Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 10:30 p.m. in "The City." We have a current temperature of 68° that feels like 68° in spite of a wind out of the south @ 14 mph. There are showers/T-storms in the forecast from the NWS, but they should not be an issue until early tomorrow morning. 

In addition, that forecast includes another Small Craft Advisory from St. Joseph to Manistee, with wind speeds of 15 to 25 knots and wave heights from three to five feet, which will be in effect until 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. Our overnight low will be a brisk 44°. Tomorrows' high temperature will reach a very comfortable 64° with cloudy-skies/showers in the AM hours and sunny-skies in the afternoon. 

Earlier today, I had my fourth of five knee injections. When I returned home, we decided to go out to Coopersville, MI to visit the Across The Tracks food store there. We came away with several useful things, including another quarter to add to my National Park Quarters Collection's Map. 

Coopersville is another of those small American farming towns that time has passed by, but there are many photogenic things to focus on, so to speak. 

A small pavilion adjacent to the Coopersville Splash Pad. for kids. 

At least the clock there is accurate.

The train currently runs weekends only.

in this direction, is the small Michigan town of Marne.

I like to think that the Coopersville and Marne RR is in Reality Scale.

This rolling stock, doesn't.

Another view looking north. 

Coopersville is home to the annual Del Shannon Car show and Coopersville Summerfest, held in August. Recording artist Del Shannon lived in Marne a long time ago.

As I mentioned, I received another quarter for my collection, this one for the Tallgrass Prairie National Historic Park, established November 12, 1996, and located in Kansas. Unfortunately, the Covid-19 pandemic put a crimp in my collecting for 2019 and 2020, so I still need to locate quarters for Idaho, TX, and Guam from 2019, along with  Vermont, Connecticut, and American Samoa from 2020. Plus, there is still a coin from Alabama for 2021 that I hope to locate this year..

Our own bearded iris blooms atop the dianthus that we recently planted.

These columbines are thriving near our garage in the Vast Gardens.

I just finished listening to the 25 - 22 Cubs eke out a win over the 18 - 29 Pirates, 4 - 3. Joc Pederson hit two home-runs to spark the Cubs and give RHP Jake Arrieta his 5 - 4 record. The Cubs' bullpen was once again solid.

The Cubs and the Pirates play again tomorrow evening @ 6:35 p.m. EDT, when RHP Trevor Williams, 2 - 2, makes his next start. 

The 18 - 30 Tigers lost to the 26 - 20 Indians, 1 - 4, as RHP Tarik Skubal fell to 1 - 7 and the Tigers' bats fell asleep. The Tigers face the Indians again tomorrow night @ 7:10 p.m. when RHP Jose Urena, 2 - 4, takes the hill for the Tigers. 

My beloved 29 - 10 Red Sox, had no offense, as they fell to the 24 - 24 Braves, 1 - 3. The beloved face the Braves again tomorrow night @ 7:10 p.m., when RHP Nick Pivetta, 5 - 0 Takes the ball from Red Sox manager, Alex Cora.

The 9 - 9 Caps also eked out a win over the visiting 11 - 8 Lake County Captains, 4 - 3. The Caps and the Captains play again tomorrow night @ 6 :35 p.m.

We accomplished our indoor chores earlier today and I finished Native Son before dinner, by the late Richard Wright. I liked the book and now I am on to Wright's final work, The Man Who Lived Underground, written five years after Native Son. I'll be curious to read if Wright had changed his style over the ensuing five-years. Oh, I used the line trimmer to cut down some of the tall grasses in the shared driveway area. 

Mary made a lunch of vegan hot-dog wraps with a side of one of my favorites, cheesy grits. Dinner was her cucumber salad, a lettuce salad, and my famous vegan Italian meatballs.  

Tomorrow we have an appointment for Ginger at her doctor to have a checkup for a small lump we felt recently. More on that later. 

Otherwise, not much is planned. Ciao.