Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. I have been up from my nap for a short time, so I thought I'd write my blog before I returned to a more blissful state. It is just past 1:00 a.m. in "The City."

In sports, the boys in blue manhandled the Braves at the "Beautiful Confines" 7 - 1, to end a three game skid.The Tigers also won, 4 - 0 over the Rangers. My beloved Red Sox are on a roll, winning their third straight, this one over the Royals, 4 - 1. The Caps once again defeated the hapless Great Lakes Loons, 6 - 4.

No trains to spot yesterday.

We did make it to the beach yesterday. It was a dark and stormy day.  Oops, that's a hack opening if ever I wrote one, but it is a beginning. We didn't take the kites, because the winds were just too strong. As we walked the path to the beach, we had to hold onto our hats, literally, so that they didn't wind up in a neighboring town, township, or county. Between us, we took some great pictures, and so I'll include them right now. There were so many I liked to choose from. I hope you enjoy all the views, especially the ones from the Grand Haven State Park campground, the reason people come to GH to camp.

Up the channel on our way home.

Just a nice shot as we walked towards the state park.

See what I mean about the dark and stormy skies?

The entrance to the lighthouse park on the channel. Some people call this the "Money Shot!"

More dark and stormy skies.

A sign explaining the flag signal system. 

The American flag at the state park straight out. That's why we left the kites at home. 

Duh!

That's a shot of the warning flag as it flew straight from the winds causing the waves on the "Big Lake."

In spite of the warnings, people chose to be stupid.

This is a shot of the people surfing near the breakwater that leads to the lighthouses. What do they say, "You can't fix stupid."

Yep, "You can't fix stupid!"

Same comment.

I wish I could print this one.

Same thought.

The "Big Lake" was angry yesterday.

I don't know, I just like this view.

No camper to block the view, yet.

The clouds over Dewey Hill.

Wow!

Mary took this one, and I really like it!

Our Coast Guard rescue boats were tied up behind the breakwater. I hope they weren't needed yesterday. Perhaps they were, because of the need to rescue the teenage girls.

WOOD TV, sent out their meteorologist, Kyle Underwood, to do some video of the "Big Lake." He recorded sustained winds of 20 mph with his hand held gauge. Naturally, the roiling lake was a feature story on the station from Grand Rapids. The don't have the "Big Lake", just the Grand River as it passes through downtown GR heading for Lake Michigan.

I hope this link will work for you, because it shows the power of the waves on the "Big Lake." In spite of the warning, two teenage girls had to be pulled from the lake yesterday afternoon. I know the second video at this site will play.

http://woodtv.com/2015/08/19/big-waves-dangerous-rip-currents-for-lake-mi/

Today, I'm off to Muskegon for a P?T consultation. I want to try playing golf again, so I am getting the assistance of a therapist who knows how to assess my strengths, weaknesses, and flexibility for playing the game. I don't have any problems right now, and I want to keep it that way. I'll keep you posted. That should keep me busy for today.

As of now, Mary has no work until Thursday of next week. That will give us time to do a few things that we have been putting off for awhile. I'm hoping that the recent rains will hold off the watering of the gardens on the PE until Saturday.

Speaking of watering and the weather, our current temperature is 66°, before we bottom out overnight at 64°. The weather today, after the sun rises at 6:56 a.m. will be partly cloudy and windy, with an expected high temperature of 80°. The humidity will be a more comfortable 60%. The sun will set this evening at 8:38 p.m. Ciao.