Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just after 7:00 a.m. in "The City."

The current temperature is 36° under partly-cloudy skies with winds of 15 mph. Due to that wind, it feels like 26°. I've not been outside, but the way that wind is blowing arouind the manse, I doubt that 26° number. Today's high is forecast to reach 37°.
 
That Small Craft Advisory continues in effect until 11:00 a.m. this morning. Northwest winds to 30 knots and waves of 4 to 7 feet in ice free areas are expected from St Joseph to Manistee.

The sun will rise today @ 7:38 a.m. and set later @ 6:19 p.m.


The waves of Sunday had subsided when we traveled to the beach yesterday. Still, the residual effects were clearly visible from the ice-covered catwalk on the north pier to the snow-covered beaches and playground equipment. Oh, I nearly forgot to mention the lone gull or tern that was perched on an electrical box near the beach.

I didn't notice until I looked more closely, that there were foolhardy people on the pier.

Yes, the pier is totally ice-covered.

Any child who wanted to could have used this empty playground equipment.

I like how the lighthouses appear over the top of the dune.

This unused playground equipment was surrounded by snow.

A lone gull or tern on an electric box at the State Park.

Most of the beach is underwater.

This ice formation caught my eye and my lens.

I took all of these pix with my large telephoto lens. However, when I tried to use that same lens to photograph the lone Bald Eagle in Spring Lake, all I got was blurred shots. I need to figure out what went wrong. It might have been too cold or I might have been unsteady, which seems more likely.

Before we headed out yesterday, I made some vegan bratwursts and we had two for dinner. Tasty as always. 


Today, I have the second orthopedic appointment for my knee injections. That will be two down and three to go. I will likely eat a salad bar lunch at the hospital before that appointment. Afterwards, I have to rush to an appointment at the podiatrist about four blocks away from the hospital. Asuing that the ortho is on time and not stuck in surgery. I should have no problem. Ciao.