Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 11:00 p.m. in "The City."

The current temperature is 74° as we drop towards the overnight low of 69° before we rebound to tomorrow's high of 75°, which will be about four degrees cooler than today. The sun will rise tomorrow @ 6:40 a.m. and set later tomorrow night @ 9:00 p.m. There is a 45% chance for scattered T-storms late tomorrow morning.

In baseball news, Cubs lose, Red Sox lose, Caps lose, and the Tigers win in a big way over the Red Sox.

We decided that today would be a good day for a photo-safari and so we set out with no particular destination in mind. One of the good things about not having a built-in GPS navigation system in our car is that it is easy to get lost very close to home. We never got more than 10 miles from home, but we discovered a place we'd never been before.

In fact, after we had made a drop-of at the Goodwill store, we headed east to see what we might find. We traveled on the locals call Mercury Drive, a road that seems to have more than its share of serious accidents and we found ourselves at one of the numerous parks in the Ottawa County Parks and Recreation Commission system, Connor Bayou. Mary has often said the she finds each new park we visit her favorite place, so today's stop at Connor Bayou was no exception. I apologize in advance for the inclusion of so many pix, but it was too hard to choose just a few, so...

Connor Bayou is accessed off of a gravel road.

And it is situated along one of the branches of the Grand River.

Trails abound at Connor Bayou, which also is a kayak launching point.

The grounds are beautifully landscaped and maintained.

The obligatory through the trees shot.

One of the overlooks from which I shot most of my pix. 

Native flora abounds alongside the landscaped flora.

Recreational boaters enjoy cruising in the wide-open channel.

While some are speeding at a much faster pace.

Some people just enjoy fishing there too.

Very serene,

A closeup of one of the native plants.

One of the many trails found at Connor Bayou.

These swans were just enjoying the day.

I switched to a wide-angle lens to get more of the scene.

Here too.

Back to my telephoto lens.

I thought that this shot of a weeping-willow on the opposite bank was interesting. 

All in all, we had a great outing without our fur-children. My yak was feeling cooperative today, so I am thankful for that. We came home to the Palatial Estate and fed our fur-children and then sat down to watch another episode of Salvation. 

Tomorrow, we hope to do more reading, more painting, more crafting, more music, and more retiring as we watch the parade of people pass by the manse heading towards the craft fair. Otherwise, that's all folks. Ciao.