With hurricane Sandy about 700 miles east of here about to make landfall, I was curious if this monster storm would impact west Michigan.  An online check revealed this picture:

Sandy sets sights on east coast  (We live near the red dot.)

A look out the windows here in the office confirmed the satellite picture.  I took camera in hand, donned my winter coat and went outside.

That’s the sun over the barn

While I was looking ESE, the sky was completely cloud covered.  This is not unusual for winter skies in Michigan.  Yes, I know that it is still autumn.  But it is beginning to feel like winter.  At times like these I remember living where palm trees grow.  It was very nice.  Or at least my memory tries to convince me of that.

I turned right and walked about 30 feet.  I was looking down the driveway.  And there was the beautiful blue peeking in under the edge of the monster cloud cover.

That looks better, doesn’t it?

The big question now is, will the outside temperature reach 40 F before noon?  Forecast says it should reach 47 F this afternoon, but that may be optimistic.