Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 7:30 a.m. in "The City."

The current temperature is 53° under cloudy skies. Today's high is forecast to reach a much cooler 54°, also under cloudy skies that may produce rain with a 50% probability. The sun will rise today @ 8:06 a.m. and set later @ 6:51 p.m.

That Gale Watch that was issued yesterday by the NWS is still in effect until tomorrow @ 8:00  a.m. The NWS has also added a Lakeshore Flood Warning in effect until 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. Plus, there may be a chance that a Small Craft Advisory will be added later tomorrow morning and extend into late tomorrow evening.

All of that being said, that's one of the reasons that we traveled to the shores of the "Big Lake" yesterday to allow out Senior Staff Photographer to take some additional pix of the building waves. We were not disappointed, as the wave action had already increased significantly since our visit on Sunday. By way of reminder, I'll include a couple of pix from Sunday's visit for comparison.

A beautiful shot taken from the North Pier on Sunday.

As you can see, the pier was dry and walking was easy.

Not true yesterday afternoon, as the winds were picking up and the waves were lapping over the pier where we had been walking on Sunday afternoon.

Same here.

Mary's framing of the lighthouses from the beach.

Versus my framing.

I think both shots have merit, but beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

We took STWD to her doctor's appointment yesterday afternoon for her Bordatella Booster. Ginger went along for the ride because of her seemingly insatiable need to be by Mary all the time. In and out in less than five minutes for Sugar, during which time I understand that Ginger kept careful watch awaiting our return. Both of the fur-children have appointments for their wellness checks early next month.

We returned home and the fur-children got an early dinner before I had one of my favorites, tomato soup and a sandwich before I departed for my art meetup. Since it had been raining, Mary dropped me at the library to keep me and my bag of art supplies dry, while she traveled to Don Luis for a lengthy time of reading and dining. Since it was no longer raining when I left the library, I walked home. Mary had just arrived a short-time earlier.

Today, we have nothing on our official agenda. I may create a vegan hammish and we may also go out to that big-box arts and crafts store, but that's about it. We should start a batch of vegetable broth using the vegetables we picked up during a short visit to the grocery store yesterday. All of our indoor chores are done and the rains of yesterday when coupled with the expected rain today preclude any outdoor gardening activities. That's okay, as we have plenty to keep us busy indoors. Ciao.