Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just after 5:00 a.m. in "The City."

We have a current temperature of 69º under partly-cloudy skies. With a wind-speed of 6 mph, it feels like 69º. We finally got some rain last night that started around 10:00 p.m. but which was over by earlier this morning. Today's high-temperature forecast calls for 80º under partly-cloudy skies. We have a 15% chance for some additional precipitation, but that seems unlikely. The current barometric pressure indicates that we won't see that rain, so I'll take a wait and see approach on that.

Last night, STWD accurately predicted the impending rain-event and assumed her usual spot in the upstairs bathroom. We did get the fur-children out before the storm rolled in.

Chris Willis of the website, MiBeachtowns, captured this pic of the storm-front rolling into Muskegon last night from off the shores of the "Big Lake." It is an amazing shot!

Wow!

The high-temperatures for the next several days will be in the low 80º range. We anticipate an overnight low tonight of 63º and today should be less humid.

The sun will rise today @ 6:32 a.m. ans set later @ 9:09 p.m.

We ate our lunch of crescent roll wrapped hot dogs with a side of cucumber salad that Mary had made from our homegrown cucumbers. There is nothing as tasty as garden-fresh produce and I can't wait for our tomatoes to ripen. I am not so sure about our sweet peppers.

We took a trip to the Lakeforest Cemetery via Harbor Drive and the downtown to give ourselves and the fur-children a chance for some exercise. While there, we encountered many deceased residents, but few living ones. Mary took her camera and I took mine and we combined for some interesting pix.

Mary captured some nice contrast between the light and the dark in this shot.

This Smith family tombstone is slowly falling to the side. It will likely be decades before it falls.

A sycamore tree being enveloped by vines.

The sun produced a mottled effect in this shot of fallen trees and live flora.

I took a lot of shots too, so I'll include some that I like below.

This appears to be a headstone for a baby that was not carved by a professional back in August of 1935.

Roberta lived only a short time during WWII.

Granite lasts, a child's grave from the 1880s.

Michigan contributed more than its share of young men to the Civil War.

Sometimes, the flora calls out to me too.

My shot of the leaning monument to the Smith's I think Mary's was better.

Since this blog is getting long, I'll just say that the Cubs are now 4 - 1 on the new season following their 4 - 1 win over the Reds last night. The Cubs play the Reds again tonight @ 6:40 p.m. EDT as RHP Kyle Hendricks goes for his second win.

My beloved 1 - 4 Red Sox continues to struggle, as they fell to the Mets last night in NYC, 3 - 8. They return to the field tonight @ 7:30 p.m. when RHP Nathan Eovaldi goes for his second win.

The now 3 - 2 Tigers continue to surprise, as they used clutch hitting to overcome the 2 - 3 Royals last night, 4 - 3. Tonight's game in Detroit will begin @ 7:10 p.m. EDT when LHP Mathew Boyd goes for the Tigers.

A side note, the Miami Marlins now have 17 coaches and/or players show have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. They have canceled all games until at least next Monday. Mary made a good point when she noted that whether the Marlins coaches only test positive but don't develop the disease and its related symptoms, will be an interesting study on how the virus is spread.

Today, I should be getting to that pie I was going to bake yesterday before I didn't. Mary has promised to stay out of the way and in her office reading and web surfing. The fur-children will be with me in the kitchen waiting for the fallout from my efforts. I just have to remind Ginger to stay in her space while I am working in my space so that neither of us gets injured.

I should find time to read the weekend edition of the Grand Haven Tribune and perhaps work the crossword too.

By the by, I stopped reading that book I wrote about yesterday.  Ciao.