Good morning GH. It is nearing 8:30 a.m. in "The City." I can say for certain that the view out the WW is beautiful. The sky is blue, the sun is shining after having risen at 6:05 a.m. During the day, the high of 73° will be welcome after the storms of yesterday afternoon. We had to put STWD in her Thunder Shirt™, so that she would stop shaking. She still spent a great deal of the day in her hide-e-hole even with the shirt.

Yesterday morning was very nice, if a bit on the humid side. When I took the morning stroll with the intrepid one, we had an uneventful walk. However, she was anxious to get home, so she was already sensing a disturbance in the force. At about 12:45 p.m., her worst fears were confirmed. The skies got dark, the thunder crashed, and the rain fell in torrents. I guess I won't have to water for a few days.

Prior to that, at 9:45 a.m., I heard the southbound train pass by, but I didn't see it. However, since it traversed quickly, it didn't seem like a long one. The storms held the northbound run off until 2:00 p.m., when both locomotives, 2019 and 2057, led the parade of cars. One box car, 13 CHCs, seven DBTCs and three gray or white tank cars. The kids had their umbrellas, and they were there to count the cars and watch their passage.

Otherwise, I found time to go to Rock  n' Road™ our local bike store, to seek help for the attachment of our bike carrier. We bought the carrier for our old car and hadn't attached it to the new one previously. They helped us the last time and they were also helpful this time. I had succeeded in getting it on the back of the car, but the settings were mostly wrong. A bit of assistance and I was on my way home once again. Mary had continued to work while I was gone and reading. Later I had to join the party until about 9:00 p.m. in my job as the company editor.

Our local branch of the USPS delivered my Father's Day card from Adam and Steph yesterday. It plays a nice version of Brahms Lullaby. A dog in a La-Z-Boy relaxing was the perfect card. Thanks to my children for making my day brighter.

Today, no editing, no household chores, no work. Naturally, the girls will figure into my day, but that is a given most days. I can take time to walk with STWD, and return a book that I finished to the library, but that's my limit. Mary may want to go to the grocery store and that means that I'll have to go along and take back the cans that I avoided in a "Freudian Slip" the last rime.

So without further ado, I'll await the setting of the sun at 9:28 p.m. Ciao.