Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 5:45 a.m. in "The City."

The NWS is reporting that the current temperature is 70° under partly-cloudy skies. The "Real Feel" is that same 70° with a breeze out of the west @ one mph. Not so coincidentally, that 70° will be the overnight low for tonight/morning, Sadly, that likely means that I'll have to water today, as the NWS has downgraded the chance for rain to a measly 15% with only a slight chance for a stray shower or T-storm. Sigh. Maybe tomorrow monsoon come with a 50% chance for morning T-storms.

The current barometric pressures are 29.94" of Hg and rising and 29.30" of Hg and falling per the NWS and my own DTWS. The sun will rise today @ 7:00 a.m. and set later @ 8:32 p.m.

Unlike the happenings at Wrigley Field of late, the Cubs had a five-run comeback late in the game and utilized a walk-off home run by OF Rafael Ortega to win their game over the Rockies, 6 - 4. Don't get excited folks, but wait until next year, or even later tonight when the Cubs and Rockies tangle once again as LHP Justin Steele, 2 - 2, starts for the Cubs @ 8:05 p.m. EDT.

My beloved Red Sox had to wait until the the bottom of the 11th inning for a walk-off grand slam home run by IF Travis Shaw, newly returned from the IL, to win the game 8 - 4 over the visiting TX Rangers. Next up for the Red Sox, the Twins come to Fenway, as RHP Tanner Houck, 0 - 3, starts for the Sox @ 7:10 p.m. tonight. 

The Tigers are in St. Louis tonight for a game against the Cardinals beginning @ 7:05 p.m. as RHP Casey Mize, 6 - 6 gets the nod from Tiger's manager A.J. Hinch.

The Caps are also on the road tonight when they travel to Lansing to face the Lug Nuts @ 7:05 p.m.

Elsewhere in the local news, our Senior Staff Photographer, Mary, took another picture of Pink using our Smart Phone. This one turned out great and Pink can be seen offering one of her blooms to our deck. I think that the framing, composition and the variations in the sunlight make for an interesting picture. 

One small bloom for our deck, but many more to come. 

I was busy here in my office yesterday, so Mary took STWD for a very abbreviated walk due to the high-temperature and high-humidity. Mary returned to take Ginger to the waterfront, but by the time they made it to Third Street, they turned back, sat in Central Park for a short time, and then headed home due to that same high-temperature and high-humidity.

We collectively made some vegan bacon yesterday afternoon and then I finished the weekend crossword puzzle. Mary hopes to do more crafting today while I do as little as possible. I am feeling the need to just kick back and be retired. Ciao.