Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. At 12:00 a.m. in "The City", I am awake after a short nap.

Yesterday morning we safaried into the downtown area to mail a letter and give STWD a nice walk. Mary decided to go farther than Sugar or I, but that was a choice of hers. I wanted to get home and finish my highlighting, among other tasks. Now, Mary has to wait for the publisher to get back to her with responses to some questions she has before starting on her part of the task.

No trainspotting yesterday. Why? Probably because I just missed their passage.

In sports, the boys in blue fell to the Dodgers 0 - 4. Once again, the ace of the staff, Jon Lester, has rust on his armor. He has a personal won/lost record of 4 - 6. The Tigers fell to that other team from Chicago in 10 innings, 7 - 8. When you are in the top of the 10th inning and the opposing team has the bases loaded, you can't surrender a bases clearing triple and win too many games. The Tigers tried to get the game even in the bottom of the frame, but they came up looking for answers, and a win. My beloved Red Sox also had a rough day, losing to the Orioles, 6 - 8. The Caps, post All Star Game, edged the Lansing Lug Nuts, 6 - 5.

Today I have another day off. It is time to do a bit of watering on the PE, as the gardens are looking a bit parched due to the lack of recent rainfall. I need to be sure that my recent transplants are well watered so that they thrive.

I plan to get together with the girls today too, after the morning walk with the intrepid weather dog. Since Mary's work is on hold, I hope that she'll join us. Otherwise, no plans for this guy. Perhaps some trainspotting, but that's always a hit or miss proposition.

In weather news, the day was mostly sunny in spite of the cloudy start. A few drops of rain fell, and I do mean a few. Today, the forecast is for a high of 78° under partly cloudy skies, after an overnight low of 57°. That is according to the National Weather Service, not the more reliable STWD. The sun will rise at 6:06 a.m., and set at 9:28 p.m. Ciao.