Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation, and across the world. It is just before 4:30 a.m. in "The City."

The sun will rise this morning @ 6:19 a.m. and set later @ 9:22 p.m. The days are getting shorter than my hairline, albeit not cooler.
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The NWS is forecasting today's high to be 82º under partly-cloudy skies. That's 4º warmer than yesterday's high-temperature forecast. The overnight low tonight will be 68º. We have a 20% chance for showers this morning, but overnight that chance may be as high as 60% with some of those possibly thunderous in nature.

According to the NWS, the current outdoor temperature is 71° and it feels like 71º with a wind speed of 7 mph.

My DTWS shows 70º on both the deck and the front porch.

The official barometric pressure is 29.97" and falling, while my DTWS is showing 29.45" and steady. So it is possible that those T-storms/showers may materialize.

We traveled to the library yesterday to drop off some books and to pick up others. Since we were going out, I took along my camera for some shots of the local activities on the mean streets and waterfront of GH and in our own vast gardens.

The first car we saw when we left the library was this vintage VW convertible.

Over by the waterfront, was this trenching machine

Not far away was this workman chipping trees near the State Park.

And the city sweeping the san off the roadway.

We stopped in Duncan Woods on the way to the Palatial Estate and I took this great shot.

Our Senior Staff Photographer pointed out this photogenic stump near the parking area in Duncan Woods.

As well as this black squirrel foraging for food nearby.

Back home, our gardens are looking lush and verdant.

Our cucumbers are coming along nicely.

As are our tomatoes.

Before we set out for the library, I made a vegan Extraordinary Beest. An easy creation from our own recipe as modified by Mary. The hardest part is waiting for the 40 minutes of simmering time to elapse. Whenever I make our own Beest, I like to think of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy story by the late Douglas Adams and his description of the Perfectly Normal Beasts found in that story.

I did some yard work after lunch and read more of my latest novel too. I am still liking it, so that's a good sign. Today, we have only a conversation with the insurance man to discuss our current coverage and its adequacy for our needs on our agenda. I can't remember if it is about the changes in Michigan's new automobile insurance laws, or if it is about the homeowner's insurance. I guess we'll find out this afternoon.

Otherwise, we have some packages to open and that's about it.

In honor of July's birthdays, here is Sir Paul McCartney of the Beatles performing their song Birthday a few years ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjF1bG5LUcs

But of course, I couldn't let it end there, so here is another version of Happy Birthday, also from YouTube™.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCJSNMqub8g

Now, Ciao.