Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 1:30 a.m. in "The City."

We show a current temperature of 64° under cloudy skies, which coincidentally, is the same as the high temperature forecast by the NWS for later today. The bureau has also forecast a 30% to 45% chance for scattered/isolated T-storms for the early morning hours today, peaking around 6:00 a.m.  I may be able to skip watering today if that forecast comes to pass. In addition, the high temperature will be about 10° cooler than yesterday's high. Go figure, this is MI. The sun will rise later this morning @ 6:04 a.m. and set later tonight @ 9:25 p.m.

I did water yesterday morning to give my newly planted grass seeds a chance to grow and prosper. I watered both the lawns and the vast gardens of the PE yesterday morning because the various plantings were looking a bit parched.

We are spending a couple of nights in the downstairs bedroom while John completes the painting upstairs in the master suite. The fur-children, especially STWD, are having a hard time with the change of venues. Sugar does not deal well with a changes in her environment and living conditions. I'm reminded of that old song by Simon and Garfunkel, At the Zoo, wherein, they intoned the line, "Orangutans are skeptical of changes in their cages." So, I think I'll include that song here, courtesy of YouTube™. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xKLBne1CoI

Mary and I walked the fur-children yesterday after I watered and after I had returned from picking up my new orthotics at the chiropractor's office. Those new orthotics helped me make the long walk to the waterfront and our favorite watering hole. I was spent by the time we made it home, and I retired to the media room for some baseball, popcorn, courtesy of Mary, and car shows.

While we were out, we took some pictures of the channel and other things.

Mary took this picture of the latest addition to the sidewalk sculptures in downtown GH.

I had her take this picture of a display  in the window of the  Tri-Cities Historical Museum downtown.

This shot was taken by yours truly looking south down the channel. My telephoto lens was able to capture the inner lighthouse in the foreground on the north pier, barely visible to the naked eye. Amazing!

Same lens, a great shot of Dewey Hill, the high point in GH.

We took this picture near the favorite watering hole since we have the landscape designer coming tomorrow to give us an estimate on replanting the parkway in front of the manse, just to give him an idea of what we'd like to achieve. However, we also know enough to recognize that he is the expert in landscape design.

We were nearly home, but I was tired and asked to stop and rest in Central Park, where Mary captured one of my better Jack on the Bench photos overlooking the fountain in the park.=.

This was what I was gazing at when she took my picture.

 Don't forget, that you can enlarge any picture by clicking on the desired photo.

Baseball news yesterday was only 1/4 good. The 38 - 26, once again 2nd place in the NL Central Cubs, couldn't wake up their bats and fell to the once again 1st place, 40 - 27 Brewers, 0 - 4. Starting pitcher, Tyler Chatwood, gave up all the runs the Brewers would need to win in the bottom of the1st, but he also gave up two more in the bottom of the 3rd. The good news for the Cubs is that Yu Darvish may be coming off the DL in the near future, having thrown 30 pain-free pitches before the game. We could sure use some quality starts from the pitching staff. The Cubs and the Brewers play again today @ 2:10 p.m. EDT.

The now 3rd place in the AL Central, 31 - 37 Tigers, dropped another game to the now 2nd place in the division, 29 - 34 Twins, with the Twins getting the win, 6 - 4. In another bit of bad news, 1st baseman Miguel, "Miggy" Cabrera is done for the season. He ruptured his biceps swinging the bat early in the game and will need surgery to fix his latest injury. He will be replaced at 1st by John Hicks who subbed for Miggy when Miggy was on the DL earlier in the season. The Tigers and the Twins play again tonight @ 7:10 p.m.

There was one bright spot yesterday, as the 46 - 22, 2nd in the AL East beloved Red Sox, took one from the last place in the division, 19 - 47 Orioles, 6 - 4. Mookie Betts is now off the DL and will play again in today's series finale @ 3:05 p.m. EDT. Both Andrew Benintendi and Rafael Devers got home runs in the win.

I said yesterday that the West, MI White Caps, aka the Caps were in free-fall, and I was proven right, as the now 32 - 33, 4th in the MWL East Caps fell to the 8th place, that's last in the division, Great Lakes Loons, 2 - 3. We'll have to wait until tonight @ 7:05 p.m. to see if the Caps are still falling.

Today, I have an appointment to see the orthopedist about my aching left shoulder, The pain is similar to that which I was experiencing in my now surgically repaired right shoulder several years ago. I don't want another round of surgery and rehab unless the pain will only get worse. Maybe, just maybe, a shot of cortisone and some physical therapy will be the recommended course of treatment.

Mary won't be joining me, as this appointment could take some extra time. I will be soloing at the hospital salad-bar. Mary will be staying back with the fur-children, Ciao.