Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 9:00 p.m. in "The City."

To paraphrase some movie character or another, "It's Back!" By it, I mean yet another Gale Warning which will be superseding the Small Craft Advisory that had been in effect until this evening. Instead, the aforementioned Gale Warning will go into effect @ 8:00 a.m. tomorrow and continue through to 9:00 p.m. tomorrow night from St. Joseph to Pentwater. Wind speeds will increase to 40 knots and waves will peak at 5 to 8 feet. The NWS is urging mariners to stay in port. Ya think?

We have a current temperature of 48° that feels like 44° under fair-skies with a wind out of the west @ seven mph. Tonight's low temperaqture forecast is calling for 39° before we rebound to tomorrow's high of 58° and an overnight low of 53°. A tiny glimmer of what is to come, at least temperature-wise, is the forecast high temperature for Sunday of 65°. Sadly. the temperatures will drop back into the 50s for several days thereafter. It is spring and this is Michigan, so nothing odd in that forecast. The sun will rise tomorrow @ 6:39 a.m. and set later @ 8:45 p.m.

After we completed a crossword puzzle earlier, Mary and Ginger went off to pick-up that order @ the big-box nearly everything store. I journeyed upstairs to do some polishing of the paneled walls and cabinets there. 

Once Mary returned, a decision was reached to go to Kirk Park, one of the Ottawa County Parks, for a photo opportunity. I took some great pix which I'll share now. 

My first inclination was to head up to the scenic overlook.

Fortunately for me, I listened to Mary and stayed on the path.to the beach. 

Where I got this great pic of the beach and Lake Michigan.

This is actually a set of steps that leads to the beach, but...

Another person was communing with the water and waves.

Mary went exploring into the park and noticed this hidden playground. 

I framed this shot through the large picnic shelter in the park

I was once again experimenting with settings for this shot. 

Tomorrow, the parks are officially open to visitors and they will soon fill the shelter. 

Back at the manse and in the vast gardens, I shot these azalea blooms.

I don't recall the name of this plant, but the flowers are lovely.

A quick recap in baseball last night. Cubs won, Red Sox lost, and the Tigers lost twice to that other team from Chicago.

The Cubs are bombing in Cincinnati tonight, the Tigers are tanking in NYC, but the Red Sox are outplaying the Rangers in TX right now. 

Tomorrow is another indoor chore day, more reading, more music, and more of whatever may need to be an immediate need around here. In other words, not much. Ciao.