Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 8:00 p.m. in :The City."

What can I say about being retired, it feels great. We got up late today. watched AM Joy on MSNBC, and then had a nice brunch of salad and hammish sandwiches. I feel responsible for some of that brunch because I whipped up the hammish yesterday and forwarded the recipe for the ranch dressing to Mary this morning. Tonight, after we returned from our favorite watering hole, the Tip-a-Few
Tavern, Mary served up the remainder of the Coleslaw I had made yesterday along with more of the hammish with spicy mustard. We ate that dinner while watching still another Hallmark Channel romance. I am such a sucker for those.

That viewing reminded me of the fact that Mary and I are approaching our 45th wedding anniversary. While we've only lived in "The City" for six years, we feel more at home here than a lot of the places we have called home. The people are great, the area is friendly, and the activities are myriad and always enjoyable.

Yesterday, we traveled to Hemlock Crossing County Park for another in their continuing series of presentations about the native flora and fauna. In this case, the presentation was about the Snowy Owl, Bubo scandiacus, that while not native to our area, is a frequent visitor. We learned a great deal about this large raptor regarding its range, mating habits, and other salient facts. We are truly blessed to have such a wonderful county park system. I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the fact that the Ottawa, County Park system is one of the best we've ever seen for information and activities.

Today, we walked the fur-children and spent a lot of time reading while listening to jazz music after watching AM Joy and eating brunch.

We have a current temperature of 35° according to my DTWS. The sun will rise tomorrow @ 5:52 p.m.  In addition, the high temperature for tomorrow, according to the NWS, will be 28° with snow showers. That forecast is average for our fair city tomorrow. As of now, the NWS is forecasting a high on Wednesday of 40°! We shall see. Ciao.