happy Groundhog’s Day!
happy Groundhog’s Day!
it is amazing to see how quickly the water conditions of Lake Michigan can change. Sunday and Monday there was very little wind and the water was quite possibly the calmest I have ever seen.
through the night and into today, strong winds from the north northwest have been blowing across the lake and have generated large rolling waves that are crashing all along the beach.
this picture is from earlier this morning and doesn’t even do justice to the crashing waves out there now.
technically, today is the 1st day of spring. but at least in Michigan, it certainly doesn’t feel like it! a little while back we had a day or two or three of temperatures creeping up into the 50’s and 60’s, but ever since we’ve been back in a cold snap, with constant freezing temperatures, and random bits of snow falling as well.
but it should warm up soon, and sailing won’t be too far behind.
(full disclosure – this video for the song is pretty weird… but I kind of like the song, and it IS the first day of spring).
My friend…
Don’t just sit there and ruminate…
With your navel to contemplate…
It’s a beautiful day outside…
Time’s passing you by…
Come on out…
Don’t just sit there catatonic…
I’m feeling supersonic…
A warm wind is sweeping by…
The sun’s full in the sky…
And there’s no way of knowing,
No way to know,
Know how long it’ll last,
No way of knowing,
No way to know,
Know how long it’ll last…
the groundhog has spoken – this year it will be an early spring.
don’t drive angry.
heading to the lake – hope the weather cooperates and gives me a chance for some unsalted sailing.
here’s the windfinder forecast for a nearby station:
happy groundhog day! this has certainly been a strange winter in Michigan – one of the warmer winters in my recent memory, and a very small amount of total snowfall so far. it’s been above 50 degrees F several times in January, and this week will have several days in the low 40’s. there have been a couple days of bright sunshine, too, which has been great. we did have one snowfall of maybe 2 or 3 inches about 2 weeks ago – I took the boys sledding for a little bit that weekend. it’s been pretty much the only chance we’ve really had all winter!
I posted this clip a couple years back, but I really like it – Bill Murray gives the weather report from the movie Groundhog Day.
we shall see what the the groundhog predicts tomorrow morning!
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