Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 5:00 a.m. in "The City", where the current temperature is a brisk 19° although it feels like 8° with a wind out of the north @ 9 mph. A least we've reached our overnight low of 19° under snowy skies as the snow event draws to a close.

That means that the Winter Weather Advisory will be ending @ 7:00 a.m. this morning after dumping about three inches of snow on our little city. In fact, @ 4:30 a.m., I watched as the city snowplows drove by and filled the end of our driveway with about six inches of that snow. Not to worry though, as I won't be out there later shoveling it like I did in the before times. Instead, our snow removal service and their much younger crew will be by sometime today to handle that chore along with clearing the balance of our driveway along with our porch and deck. 

In addition, a Small Craft Advisory from St. Joseph to Whitehall remains in effect until 1:00 a.m. Monday with winds of 10 - 20 knots and waves up to 5 feet in height.

The sun will rise today @ 8:16 a.m. and set later @ 5:21 p.m. 

It was a sad evening Friday night when the Wolverines of Michigan were thoroughly outplayed on both sides of the ball by the Bulldogs of Georgia, as the Wolverines lost the game, 11 - 34, and also lost the chance to play for the national title. That chance went to the triumphant Bulldogs who will play the Crimson Tide of Alabama on January 10, 2022, @ 8:00 p.m.

There is more sad news here at the manse, as our Christmas decorations, both outdoor and indoor, have been taken down and placed into the basement for another year. Good news. Spring is only a little more than three and one-half months away. Plus, the next chance to decorate the manse comes on the day after Thanksgiving once again, this year on November 25, 2022!

We did get out with our fur-children on Friday. Mary and Ginger once again made it to the waterfront and took some pix of what was happening there while STWD and I took the road less traveled for a short distance.

Perhaps the last visitor to our port was this ship docked to unload its cargo as it easily sailed the clear waters into our channel. 

On their return route, they passed the coal tipple and espied this wreath on the information plaque nearby. Note that the green grass is now snow-covered.

Before any weather-related issues surfaced here yesterday, Mary and Ginger took a shorter walkabout while STWD and I took an even shorter walk through Central Park. 

Today we will be staying indoors, I'll be playing some music and reading, while Mary will continue cross-stitching. I won't watch any NFL games, as there is no point. 

No walks for the fur-children as I don't wish to risk life nor limb so that STWD can get in some sniffs and it is just too darn cold for man and beast to be out. Ciao.