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

The forecast for precipitation proved to be inaccurate, from both the NWS and from the DTWS. Those p.m. T-storms which I referenced in my previous blog never came to pass. Instead, I watered in the a.m., and then sometime shortly thereafter, a few drops of rain fell, and I do mean a few. Today we have a 20% chance of rain, but this being GH, I doubt that that means that anything will come of that forecast from the NWS. Any significant chance of T-storms has been moved to Sunday @ 50%.

The view out the WW is dark but clear. A current temperature of 75° will lead to 81° later this morning. That means that watering is on the agenda today too.

We are seeing the first ripening of the tomatoes that we planted. There are also some green peppers ripening, and they too look about ready for harvest. I harvested the first zucchini yesterday. I've already harvested the first two cucumbers too. Our pole beans have yet to produce any beans, just blossoms and lots of vines. The only beans that I picked have come from the bush bean plants. Mary thinks that we aren't getting enough sun in that location. Our potato plants are beginning to die back, so potatoes should be coming soon. We may have to rethink what we plant in next year's garden.

As long as I keep the balance of the flower garden well watered, it does fine. It seems that the annuals require more watering than the perennials. but that is to be expected, especially in the sandy soil that predominates here in West Michigan.
I made it to the library yesterday while Mary was in Holland. I turned in my Beachcomber's Book Bingo 2016 card and I received my bag. It will look nice next to the bag I received last year. I like this 2016 version better. Both bags are/were courtesy of the Friends of Loutit District Library. See the pictures below.

A solid handle and a larger capacity.

More of a backpack style, so perhaps it is unfair to compare.

Trainspotting. I only spotted the southbound run @ 11:44 a.m. yesterday. The regular cadre of locomotives, 2057 and 2019, were in front as they traversed the RSTL. In tow were one BC, 24 CHCs, three DWTCs, and 15 DBTCs of various ages and configurations, with a few of those bringing up the rear. I do not believe that any cars were loaded. 

I finished the indoor chores and then I spent some time reading the Grand Haven Tribune and my latest novel after I did more highlighting. I finished the highlighting later in the afternoon after Mary returned from Holland. 

There are no major league teams in action until tomorrow. However, the Caps did play and they beat the Kane County, IL Cougars, 7 - 6. That moves the Caps back into 4th place, with a Midwest League East record of 9 - 9. Based on the Caps overall league record of 48 - 37, they are are still set to go to the playoffs @ season's end.

Today Mary is awaiting a response from the editors of the book we are indexing. I believe that she needs clarification on some concerns in order to proceed further. 

I will be watering today after the morning safari with STWD. Mary's trip to Holland yesterday caused she and Sugar to solo yesterday morning while I watered. Mary wanted to get on the road in case of heavy traffic. Apparently, her concerns about traffic in the Holland area were unfounded, as she arrived early. 

I have no specific plans for today. My part of the indexing process is done for now. 

I am currently using a new grammar check extension for Google Chrome™ that is interesting to observe. The software is making some good suggestions, but in one case, it didn't know what to suggest. Whoa, I'm describing a software program as though it is a living, sentient being. At any rate, the software program is suggesting where and when to use commas. For a writer like yours truly, that may be a good thing, as I have a tendency to overuse commas.  

The sun will rise @ 6:18 a.m. and set @ 9:22 p.m. Ciao.