Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the  nation and across the world. It is just past 9:45 p.m. in "The City."

The NWS has issued yet another Small Craft Advisory for the shores of Lake Michigan from St. Joseph to Manistee. Southwest winds of 10 to 20 knots with possible gusts to 30 knots may produce waves from three to six feet in height from 11:00 p.m. tonight until 5:00 a.m. Thursday. However, there is good news from the Army Corp of Engineers regarding low water levels for Lake Michigan. This year, the "Big Lake" will see a 10 inch drop in overall water levels from the previous year. That's good news for boaters, fishermen, and shipping in the entire Great Lakes Region. 

Our current barometric pressure reading from the NWS is 29.80" of Hg and steady, whereas my DTWS is showing 29.27" of Hg and rising. Neither of those readings indicates that the rain over the Tri-Cities area isn't real. I consulted with STWD and looked out the WW and it is not fair weather out there. 

Tomorrow's high temperature will only reach 53° after the sun rises @ 7:42 a.m. That's a huge drop from today's high temperature in the lower 70° range. We enjoyed the afternoon temperatures today, sitting on the deck and doing some additional yardwork. The sun will set tomorrow evening @ 8:01 p.m.

I took my camera outside when we were done with that aforementioned yardwork and took some pictures of the flora found in our own vast gardens, the partly-sunny skies, our yard art, and a couple of shots of Ginger too. 

I inadvertently blurred the flower and instead focused on the leaves. 

This is a much better shot.

I was trying my hand at macro images with this picture of a Star of the Snow flower.

This is Major Wheeler, a climbing plant near our deck.

Another angle of that Star of the Snow flower.

I backed away to get this shot.

Ginger on her chaise lounge. 

Mary's tree man is back in the vast gardens.

Now that we've pulled out that lavender, the tulips are thriving. 

This flower bud was much better focused.

It wouldn't be spring if the VW taxi wasn't out.

I was experimenting with various exposure settings for the sky and the sun to see what I'd get with various settings. For example:

The sun was quite bright, but I managed to get a good picture.

It was cloudier that it appears in this shot. 

Mary outdid herself for dinner tonight. she made cheesy nachos topped with vacuum-packed tofu crumbles perfectly baked in her own special blend of taco seasoning and all covered with vegan cheese sauce and chunky salsa. Oh, I added jalapeno peppers to mine too.

We accomplished out indoor chores and finished the weekend crossword puzzle too.

Tomorrow will be a rainy day, so it should be a good for baking an apple pie, doing some additional crossword solving, playing music, and reading. Mary will likely settle in to do some cross stitching too. I'd paint, but the lack of natural light in my studio makes that problematical at best. Ciao.