Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 2:00 a.m. in "The City."
Things here in GH are cool, but cloudy. During the day yesterday, the temperature reached a high of 82°, but as the evening approached, the temperature became very comfortable until we dropped to the current temperature of 68°. We'll continue to fall to the overnight low of 61° under partly-cloudy skies. There is no significant precipitation in the forecast until Monday and Tuesday, when the NWS has forecast a 50 chance for T-storms. We shall see. Today's high temperature will be a comfortable 76°, but Saturday, Sunday, and Monday will be in the lower 80s and not nearly so comfortable.  The sun will rise today @ 6:37 a.m. and set tonight @ 9:03 p.m.

I will be watering again on Saturday, albeit with one less veggie pot to water, as I gave up on one more tomato plant that had produced one measly fruit that probably cost $5.00 in water. That lone tomato was still green.

I am sad to report that the 62 - 46 Cubs fell to the 43 - 68 Padres last night, 1 - 6. Said Cubs' manager, Joe Maddon, "The Padres came to play." Yeah, but the Padres are still the worst team in the National League. The Padres have the worst record in the National League which explains why they are in last place in the NL West. The Cubs put the ball in the hands of starting pitcher, Mike Montgomery, who pitched well, but alas, his relievers surrendered six runs while the Cubs could only plate one. The Cubs have a 1/2 game lead over the losing Brewers in the NL Central.  The Cubs and the Padres play an afternoon game today @ 2:P20 p.m. EDT.

My beloved, 76 - 34, 1st in the AL East, Red Sox are now 6 1/2 games ahead of the 2nd place Yankees with their record of 68 - 39. The Sox' starting pitcher, Brian Johnson, subbing for the ailing Chris Sale, was touched for four runs in the top of the 1st, but the Sox scored two in the bottom of the frame, then broke the game open in the 2nd with baseballs flying out of Fenway, base-running that dazzled, and 3 home runs by 1st baseman Steve Pearce along the way. The Sox might have been less fortunate if Yankees' starter, C.C. Sabathia had not had to leave with a groin pull. But, that as the ephemeral they say, is baseball.

The Sox have a short, but important list of players on the DL, including regular third-baseman, Rafael Devers, and starting pitchers Eduardo Nunez and Chris Sale, who has been added to the 10 -day DL with soreness n his left-shoulder. Sale has been arguable the best pitcher in the AL this season, but if the Sox want to go to the World Series™ this year, they will need a healthy Chris Sale.

Good news, recently acquired 2nd baseman, Ian Kintzler, sparkled in the field last night for the Sox. He made a couple of defensive plays that should be on the highlight reel. Of course, Mookie Betts and several other players were also terrific. The Sox and the Yankees meet again tonight in Fenway @ 7:10 p.m. The Yankees are struggling to have enough pitching available for the weekend series. Awwwww

The Tigers were off before their game tonight in Oakland @ 10:05 p.m. EDT.

The 55 - 54 Caps, like their parent club, the Tigers, can't seem to put together a long winning streak, and also like the Tigers, they seem to lose to inferior teams, like the 35 - 68 Great Lakes Loons. The Caps and the Loons play tonight @ 7:05 p.m. One good piece of news, the Caps and the Tigers agreed to extend their relationship through 2023.

I was busy yesterday and like the U.S. Army, I accomplished more before breakfast than most people do all day. I mowed the vast lawns, I watered, I transplanted the Azalea bush, and laid waste to the Brown Recluse spiders that are/were trying to set up housekeeping on the PE. As a general rule, I like to leave the wildlife alone, but having been bitten by those spiders and having seen the results of what their bites do to Mary, it was them or us.

Otherwise, I walked STWD to The Bookman for the Thursday edition of the Grand Haven Tribune, and then we headed home due to the heat being more than the intrepid Weather Dog could take. Mary walked Ginger separately.

After that short walk, I made more vegan sausages while Mary went to the grocery store. I had to await her return, as I needed fennel root for the sausages. She helped get the steamer ready and handled the changing of the baskets as I rolled and wrapped the sausages. Collectively, we made some tasty sausages, some of which became part of dinner.

Today, a few errands to run in Muskegon and then we return home to await the annual Coast Guard Fest parade Saturday morning and the fireworks Saturday night. In addition, there is an Eagles tribute band called Hotel California, that I want to see tonight at the Lynn Sherwood Waterfront Stadium. Not the Eagles, but as close as I'll ever get. Ciao.