Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 6:00 a.m. in "The City."

I actually found a way to stay out of the kitchen until late yesterday afternoon, after I'd returned from my orthopedist appointment and a trip to the cemetery with the fur-children. I was drafted to shred the various items for Coleslaw. Mary had already made the dressing while I was at the orthopedist, so that was not too much to ask. 

Speaking of the orthopedist, I started my knee injections yesterday. one down, four more to go.

We have a current temperature of 60º that feels like 57° under cloudy skies and a 13 mph wind.

That wind is part of the forecast for today's 70% chance for showers and the accompanying Small Craft Advisory that remains in effect until 12:00 a.m. Friday for the "Big Lake" from St. Joseph to Manistee. Winds of 15 to 25 knots and gusts up to 30 knots will propel waves from four to seven feet. 

Today's high temperature forecast calls for 62º with a low temperature of 51º, with rain and T-storms developing in the late evening. STWD will not be happy. Once again, there is a conflict with the barometric pressure. I see 29.00 " and rising on my DTWS, while the NWS in GR is showing 29.57" and falling. 

The sun will rise this mornig @ 7:42 a.m. and set later tonight @ 7:27 p.m.

The Cubs open the post-season today @ 2:00 p.m. EDT, when Cubs' manager David Ross hands the ball to opening day starter, RHP Kyle Hendricks. RHP Yu Darvish is slated to go tomorrow, and if a third game is necessary, LHP Jon Lester will get the nod on Friday. 

As I stated earlier, we took the fur-children to the cemetery for a walkabout before my late-afternoon ortho appointment. I had had an appointment @ the ENT for earlier in the afternoon, but I thought it was for the GH office and they thought is was for the Norton Shores office. At any rate, I have rescheduled that appointment for next Monday.

I should mention that when I had the fur-children out yesterday morning, I found some things in our own vast gardens that were photographically attractive to me. 

Fall means that my horseradish is dying back for the year. 

One lone leaf, reminiscent of O'Henry's The Last Leaf story, is in our tomatoes.

However, the horseradish is not ready to die back in all of the pots.

And the vines continue to invade our deck.

Not to mention the basil, which Mary is trying to propagate indoors.

As I mentioned earlier, once I came back from my abortive attempt at the ENT office, we traveled to the cemetery to get in some vitamin "D" time for ourselves and some exercise time for everyone in the family. Lots of pix to be taken there too.

This trip, I eschewed the markers in favor of the flora.

Some changing colors.

The reverse angle.

Sometimes, I am quite interested in pix of scenery other than industrial sites and empty playgrounds.

Yesterday was one of those days where rain clouds gave way to blue skies.

A nice frame.

As we readied ourselves for departure, I caught this deer grazing near our parking spot

I realize now that the people we had seen stopped before we got back to the car, were also checking out the deer, who was aware of our fur-children, but not afraid of them. 

We were headed towards home, when we stopped to take a pic of a Coast Guard boat on its way out.

The boat was fully manned and headed out into Lake Michigan.

We started a new series on Prime Video™ yesterday that looks like it could be fun. We'll continue that viewing later today after my game or tomorrow. 

We also watched that much-ballyhooed presidential debate last night. As predicted here, nothing we saw changed our minds. 

This afternoon, I will be watching baseball and eating popcorn in the media-room. Mary will be going to the Fast Lane™ grocery stop before I am in my place with me tagging along. Or, I'll be involved in my game and she'll be soloing. It all depends on timing as to whether I am able to accompany her.

That's the extent of my plans for today. Baseball, more music, more reading, and more puzzle solving too. 

Mary will be enjoying her time knitting and watching TV downstairs tonight, while I am upstairs in the media-room for some inane TV viewing. Ciao.