ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING

MADELINE ISLAND MID DISTANCE, MICHIGAN AND THE IRON RANGE IN THE FAR DISTANCE

CEMETERY SHADOWS

Sunday, 10:00 AM.  38 degrees at the ferry dock, 41 on the back porch. Wind calm and variable, sky partly cloudy, humidity 81%.  The barometer is steady, at 30.04".  The forecast calls for rain tomorrow and again on Wednesday, with temperatures falling back to the twenties thereafter, and with skies again a wintry mix.  it ain't over 'till its over, but if this weather keeps up the bears will be roaming through town taking bird feeders down.
   It got cold enough last night for the ferry path to freeze, and the first boat groaned through the ice, the sound reverberating up the bluff.  I saw two crows evidently in mating mode this morning, more evidence of spring

   Yesterday was clear as crystal, the less humid atmosphere offering an unimpeded view of Michigan and the iron ranges from Hwy. J.  Seldom can one see that far.

   It was also a great day for shadow and sun, offering this study at the cemetery.

   Yesterday I ran into friend Heidi, who told me that her father had passed away the day before at the age of 100.  After I expressed my condolences, she told me what he had said to her only last week: 

   "The first 99 years were great.  The last year, not so much."

   Attitude is everything.