Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation, and across the world. It is just after 1:00 a.m. in "The City."

The current temperature is 68° under cloudy skies. My DTWS shows 69º on the front porch and 68ºon the deck. According to the NWS, light winds of 9 mph make it feel like 68°. Today's high temperature is forecast to be 73º under cloudy skies with a relative humidity index of 79% and a 10% chance for additional precipitation.

According to my DTWS, the barometric pressure is 29.10" and rising, while the NWS is reporting 29.77", also rising. Generally, those readings indicate clearing/fair weather. The current forecast indicates that the rain is over.

The sun will rise this morning @ 6:07 a.m. and it will set later @ 9:28 p.m

There is a Flood Advisory in effect until 7:00 a.m. this morning.

I am certain that the rain was a result of my watering late Thursday. A scientific fact? No, but I still am certain.

We did get out for a walkabout with the fur-children yesterday to the Lake Forest Cemetery. Our Senior Staff Photographer took along her trusty Olympus TG camera, so she was in charge of memorializing our excursion. I think she got some great pix.

It is okay to visit but, "Do Not Disturb!"

A typical shot of STWD, as she is very camera shy.

A sad event for Christmas in 1923.

Also a pic of a baby's interment.

A nice pic of a tree.

Same here.

I decided that I wanted a homemade pizza for dinner last evening, so I made some vegan pepperoni and later, Mary made her soon to be famous pizza dough upon which she placed some of the pepperoni, some mushrooms, some vegan cheese, and her secret sauce. It was excellent!

Today is the day! The inspector for the insurance company is due out later this morning or early this afternoon. This is the last day for comfortable weather, as the temperatures will rise into the eighties for the foreseeable future. We need to get this A/C installation resolved ASAP, so we are scheduled for Wednesday of next week no matter what comes of the inspection. Sigh. Until then, we suffer.

Other than that, we hope to get to Ginger's grooming and that's about it. Ciao.