Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just passing 7:00 a.m. in "The City", where the current temperature of 62° is also the overnight low and the "Real Feel" temperature with a slight wind out of the east @ 2 mph. There are no statements, watches, advisories alerts, nor warnings in effect now or in the near future. The sun has already risen @ 6:38 a.m. this morning and it will set later @ 9:02 p.m.

We had a good day yesterday. A mixed salad of greens, mushrooms, giardiniera, homegrown tomatoes and Mary's homemade French dressing was a terrific lunch. Dinner was the last of my vegan Italian burgers with some jalapeno chips as we watched the last episode in season one of our newest series, Salvation. We decided that they had us hooked, so we purchased season two. Let the games begin!

I did some painting yesterday and as I was cleaning up, Mary took STWD for a short walk and then we drove over to the auxiliary gardens for some watering and harvesting. I wanted to walk over, but discretion being the bette part of valor, we drove. I took a couple of pix while I was there to memorialize our efforts and that of the local GH Community Garden liaison, Jane.

Our gardens are out there, hidden behind some of those in the foreground.

Jane posed for this shot of the gardens, which lay fallow last season during the pandemic. 

Once we were done watering and harvesting our cucumbers, a jalapeno pepper, and a summer squash, we set out for a photo-shoot at the nearby Hofma Preserve, located in GH Township. Mary and Ginger had visited before, but I was in the dentist's chair at that time, so I wanted to see personally what they had been so excited about. While I am still working my way through my yak issues and I can't always walk as far as I'd like, Mary and Ginger eagerly set out for a longer trek while I stayed back and took some pix.

Not part of the Ottawa County Parks System Hofma is a very nice place for hiking and enjoying nature.

Trails lead in several directions.

Across this bridge.

Through the wooded areas.

Where the sunlight filters through the trees.

And the sky can be seen where the canopy thins.

But the sun also illuminates the forest floor.

Where the trees are allowed to fall and decay in situ.

As befits a natural and unspoiled habitat.

Of course, we had been out the day before to see some of the local sights that come with every annual Coast Guard Festival here in Coast Guard City USA! We had originally set out to be sure that our absentee ballots would be counted at the City Clerks office @ the GH City Hall, but since we were out and since I had my camera, I took some pix of the local CG offerings by area residents.

City Hall in GH is a very traditional building for a small city like GH.

Across Washington Ave. from City Hall, these people go all out for Coast Guard Fest!

At the end of this week, Central Park will be filled with vendors for the annual Craft Fair.

Our display was wrapped up by the winds here in GH.

So, I unwrapped it!

I'd like to say that baseball news is still exciting, but I can't. 

The Cubs had their Fire Sale of core players from the 2016 World Series team at the end of last month and they lost to the Colorado Rockies, 6 - 13. They play again tonight in CO @ 8:10 p.m. EDT. 

The Tigers are still rebuilding, but they are showing some signs of a bright future, as Miguel "Miggy" Cabrera notched his 498th home run last night as the Tigers defeated the Red Sox, 4 - 2. Both teams return to the field @ Comerica Park tonight for a game @ 7:10 p.m.

The West Michigan White Caps defeated the Dayton Dragons last night, 4 - 3. The Caps play the Dragons again tonight @ 7:05 p.m.

Today promises to be a bit more laid back. No indoor chores and I did some vacuuming yesterday, Mary is still listening to her latest book, I am still reading and I should be able to do some crossword solving and more painting today too. 

I originally got up to do some music this morning, but like always seems to happen, the morning got away from me, so perhaps tomorrow. When you are retired, there is generally more time. Ciao.