Weather or not

It feels strange to go outside and not wear a mask, just keep one handy in case some store or facility requires it.  It's now warm enough and fogged eyeglasses are just a memory.  About time, too; seems to me that a lot of people were getting short fuses and easing some restrictions will calm their savage breasts.

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There has been some consistently pleasant weather in the Windy City lately; a little rain with warming temperatures.  Things are getting green all over, with most of the larger trees in full leaf.  I don't know what to make of Uncle Ken's sense of the weather, though.

Although Sheboygan is about two hundred miles north of Chicago, the weather is not so different.  Those winds have the whole stretch of long Lake Michigan to gather the chill and slam it right at us.

Prevailing winds in the U.S. are from the west and winter winds along the lake are usually warmer than those further inland.  Madison, WI is much further south than Cheboygan but it has about the same winter temperatures.  There's a lot of water around Cheboygan to temper Old Man Winter's bite.

Can't figure out that distance statement, either.  Without getting lost in a rabbit hole, Chicago is 129 miles south of Sheboygan and 259.8 miles south of Cheboygan.  These distances were calculated relative to the equator, as if all cities were on the same longitude.  Did you know that one degree of latitude is equal to 69 miles?  It's true!  I read it on the internet!

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It's hard to say at this point but there may be some life left in little Groot yet.  I never thought that little twig would get me so deeply into plant propagation, but here we are.  If any of the information I've learned from YouTube is valid it seems that you can get almost any plant cutting to grow into a clone of the original.  The trick is to get a good root system growing but it can take from 4 to 6 weeks.  This project is becoming more interesting than I expected; I'd like to see if I can get viable plants from some cheap cut flowers that are sold in the supermarket.  Seeds?  We don't need no stinking seeds!