Good early afternoon GH. It has just passed 12:00 p.m. in "The City."

With the myriad tasks I had before me yesterday, coupled with the over one-inch of rainfall, and watching the Cubs defeat the Indians, I was just too tired to blog any sooner than now. But that's okay because it gave me a chance to savor the fact that the Cubs Won! Now I have to wait until Friday night for the next installment of this saga. Can I make it? Of course, I can.

The weather yesterday was nonstop rain. The rains came about 6:00 a.m. and didn't let up until well after midnight. Ginger had to go out several times during the pouring rain, so both Mary and I were soaked in spite of our raingear. Today is much brighter. While the current temperature is a mere 44° according to the DTWS, the view out the WW is only partly cloudy. The sun keeps coming and going. We are anticipating a high today of 49°. There is no significant rain in the forecast for several days and the temperatures are expected to hover around the 60° mark.

Yesterday there were trains to spot. At 10:12 a.m., locomotives 2019 and 2057 passed by on the RSTL heading south. In tow were 24 CHCs and two DWTCs. At 2:21 p.m., the same tandem of locomotives passed by heading north towing 10 CHCs, six DBTCs, and one DWTC that was bringing up the rear.

Mary was hard at work yesterday between dog outings and trips to the paint and big-box everything stores, she still has more to finish. However, I now have the book on another screen, so I am certain that I will be editing soon.

We took the morning safari around 10:30 a.m. today and as STWD and I walked through Central Park, the public works crew decided it was the perfect time to use compressed air to clear the sprinkler lines in the park. Oddly, while it scared me, the normally skittish Sugar didn't even flinch. Go figure. Meanwhile, Ginger and Mary were trying to make progress, but as is nearly always the case, smells and stops got in the way. On our way home together, Ginger decided it was time to bark at every person she saw. A complete 180° from her usual behavior as she tries to meet everyone in a friendly manner. Once again, go figure.

After lunch, I journeyed to the man-cave to see how much water we had taken on from the torrential rains of yesterday. There was none. Again, go figure.

Today we have to finish the index and get it into the ether. I plan to do more reading and we also need to walk to the bank and the library, without the fur-children, for our own peace of mind.

The sun rose today @ 8:13 a.m. and it will set later this evening @ 6:42 p.m. Ciao.