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

A current temperature of 72° will drop to an overnight low of 68° under cloudy skies. The NWS forecast calls for isolated T-storms around this time, but somehow I doubt it, based on my view out the WW. The sun will rise in about three hours @ 6:36 a.m., and set later tonight @ 9:04 p.m. In between there are chances for scattered T-storms throughout the day and early evening. We shall see. My guess is that I"ll be watering today.

Trainspotting yesterday was quick and easy, as the southbound run of MMRR EMD GP-38 locomotives 2025 & 2019 occurred @ 8:44 a.m. I noted that the cars in tow were as follows: Two DBTCs, seven CHCs, two GTCs, and one DWTC sporting a green anti-corrosive stripe around its mid-section. Later, @ 12:55 p.m., those same locomotives traversed the RSTL heading north towing three DBTCs loaded with paint or varnish, and one CHC.

Baseball news yesterday was all positive. My beloved Red Sox are still in first place in the AL East by 5.5 games over their division rivals, the Yankees. The Sox host the Yankees tonight @ 7:10 p.m.

The winning 9 - 2 Cubs, had an easy time staying in 1st place by a slim one-game margin over the 2nd place Brewers, as the Cubs defeated the Pirates behind newly arrived starting pitcher, Cole Hamels, who tossed a 9K game. He was relieved by another new arrival, relief pitcher Brandon Kintzler, who tossed 1 1/3 scoreless innings. The Cubs staked Hamels to a four run lead when he took the mound and he cruised from there. The Pirates played sloppy baseball and never were in the game. The Cubs host the Padres tonight @ 8:05 p.m.

The rebuilding Tigers, stayed in 3rd place in the AL Central, with a 7 - 4 win over the hapless 5th place Reds. The Tigers are off today before starting a series in Oakland against the As Friday night @ 10:05 p.m. EDT.

The 3rd place Caps took one from the sorry Great Lakes Loons, 4 - 2. The Loons are in last place in the MWL East, while the Caps are in 3rd place. The Caps and the Loons play again tonight @ 7:05 p.m.

I am indeed making progress with my aching shoulder, but now I have more exercises to add to my regimen with a stronger resistance band. Sigh. Since Mary was working, I got the honor of walking with both of the puppies yesterday. 

We made a few stops after Mary was done working. They were the carpet store and the fabric store where the fleece fabric came in for my two-sided blanket. I have a plan on how to make that blanket that I think should make it easier.

Today, I hope to do very little other than walking with the fur-children and watering. I'd like to ride my bike, but that is iffy at this time. Maybe that aforementioned blanket. Ciao.