Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation, and across the world. It is just after 7:30 a.m. in "The City."

The current temperature is 65° under partly-cloudy skies. My DTWS shows 68º. Light winds of 4 mph make it feel like 65°. Today's high temperature is forecast to be 78º under partly cloudy skies with a relative humidity index of 87%. That humidity will be around for several days, as will temperatures in the upper 70s, so it may be time to make a decision on turning on the A/C for a few days. As has become the case in recent years. we've gone right from a cool spring into that used to be called the :'Dog Days" of summer.

For those who are curious, the phrase "Dog Days of Summer" originated with the ancient Romans, who called the hottest, most humid days of summer “diēs caniculārēs" or “dog days." The name came about because they associated the hottest days of summer with the star Sirius. Sirius was known as the “Dog Star" because it was the brightest star in the constellation Canis Major (Large Dog). A bit of interstellar and ancient folklore for you thanks once again to Wikipedia™.

There is a 20% chance for a stray shower or T-storm in the forecast for today. I may have to give up on my seedlings. They are not growing well and they certainly won't get big enough to produce any fruit in the short growing season we have here in West MI. As Adam pointed out yesterday, you have to get the plants that are ready to go and grow in this new climate reality.

According to my DTWS, the barometric pressure is 29.42" and rising, while the NWS is reporting 30.00" also rising, That generally indicates fair weather. That should last until Thursday's 60% chance for T-storms that will accompany a high temperature of 73º.

The sun rose this morning @ 6:11 a.m. and it will set later @ 9:13 p.m

We still have the River Flood Warning in effect, but it has now been extended until Thursday @ 2:00 p.m.

I snapped a lot of pix in the vast gardens yesterday, directly after I surrendered my hairstylist's license. I think that the Three Stooges™ would like it back. Here's a clip from YouTube™ of the Stooges as barbers to illustrate my point.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_IJT0MPnt0

As a hairstylist, I'm better at anything else. Mary says she is satisfied with my efforts, but when your stylist is follicly challenged, as I am, you can't be too choosy. There's never a hairstylist around when you need one.

At any rate, here are some pix that do look nice.

Our first poppy bloomed yesterday.

With a lot of assistance from Mary, I got my camera to take some great closeup pix. I was busy jamming one Saturday afternoon while she attended a macro class @ The Camera Shop in Muskegon.

All of our tulips are blooming late this year.

To some this is an invasive, a humble dandelion. To me, it is a bright yellow sign of spring and summer.

Not a dandelion, but a flower that blooms in our vast gardens.

The irises that we were bequeathed from Steph and Adam's house in South Haven, MI are starting to bloom.

Not sure what these flowers are, but they looked nice.

Same here in our parkway garden.

One of the potatoes that I planted behind the garage.

I love the way that the ferns know when to bloom in the gardens

Our own irises are blooming too.

This tulip is nearing the end of its blooming season.

I don't know, but I liked it.

Same here.

Today, I have a short appointment that takes me away from the manse in the early afternoon, and then that's about it for my day. Mary has some plans to organize more in the kitchen. or not. The fur-children will want a walk, so we may oblige them. Ciao.