Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 4:00 a.m. in "The City."

Yesterday was nothing short of wonderful. STWD and I took the morning walk as Mary got ready for our trip to Holland. MI that is. At any rate, she wondered what was taking us so long to return, but the truth is, the day was so pleasant that the intrepid one and I were just enjoying being alive.

We made it back, finally, and then Mary and I were off. We took the back roads and that was far more pleasant than the truck infested highway that also goes to Holland. We stopped in at the frame store, made our selections and preferences known, and then traveled to the cook's store to check on waffle irons. We didn't buy one. Finally, a stop at the mega sized grocery store in Holland for some supplies before returning home and lunch.

In the late afternoon, we walked downtown for a new sleepshirt for Mary and some recipe cards for her kitchen. A stop at JWs for French-fried dinner and libations and then home again. It was a busy day.

I started the day with some trainspotting, which at 8:55 a.m. turned out to be the southbound run of just the two locomotives #2057 & #2019. They were freshly washed and looking grand as they traversed the tracks through "The City."

Oddly enough, or maybe not, as we were returning home after our trip, we stopped in the street in front of our house to watch the northbound run of those same locomotives as they plied the tracks, with many cars in tow at about 2:00 p.m. 12 CHCs, one BC, 11 DBTCs, one GTC, two DWTCs, and one GTC (Green Tank Car). I can't find any information on the type of liquid this car was carrying, so I don't know whether it deserves a "D" for dreaded at the start of its description.

Today it's time for voting. Here in GH, the regular presidential primary participants are on the ballot, along with proposals for tax millages. These are for mental health and public transportation, There may be one more, but I can't find any information. So much for being informed voters.

I have plans to work on my jigsaw puzzle, read, play with the girls, and then collapse. Mary has some additional batch cooking to do and a chat session. That doesn't count the finishing of my soon to be put away winter hat and the creation of the window curtain valances for my music room/office/weather center.

As much as the weather beckons me outdoors,. I am going to ignore the siren song and let the snow continue to melt and my ribs continue to heal. My ribs are getting better, but they still hurt more than I'd like. As near as I can determine, that process can take anywhere from one to two months. I'm at two weeks now. I'm also impatient.

Speaking of the weather, I started this blog with a description of yesterday's weather. Currently, the temperature is 57° as we near today's purported high of 58° under cloudy skies. Rain showers are in the forecast for this evening and tomorrow morning.

The sun will rise at 7:09 a.m. and set at 6:44 p.m. Ciao.