Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 10:20 p.m. in "The City."

Truth be told, I'd rather be in bed right now, but I generally try to stay up until the fur-children have had their final out with Mary. So, here I am blogging to use my time more efficiently.

We have a current temperature of 24° that feels more like 14° with winds out of the north @ nine mph. Tonight's low will drop to 18° before we rebound to tomorrow's high of 25° under cloudy skies. 

Speaking of those cloudy skies, I was going to paint this afternoon while the sun was out. But, by the time I was done in the kitchen making more vegan Italian meatballs and sausages, the sun had taken a vacation and I was left to other pursuits here in my studio. So, I replaced my aging keyboard and worked on my harmonica lessons.

But back to the weather. We have a Small Craft Advisory still in effect until 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning from St. Joseph to Manistee. Winds of 10 to 20 knots and waves from three to five feet in height are part of that advisory, as is a reported barometric pressure of 30.48" and rising per the NWS and 29.86" and falling per my own DTWS.

The sun will rise tomorrow morning @ 8:09 a.m. and set tomorrow evening @  5:51 p.m.

I was awake last night when the southbound run of MMRR  locomotives 2019 and 2170 passed by the manse towing six CHCs, and 10 CGCs. Way earlier this morning, I heard the northbound passage of those same locomotives @ 2:05 a.m. as they soloed or deadheaded on their way back to the northern terminus of the Mid-Michigan RR. 

I had to carve a spot near the curb for our trash bin this afternoon, since the city plows had piled the snow in the spot where the trash bin normally is sited each week. No biggie, since the snow was light and we had not had any rain to turn the snow into ice.

Tomorrow, I  hope to play more music, do more painting, perhaps do some work with my colored pencils, read more, do some crossword puzzle solving, and then collapse. When I actually put it in my blog, it sounds like I have more than enough to do. Oh, I also have to visit the man-cave and change the furnace filter too. Whew, I am tired just contemplating my agenda for tomorrow. 

A side note on life. This Covid-19 pandemic caused the cancellation of my much-enjoyed monthly Coffee and Coloring sessions at the library with Kerry, the Assistant Head Librarian and local artist in residence. I miss those as much as I miss my monthly Irish Jam Sessions with Larry and the other musicians. Sigh. 

Mary has started her newest knitting project, dubbed I believe, a Perky Little Hat. She is continuing to work on my artist's apron too. But, since I have a plain apron already available, I am in no hurry. Shhh, don't tell Mary. 

Otherwise, it should be a quiet day. Ciao.