Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 5:15 p.m. in "The City."

Our current temperature under rainy skies is a seasonal 41°, although it feels more like 34°, with a strong wind blowing directly out of the south @ 15 mph. That's the reason why the NWS has continued a Small Craft Advisory from Holland to Manistee until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow, with 15 to 30 knot winds causing waves up to five feet in height.

In addition, that Small Craft Advisory will be superseded by a Gale Warning, also from Holland to Manistee, commencing @ 5:00 a.m. tomorrow and continuing until 2:00 p.m. Wind speeds of 35 knots will cause waves to gradually build to 13 feet in height! The surf will definitely be up! 

Tonight's sunset will be @ 7:52 p.m.

I took a long walk today, at least for me, of close to one mile in length. While that isn't as far as Mary and Ginger walked, it was a greater distance than I had previously traveled, so I am pleased. 

When I returned, and as Mary and Ginger departed, I did some indoor chores that are impossible for Mary to tackle, polishing the cabinets in the kitchen. With our nine-foot ceilings, those cabinets are almost too high for me to reach.

As an aside, about 10 years ago, we added a shelf to Mary's spice cabinet to accommodate all of her myriad spices. Yesterday, we took out that extra shelf and had to move the remaining shelves to different spacings, which required drilling some additional holes for the shelf holders. Mission accomplished and Mary now has moved things to their new homes, at least for the near future. 

But as usual, I digressed. Since I have to concentrate when I am walking, I didn't take a camera with me. But Mary had her Smart Phone, so she took a picture of the channel near the Third Street Bridge, to show how gray the skies appeared, but also how calm the waters looked. She and Ginger had to scurry home to beat the oncoming rain and they made it just in time.

Here is a picture of what they saw off the bridge.

The near absence of color was just how gloomy the day was, not due to being in black and white. 

Tonight, I have a Zoom™ session courtesy of the Lehigh Valley Photography Club, featuring Olympus Visionary and OM Ambassador, photographer, Frank Smith. The subject matter will be Architecture and the Art of Graphic Elements. I like to take pictures of urban settings along with my love of pictures of forested areas, trails, and the lakeshore, so this should be an informative session. I always come away from these sessions with a few useful tips.

Tomorrow, I hope to do some baking of cookies, some reading, and some retirement. I will be having my second knee replacement Monday, so whatever I can accomplish before then will be all I can do for several weeks thereafter, what with physical therapy, lack of mobility, and pain management.

I think I've said enough for one blog. Ciao.