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

If yesterday was a beautiful day, and it was here in GH, today promises to be even better. We have a current temperature of 55°as we fall to the overnight low of 49°. But wait, there's more! Our high today should be a minimum of 64° with ample blue skies, but I think the temperature may exceed that. Isn't the fall in MI both exciting and terrific?

We stayed in bed all morning just to pass the time...Oops, I was channeling Carole King there for a second. Actually it wasn't all morning, but a sizable portion of it. STWD was with us and of course after a time, she was ready for some biscuit action and then wanted to go down for breakfast. We finally obliged.

Good happenings at breakfast/lunch. Sweet potatoes on the side to accompany non-tuna sandwiches. Then we were off for our afternoon adventures.

We started with some donations to the Goodwill™ store. Next, was a stop at the big box electronics retailer so that I could get a replacement for this old and nearly obsolete computer. We then segued to the big box home center to get some things. A stop for gas was followed by a stop at the food donation center in Spring Lake. Orchard Market in the same town was the follow up to that stop. Staying with the Spring Lake theme, we stopped in at Stan's Tavern for some adult beverages. By then we were hungry and tired, so a stop at Arturo's Tacos for dinner ensued. Home at last, we unloaded as much as necessary and then the intrepid weather dog was released and had her dinner before ours. Phew, just rehashing our day wore me out all over again.

Yes, trains were spotted, but the only thing I know for sure were the presence of the same locomotives as usual and the same types of rail cars. Times, approximately 12:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.

A little TV and I was ready to drop, so I did.

Today I have my fifth and final semi-annual visit to the orthopedist for my knees. Then I am done for another six months. That visit may be followed by a short trip to Coopersville for some garlic grown by the local Amish farmers. Perhaps a trip on the newly opened M 231 bypass over the Grand River and then home. Both before and after, I have some household chores to do and some reading too while Mary chats and I do that reading. It took us most of last week to read the N. Y. Times,  from the previous Sunday, and now we have another. Like I've often said, "Retirement is very busy."

The sun will rise at 7:21 a.m. this morning and set at 5:34 p.m. Ciao.