Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 8:50 p.m. in "The City", where the current temperature under cloudy skies is 40°, although it feels like 32° with a wind out of the east @ 15 mph. 

It should come as no surprise that we have a Small Craft Advisory in effect from St. Joseph to Manistee from now until 8:00 p.m. tomorrow night, with winds possible from 15 to 25 knots and gusts up to 30 knots that may produce waves anywhere from one to four feet in height.

But wait, there's more! We also have a Winter Weather Advisory now in effect for Ionia, Kent, Muskegon, and Ottawa counties in MI until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. The NWS is forecasting a chance for sleet/freezing rain during that time period, with a strong chance for rain after midnight tonight.

That forecast may explain why the NWS is reporting a current barometric pressure of 30.04 of Hg and falling, while my own DTWS is showing 29.39" of Hg and rising. After all, we live on the lakeshore and that means that we are experiencing that infamous Lake Effect weather. 

The overnight low-temperature tonight will be 34° before we rise to tomorrow's high temperature of 57°, albeit with a 99% chance for rain throughout the day after the sun rises @ 7:32 a.m. and well before it sets @ 8:07 p.m.

Sugar and I took a short walk this afternoon while Mary and Ginger went down to Harbor Dr. and back. While they were walking, they took a picture of something that Sugar and I had missed, flowers blooming in our parkway garden. 

They might be crocuses, but neither of us is certain. However, they are blooming before the snow and ice land on them, so...

We accomplished the indoor chores today before we went walkabout and after lunch that was fried tofu and steamed broccoli with cheeze sauce. Somewhere in there, we read the Grand Haven Tribune and I worked the two crossword puzzles that are part of Tuesday's edition. 

Mary went all out for dinner, serving up a salad and vegan spinach and cheeze ravioli. I liked it.

Tomorrow, we have an afternoon appointment to have our wash machine-checked and estimated for possible repair due to excessive noise. That's all for tomorrow that is of any import. 

I may play more music, I'll certainly read more too. Mary is downstairs ear-reading and cross-stitching right now and I anticipate that she may do more of those activities tomorrow too. Ciao.