N ..73.96 W
—————-Tides—————-
Tide…….. Time (EDT)….Height.
High Tide 6:00 AM 3.22 ft (0.98 m)
Low Tide 11:58 AM 0.67 ft (0.2 m)
High Tide 6:02 PM 3.39 ft (1.03 m)
—-NOAA Currents Report—————
Time……Event…Knots
1:18 AM slack –
4:50 AM flood 1.27
7:30 AM slack –
10:46 AM ebb -1.17
1:35 PM slack –
4:32 PM flood 0.91
7:18 PM slack –
11:04 PM ebb -1.23
[Ebb current is when the water flows towards the south (Poughkeepsie). Flood current is when the tide flows towards the north (Albany). Slack is the period in between when the water is still (not flowing north or south).]
————Sunrise and Moon —————————————
Sunrise Today: 7:21 am↑ 121° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:28 pm↑ 239° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 11:12 pm↑ 85° East, 64.3% Waning Gibbous
Moonset Today: 11:29 am↑ 279° West
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 7 minutes
NOTES:
The sunrises in a different place every day. See this:
” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZd46xbrAoM “
ALSO: For updates throughout the day, use this link ” https://therondoutrower.com/weather-updates-page/ “
We may have snow today around noon. Not as much as in this picture which was taken on our first snow day, December 5th, this year. I would love it to be this pretty.
We were out late last night. Went to see the Wizard of Oz at UPAC for free! So, got up later than usual and temperature at 26 degrees with wind at 6 mph plus, I decided to say indoors.
When snow is approaching the skies are pretty grey. Dim. Things seem sadder and thoughts may follow on the same vein. Always dream of lovely sunrises with bright red sun peeking up in the distance. But not every morning is like that.
Christmas is a week away. Next Tuesday night, Christmas Eve. We will stay home! The days of long drives at night and binge eating are over for me.
Even last night the wonderful Mexican restaurant, Taqueria Mi Pueblito, the food was delish but over abundant. It’s so hard to stop eating when the taste buds start hopping like Mexican jumping beans. I wonder where THAT expression came from.
I put on a pound and hope that I can shave it off in the next day or so.
After doing the weather report each day I get concerned by all the crazy things that are happening around this country AND the world. Of course, the Weather Channel capitalizes on the tragic events, like the giant Christmas tree that fell and killed 1 person.
I am happy that they are predicting a lot of snow around Christmas. Yay! Nothing more joyful than a White Christmas.
Although I am always thinking about baking pfefferneuse (?) this time of year. But then how do I keep myself from eating them all as soon as they come out of the oven. Also would love to make coquito eggnog with Bacardi rum. How do you keep from drinking it all down the first night. And how do you fight THOSE calories!
I am still struggling to get to where I was before Thanksgiving. Oh well. Life is short. Best to enjoy the few pleasures that you can create for yourself. Right?
the Rondout Rower 