Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just after 4:30 a.m. in "The City."

According to the NWS, the current temperature is 58° under mostly cloudy skies. My DTWS shows 60º. Light winds of 5 mph make it feel like, wait for it, 58°. Today's high temperature is forecast to be 72º under partly cloudy skies.

According to my DTWS, the barometric pressure is 29.56" and steady, while the NWS is reporting 30.18 and falling. The NWS in GR is 30 miles inland to the east and well away from the shores of Lake Michigan.

Both the NWS and I are forecasting that the high-temperatures will continue in the upper 60s and perhaps the lower 70s for the foreseeable future. We seem to have gone from a cool spring to summer temps almost overnight. But, if the NWS forecast is correct, the high-temperature will drop into the lower 60s on May 30.

We planted some seeds in the vast gardens yesterday, but we have more to go, some that are less tolerant of cool soil temperatures or excessive rainfall.

The sun will rise this morning @ 6:15 a.m. and it will set later @ 9:08 p.m.

The River Flood Warning is still in the forecast, but that has now been extended until 8:00 a.m. next Wednesday morning!

Along with the dreadful death toll caused by the Corona Virus, there have been additional casualties.

The annual Fourth of July Fireworks Show that draws over 300,000 people to GH each year, the annual Coast Guard Festival and Parade with all of its attendant activities, I.e, the annual Cruise-In Car Show, concerts at the Lynn Sherwood Waterfront Stadium, and the Coast Guard Festival Craft Fair are all canceled. The annual Lighthouse Guild Quilt Show held at St. Mary's Catholic Church in GH, had already been canceled.

This file photo from the  Grand Haven Tribune shows a scene from a previous festival.

We are still using the Fast Lane™ grocery shopping service to purchase our groceries. Mary picked up our latest order yesterday.

I seem to run out of steam late in the evening, while Mary seems to get her second wind. I go up to the media room and then to bed, getting up in the early morning hours to blog, empty the dishwasher, and get the feeding area ready for the fur-children in the morning. I also try to do a light cleaning of the kitchen. Mary stays downstairs and organizes. The latest example of her efforts is the now well-organized wall in the mudroom, sans winter coats and hats, which have now all been put away for the summer months. All of my baseball caps are there as are Mary's summer hats. Sadly, there is still no MLB™ baseball.

 

 

Looking good!

Today is another day of dog grooming. We'll go two out of three falls with both of the fur-children.

I did my own grooming yesterday, but then how hard is it to do a buzz cut on a mostly bald head?

What a perfect opportunity to add a cut or two from YouTube™ featuring the stylings of singer/songwriter, Wayne Faust.  The first is his song, Bald Guys.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlQ5G15Zfvw

While this second one, entitled The Banjo Wendt Down to Georgia, is from his last Livingroom Concert Show performed last Friday night. As usual, Wayne is accompanied by his friend, Sven.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-shsJv6FJ0

Otherwise, not much is happening here at the manse. I'm still editing my manuscript and playing music along with my regular early morning duties in the kitchen. I've started reading another novel and Mary is still reading her nonfiction book.

Our seedlings are getting used to being outdoors and they seem to be appreciating the opportunity to grow. When they are not outdoors, they are living in our downstairs bathroom. Ciao.