Good morning or good evening, wherever you may. be. It has just passed 3:30 a.m. in "The City."

Well, it was in a sense inevitable. The Cubs finally lost in the post season, going  0 - 4 in the NLCS as they fell in the final game to the Mets, 8 - 3. The Mets will go on to face either the Royals or the Blue Jays. The Cubs had a great year, about one year ahead of schedule. In the first two series, their pitching got it done, but in the NLCS, they let in more runs than they scored. I guess "Next Year " has arrived earlier than we had hoped. But for the Pirates and the Cardinals, their next year started much sooner, thanks to the Cubs.

Yesterday was a good day for trainspotting. The southbound run rolled through with only locomotive 2019 in the lead of a lone BC, 12 CHCs, seven DBTCs, two DWTCs, and a single GTC, contents unknown, was bringing up the rear. At 3:17 p.m., the same locomotive passed through heading northbound towing two CHCs, three DBTCs, and two DWTCs were bringing up the rear.

I shredded like a mad man yesterday afternoon to get rid of the unneeded things we had brought home from the safety deposit box. As I did that, Mary was in the kitchen preparing for our evening repast of collard greens, biscuits, and gravy, and veggie cutlets, all veganized and all good. She wasn't as satisfied with her gravy, but like most males of the species, if you put gravy on anything, I was satisfied.

After lunch, which took place at nearly 2:00 p.m. as we didn't get up and going until after 1:00 p.m. I put the trash and the recycling bin out and then carried the lawn and leaf bags from the porch to the curb, and then back to the porch, as it had started to rain. Late, I carried them back to the curb. Somewhere in there, we took the morning walk with STWD down to the waterfront. On a beautiful fall morning, Sugar was able to navigate the entire walk without a problem.

I took a few pictures along the way too. Here they are in no particular order.

Over the last few days, the USCG took advantage of the windy conditions to practice rescue techniques. 

Up close and personal in the channel.

Yesterday morning at 5:45 a.m., I thought we'd had an earthquake or a clap of thunder. It turns out that it was the dropping of this dumpster by the construction site at the Public Safety building.  

Just a nice shot down our street. 

Later this morning, the sun will rise at 8:06 a.m. and set with the rising of the Waxing Gibbous moon at 6:51 p.m. Our current temperature of 56° will give way to our overnight low of 39°, before we rise to today's high of 57° under partly cloudy skies. We'll take the morning walk with the intrepid weather dog once we get going and then we plan to settle in and do some reading. Ciao.