with great apologies to Irving Berlin--(sing it, to the tune of blue skies) brown skies, frowning at me-- nothing but brown skies, do i see. blackbirds, blowing along-- all of the blackbirds, hangin' on. it's not a fit day for man, bird nor beast outside today. i posted on the facebook earlier that the winds were maintaining at 26, gusting to 37 mph. hmmph! that was a breeze. i went out for a four mile run, thinking all the time, wowsers! this wind is something. resistance training! it does a body good! a check with the weatherbug when i got back home revealed the winds sustaining at 41 with gusts to 57. a check just now reveals the same but with a gust to 60. if mr. rogers were still with us he might be singing-- it's a beautiful in the neighborhood, a beautiful day in the neighborhood and things are looking good. not true, mr. rogers. so not true. hope things are less brown where ever you hang your hat. aio