Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 2:30 a.m. in "The City."

Let's dispense with the weather and its associated forecasts right away. The current temperature is 53/55° according the NWS and the DTWS. Neither source is forecasting any precipitation until Wednesday. Until then, sunny skies are the forecast conditions. Temperatures are expected to be in the lower 70° range inland and cooler near the "Big Lake."

I got to my Irish Jam session yesterday and I confirmed what I already knew. My thumb repairs are a necessity. We had a good time, but I left early due in part to the pain of playing and also because Mary and I had made plans to walk to Grand Haven State Park and its beach, to see the Great Lakes Kite Fest™, which is the unofficial start of "The Season" here in "The City" and its environs. We took some pictures of the boats in the channel along the way, the kites when we were there, and the relatively short lines at Pronto Pup™ as we were returning home. Pronto Pup™ is a must do activity for both tourists and the locals here in GH during "The Season."

Boats large and small plied the calm waters of the channel.

Looking down the channel across the Coast Guard station, you can see our two lighthouses. 

While you can't really get a size perspective in this picture, I hope you can get an idea of the variety.

Some of these kites were huge.

An example of some synchronized kite flying by one of the competition teams at the fest. 

The line at Pronto Pup™ was only about 1/2 block long, short by any measurement at this local landmark.

The news in sports yesterday was definitely mixed. The Cubs and Jon Lester fell to the Giants in San Francisco, 3 - 5. Lester lasted less than three innings. There was good news on RF Jason Heyward. His injuries from that collision with the wall in the 1st inning on Friday night were not as serious as first thought. He should be able to avoid a trip to the DL and be out of the lineup for about one week. The boys maintain the best record in the Major Leagues™ atop the NL Central with a record of 29 - 12. Oh, that other team from Chicago fell to the Royals 1 - 2.

The Tigers eked out a win over the Rays, 5 - 4, behind rookie starting pitcher, Micheal Fulmer. Sadly for the Rays, CF Kevin Kiermaier broke his hand trying to make a catch. His time on the DL will be decided later today, but it looked like it could be a while. The Tigers are still in 4th place in the AL Central with a record of 20 - 22.

My beloved Red Sox topped the Indians, 8 - 1, to stay in 2nd place in the AL East with a record of 26 - 17, one game back of the Orioles.

The Caps fell to the Ft. Wayne TinCaps, 3 - 7, but their record of 21 - 18 has them in 3rd place in the MWL East.

Both Mary and I confirmed one other thing from yesterday's activities. Once you are past 62, roughly seven miles of walking can leave your old bones aching. We'll take it easier today after an abbreviated morning safari with STWD and some gardening. We do have to do some laundry and things to get done before I am unable to assist for a couple of weeks. That's why the gardens and other outdoor activities need to be or were completed.

All of that is my way of saying that our plans for today include reading the Grand Haven Tribune, and some reading of our novels after the morning safari and the gardening. I'm betting that Mary will find time for knitting too. In fact when we got home yesterday, she was sure that I needed to go upstairs to the media room so that she could use the La-Z-Boy for her knitting. I was quick to agree, as I was tired.

The sun will rise into the azure blue sunny skies of "The City" at 6:14 a.m. and set at 9:09 p.m. when the stars come out to play. Ciao.