Good early morning GH. It is just past 3:30 a.m. in "The City." Sunrise will be happening at 6:05 this morning. The weather, where shall I begin? That rain event that was forecast for Monday passed us by, going both north and south. The drop in temperature that produced the current temperature of 66° caused the areas above the water that surrounds us to produce a thick fog. The winds that kicked up yesterday have continued this morning. Now, the forecast calls for the rain to come in the form of a 70% chance for storms on Wednesday.

The skies got to looking so threatening when Mary, Sugar the Weather Dog and I were returning from the local garden center, that we bypassed a stop at the nearby grocery/butcher shop. A few drops of rain fell. and that made us sure that we had best get home before the skies opened up. But, that was all we got, a few drops. Sugar was convinced that we were in for it, so she repaired to her hide-e-hole. She was wrong, something that I have never seen before.

But I digress. I was certain that since I watered the gardens here on the palatial estate, that the rains would come. Unfortunately or fortunately, I turned out to be prescient rather than premature. So now I am ahead of the curve, and if the predicted storms come on Wednesday, I can forego watering. The forecast is for 1/4 inch of rain, so that isn't much. It is better than a huge downpour though.

Today, Mary and I plan to spend the morning listening to the radio and then getting up just in time for Mary to participate in her Tuesday noon chat. She plans to use my computer downstairs, because disconnecting hers is a complicated task. She believes that she can multitask as she chats, makes lunch, and something else that I forget. I think that I can eat lunch, watch her chat and then get Sugar ready to go out for her walk. I guess that I'll be multitasking too. Otherwise, not much will be happening.

I just watched the northbound run of the morning train. I heard the train earlier, but didn't get up to look. This train was composed of the usual locomotives, followed by 33 covered hopper cars, one black tank car and one white tank car.

In sports, the boys in blue, with the worst record in baseball, had the day off and play tonight. The Tigers likewise had the day off. My beloved Red Sox finally lost one, losing to the Indians 2 - 3, to end their winning streak at seven games. Time for another winning streak. The Caps fell to Fort Wayne, 3 - 4. Also time for another winning streak.

Otherwise, more reading today for me. Not too strenuous and highly educational. With a little urging from Mary, I chose to read the biography of John Quincy Adams that I had the library order for me. I am enjoying it immensely. We have some additional books to pick up from the library by Friday and Tuesday.

I think that when the sun sets tonight at 9:18 p. m., I'll be happily in my nice warm bed. That's the plan anyway. Ciao.