Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 8:30 a.m. in "The City", where it snowed about two inches overnight and then the snow was covered with a thin veneer of ice. 

Which leads me to the forecast from the NWS. We will have a Winter Weather Advsory in effect until 9:00 a.m this morning. The current temperature is 34°, coincidentally our overnight low, but it feels more like 24° with a brisk wind out of the west @ 16 mph! 

Continuing until tomorrow at 7:00 a.m., will be that Small Craft Advisory which will deliver winds of 20 - 30 knots and waves up to seven feet in height! Once again, why anyone would be out on Lake Michigan in a small boat is beyond me. 

Today's high temperature will reach 44°, under cloudy-skies, but the ice and snow should melt away by mid-day. However, the overnight low temperature of 29° tonight will refreeze the dregs and make walking hazardous for a while. The sun will rise today @ 8:15 a.m. and set this evening @ 5:16 p.m. Yes my loyal readers, the days are getting longer, albeit in tiny increments. 

Speaking of walking, Mary and Ginger took a walk to the waterfront on dry and non-slippery sidewalks, where Mary captured this picture of the channel before that Winter Weather Advisory. 

The calm before the storm.

The Bears won, the Lions lost. Nuff said, as neither team is going anywhere when the regular NFL season is over except to their respective couches. 

There are several college football bowl games on tap this week, but several have already been cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Once again, regardless of your political persuasion or personal religious beliefs, if you haven't been vaccinated, what in the HE-double hockey sticks are you waiting for? It is not just about you! It is about the over seven-billion inhabitants on this planet who share the air with you.

Today looks like a good day to stay inside and read, play music, cross-stitch, and hang some art. Not a good day for painting though. Ciao.