Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 9:20 p.m. in "The City."

Yes, my loyal readers, it has been a while since my last blog. I guess that I've had other things on my mind and there really hasn't been that much to report that was out of the ordinary here in West Michigan. 

But, that changed today, as the current temperature is 58° under cloudy skies with a wind out of the south @ 18 mph that makes it feel like 54°. The overnight low-temperature tonight will drop to 40° before we rebound to tomorrow's high temperature of 44°. As you can easily see, that's about 20° colder than the high today which reached a very pleasant 61°. There is a strong possibility, 90%, of T-storms after midnight tonight, as the low-temperature drops to 32°. We had one good day today, but the high temperatures will struggle to get into the 40s for the next couple of weeks.

However, as I noted previously, while things have been pretty normal for a Michigan winter, tonight we have two warnings going into effect at 12:00 a.m. and continuing until 1:00 p.m. tomorrow.

First, is a High Wind Warning for central, south-central, south, and central Michigan. The NWS is forecasting the winds to reach  60 mph which may cause trees to be uprooted and power lines to be brought down.

Second, there will be a Gale Warning in effect from St. Joseph to Manistee, with winds from 35 to 45 knots and waves up to 12 feet in height. 

The sun will rise tomorrow @ 7:13 a.m. and set later @ 6:39 p.m.

However, over the last few days, both Mary and I did get out with either a SmartPhone or a DSLR camera in hand, which allowed us to take some pix at the nearby Rosy Mounds County Park, the waterfront, and our own back-forty here at the manse. I'll share some of our results now.

Looking east over the dunes at Rosy Mound.

Looking northeast at Rosy Mounds.

Why? Because it was there!

I believe that these are daffodils sprouting near our deck as the snow recedes. 

Same here.

These are the South Haven irises sprouting adjacent to the deck too.

Our Haven Henge took a beating this winter.

Necessitating a spring rebuilding project here in the back forty of the manse.

Oddly, as the snow melts away, this flower is blooming.

While I was on the deck at the manse with STWD, Mary and Ginger walked to the waterfront, where Mary, our Senior Staff Photographer, took some pix of the waterfront with her SmartPhone. As Mary can tell you, without a viewfinder on the SmartPhone and looking into the setting sun, getting good pictures is a tough assignment. I think she did quite well.

On the grass near the waterfront, these ducks are pairing up.

The water in the channel is not frozen, allowing some of the ducks to get in a swim.

With the power plant gone on Harbor Island, the channel has a nice view.

The three shots just above are courtesy of our own Senior Staff Photographer.

Tomorrow, we have just a few things to do after a busy day of walking, crossword puzzle solving, reading, and doing some of the indoor chores earlier today. We plan to take it easy and stay out of the weather. 

I'm good with that. Ciao.