Monday, 12:10 pm: It’s not quite fog and not quite rain, just another in a series of misty, gray and very overcast days. We went for a walk this morning on our road. Our dogs returned covered in mud and muck halfway up their legs. Today’s bleak weather doesn’t seem to affect their enthusiasm for a leashed romp. The dirtier the better in pursuit of a good time, is their motto.

I left my camera home: The humidity is too high and I didn’t want to damage the camera’s electronics. This blog is again without photographs. Today’s dismally gray weather descriptions are coming from the equally gray wrinkled recesses of my mind via my fingers. Thank you, spell-check! Photos are so much easier.

Living out in the country, it’s always a thrill to get mail. Shortly when our rural mail carrier arrives, with lights flashing, it’s usually something to look forward to. In addition to email and telephone, it’s one of the ways we, in rural America, stay connected to the outside world. It’s teatime. Ciao!

Current values from our wireless Vantage-Pro weather station:

Temperature: 40.5° (F.)

Barometer: 30.402 & falling slowly

Humidity: 100%

Wind: Calm

Visibility: < 1 mile

Skies: 100% low overcast

Precipitation: .25 inch rain

Since midnight:

Low temperature: 36.8° (F.) at midnight

High wind: 7 mph at 4:46 am