Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation, and across the world. It is just before 1:00 a.m. in "The City."

The sun will rise this morning @ 6:06 a.m. and set later @ 9:28 p.m.

According to the NWS, the current outdoor temperature is 63° under cloudy skies. The forecast called for a 55% chance for rain until right about now. No rain is falling. We have a chance for additional showers this morning @ 40%.

My DTWS shows 65º on both the front porch and the deck. According to the NWS, winds of 3 mph make it feel like 63°.
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The NWS calls for today's high to be 72º, about 6º warmer than yesterday. The overnight low tonight is forecast to be 58º.

You've probably noticed by now that I missed a day of blogging. I just didn't have the get-up and go, so I didn't.

Yesterday, I managed to complete a few crosswords with Mary's assistance, but that has been the extent of m ambition.

Our A/C system is still not replaced as we are waiting for an inspection of the old system by an inspector unknown to us. It took the company that provides this service multiple tries to find someone in our area who could visit the manse. He is supposed to be here Saturday afternoon and then we may get our new A/C system installed next Wednesday. We shall see.

I had a couple of pix taken by our Senior Staff Photographer scheduled for my Monday night blog, but I'll include them here instead.

This is a portion of the vast gardens of the Palatiaql Estate.

Monday's night's dinner of a new Hamish recipe and a salad made from our own lettuce.

Yesterday. I watched both of the runs on the RSTL. At 8:37 a.m. I watched MMRR locomotive 2019 and H & E RR locomotive 2025 pass by heading south towing 21 CHCs, 17 DBTCs, 3 DWTCs, 1 Boxcar, and 1 GTC. Later @ 2:55 p.m., I espied those same locomotives heading north towing 24 CHCs, 19 DBTCs, 3 DWTCs, and 9 GTCs. While the southbound train cars were empty, the northbound cars were fully loaded.

Today, I have to do that watering that I put off in hopes of rain. I also have to do some indoor chores.

Otherwise, not much is on tap as we are done with our myriad phone calls about the A/C replacement. Ciao.