Good early morning GH. It is nearly 1:00 a.m. in "The City." In this case I am not up early, but late. I fell asleep in my chair downstairs, so now I am awake. After watching part of the Tonight Show, with Jimmy Fallon, it seemed like a good time to blog. Jimmy's guests included the first lady of the United States. Our current temperature is 40° under dark skies. The rain has stopped, but the flooding is continuing. In addition the winds are blowing very strongly and they are supposed to continue in the 20 to 30 mph range today. There may even be some gusts of 50 mph. I took some pictures earlier on Thursday, but whether they will show much, I don't know. I'll look at them when I am done here, and then make a decision whether or not to include them.

I thought it would be appropriate to place the nightly train report here. At 9:45 p.m last night, the railroad train went through heading south. Twin EMD GP 38 locomotives in their usual livery, followed by that same lone box car in Union Pacific livery and then what looked like an endless string of CSX covered hopper cars. I still miss cabooses. Those flashing red lights at the end of every freight train satisfy the need for safety, but like the sticker I saw about drum machines the other day, trains without cabooses have no soul. At about 11:45 p.m. the train reversed course and headed north. Same pair of locomotives pulling a smaller number of covered hopper cars. Somewhere between 9:00 p.m and 11:45 p.m, they lost their box car.

Thursday found me at my desk hard at work on highlighting for Mary. I am about half way through the current batch and Mary says I can take today off if I want. However, I prefer to get them done as I don't work well under pressure. So, I may work on them some later this morning and then read more in my latest book by Alex Berenson,  The Counterfeit Agent. So far it is a good read with a familiar character. Best of all, when this book was announced on my email, I jumped on the library website and reserved the first copy. I am the first in the city to read this particular copy. I am sure they have more, but a first time, is a first time.

I got the laundry done on Thursday and I may do floors today. I don't like to overdo. Sugar the Weather Dog had to go into hiding for the first thunder of the spring. She didn't have to hide for long, but I like to think of this as her own version of spring training.

Speaking of spring training, I noticed that during the regular season, the Tigers are playing my beloved Red Sox at Comerica Park on June 6, 7, and 8. I decided that I am going to the game on the 8th as it is an afternoon game. I just have to get the tickets soon. I guess I'd better alert Mary too. Having never been to Comerica Park, I can't wait. Baseball in the sunshine on a late spring day. It truly doesn't get any more American than that. What's not to like?

Sunrise will be at 7:35 a.m. and sunset at 6:21 p.m. That looks like enough before....Tea time. Ciao

Silver pulling into the garage with Mary at the wheel.

Ragus on the front porch.

What she can see.

The flood that is keeping he trash bin hostage.

Mary thinks "The Pile" is leaning. I think it is eroding.

A better view of  Ragus and what she can see..

Mary's spring flowers, just because.