Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. I is just passing 4:30 a.m. in "The City."

Mary accomplished more yesterday than I. She got more knitting done on my newest winter hat, and also made a good lunch meal. That's okay though, I'm retired. Today I plan to make more applesauce after a morning walk with STWD, weather permitting. and read the newspaper. We have the last 1/4 bushel of apples that need to be peeled and canned. I may make a pie too, but that's a game time decision. Also depending on the weather, we may walk to the farmer's market for a few veggies. The market is done for the year on October 31.

The current forecast calls for a 70% chance of showers with 22 mph winds. Given what the people in Mexico and the Southwestern US are facing from Hurricane Patricia, that forecast is tame.

Getting back to yesterday, I did get in some play time with the girls and also finished the daily crossword, so I guess I did get some things accomplished.

Later we traveled across the bridge to Spring Lake to pick up a bowl at the re-purposing store and also get some Velcro to attach the felt to the card table for puzzle building. Then a stop at the favorite watering hole on the other side of the bridge. Sandwiches and sweet potatoes for dinner when we gt home, and then I was spent.

Today, the Spartans entertain the Hoosiers of Indiana at 3:30 p.m. The Spartans are favored by 16 points. The Wolverines of Michigan have the day off. The NIU Huskies play Eastern Michigan, also at 3:30 p.m.

Trainspotting yesterday was odd. At 8:58 a.m., the regular cast of locomotives passed through at a good clip. #s 2057 and 2019 had seven CHCs in tow, along with two DBTCs, and two GTs (gray tank cars), heading south. At 1:16 p.m., the same locomotives reappeared heading north, alone. A few minutes later, I spotted a truck from Sperry™ track inspection. This company founded in 1928, developed a non-destructive method of testing for track flaws that combines technology and people. The one I saw was like this one.

Inspection is a good idea here in GH, as the rails are sometimes a little less than perfect, judging by the swaying of the various cars as they pass through.

So that's enough for one day. The sun will rise whether we can see it or not, at 8:09 a.m. and set later today at 6:48 p.m. Our current temperature of 55° will fall to 45° before rising to 65 rainy/windy degrees. Ciao.