Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 6:30 a.m. in "The City."

Well, in spite of Punxsutawney Phil's' prognostications, winter is still holding on here in W. MI and across much of the US. Actually, Phil did predict an early spring, but not in the first weeks of February, so....Through tomorrow evening @ 7:00 p.m., the NWS is forecasting a Winter Weather Advisory that will bring additional ice and snow to our area. Today's high temperature is expected to reach 42° as we transition from a coating of ice on trees, power lines, and road surfaces to all rain midday. Later tonight, the temperatures will drop below freezing and there is a chance for an additional one to three inches of snow, mostly near the shores of the "Big Lake."

We have a current temperature of 32° as we see temperatures rise to today's high. Shortly after the sun rises @ 7:53 a.m. the freezing rain is forecast to change to all rain with a 95% probability until early this evening, just after the sun sets @ 6:05 p.m. Temperatures will continue to drop overnight as tomorrow's high will reach only into the mid-teens to go with windy conditions and a continued chance of light-snow.

Our book club meeting was canceled/rescheduled yesterday as the Tri-Cities Historical Museum, where our meetings are held, was without power.

Since yesterday was relatively clear, we traveled to the grocery store to get more water for our humidifier and a stop @ Stans in Spring Lake. Today's weather forecast means that Mary and I will finish the indoor chores that we started yesterday and then hunker down for some reading, and other sundry activities. I want to do some drawing and playing with the girls too.

Since the ice oi the trees yesterday was so photogenic, Mary took some nice shots off the front porch and out the windows of the manse. I'll include some of those now.

Looking west out Mary's office window, the trees looked beautiful in ice.

Out our back windo looking south at another ice-covered scene.

What would John Fogerty have said, oh yeah, Doo, Doo, Doo, Lookin' out my back door.

What the heck, a perfect segue to the hit song by Fogerty and Credence Clearwater Revival, Lookin' Out My Backdoor. So, here's a link to that song from YouTube™.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeJuUqDqY00

Finally, a shot from the front porch looking northwest.

Otherwise, not much is happening today, just the way we like it. Ciao.