Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 7:45 a.m. in "The City", where the current temperature is 73° according to both my DTWS and the NWS, with a real feel of 73°. That's also our overnight low-temperature. with a light wind out of the south @ five mph. 

The current barometric pressure, also per my DTWS, is 29.27" of Hg and falling. That may indicate that the forecast for scattered T-storms/showers this morning @ 24% is accurate. The water temperature is 70°. The sun rose this morning @ 7:21 a.m. and it will set less than 12 hours later @ 7:59 p.m.

What happened to the Cubs yesterday? Once again, they played up to or down to expectations as they fell to the Giants, 4 - 15 as RHP Zack Davies saw his less than stellar 2021 record fall to 6 - 11. Cubs' manager, David Ross is expected to return to the dugout for today's game, which begins @ 2:20 p.m. EDT as LHP Justin Steele, 3 - 2 throws the first pitch. Wait until next century.

My beloved Red Sox took 10 innings, but they defeated that other team from Chicago, 9 - 8 to get the win for RHP Garrett Whitlock, who has a record of 8 - 3. Today's game versus that other team begins @ 2:10 p.m. EDT when RHP Nick Pivetta, 9 - 7, returns from the IL and tosses the first pitch. for the beloved.

The Tigers are still learning, as they lost to the visiting Tamp Bay Rays, 2 - 7. Starter and loser, RHP Casey Mize, 7 - 8, was pulled early after he proved to be ineffective. In addition, the Tigers are trying to limit the innings of their young pitchers following last season's shortened schedule, so it was not necessarily a bad thing that he got the hook from Tigers' manager A. J. Hinch. 

Today's starter, LHP Tarik Skubal, 8 - 12, is also likely to see fewer innings for the remainder of this season too, as he is also one of the young arms the Tigers' are counting on for several more years. Today's game begins in Detroit @ 12:10 p.m. EDT.

The Caps, took one from the Loons last night, 6 - 4. The Caps are almost even for the season, with a record of 56 - 57. Today's game on Fan Appreciation Day, begins @ 2:00 p.m. EDT.

The NIU Huskies were manhandled by the Cowboys of Wyoming, 43 - 50. I think I am safe in saying that this game was not a defensive gem for either team. The Huskies travel to "The Big House" in Ann Arbor, MI for next week's game against the 2 - 0 Wolverines of MI beginning @ 12:00 p.m. EDT. 

As long as I'm there, the Wolverines, 2 - 0, looked okay versus the Huskies of Washington, 0 - 2, last night in "The Big House." 108,345 rabid fans screamed at each other, daring the Covid-19 virus to strike them down in about two to three weeks if those fans were not vaccinated. While the Wolverines' defense played well, they also allowed some "garbage time" yardage for the Huskies QB too. But, the Wolverines did have two RBs get over 100 yards rushing, so...

The Spartans of MSU looked great against a team that they were expected to demolish, the Penguins of Youngstown State. The Spartans did their part in their 42 - 14 demolition of the Penguins. The Spartans play the Hurricanes of Miami next Saturday in Miami @ 12:00 p.m. EDT.

The 0 - 0 Detroit Lions are home today across the street from Comerica Park where the Tigers play, in a game versus the San Francisco Forty-Niners @ 1:00 p.m. EDT. It should be crazy in downtown Detroit today. Detroit's bars and restaurants will not be a good place to avoid the Covid-19 virus. Just  saying.

The 0 - 0 Chicago Bears are in L.A. tonight for a game versus the also 0 - 0 Rams @ 8:20 p.m. on national TV.

We were mostly homebodies yesterday. We did the indoor chores, I watered the vast gardens, and Mary made a delicious past sauce using many of the veggies we grew in out two plots this year. Dinner was excellent, as it was also accompanied by Mary's own garlic Bisquick™ biscuits.

We took a short walk to the Loutit Library yesterday for a book return and pick up. I took some pix while there and in Central Park on the way home. We had hoped to walk further, but my yak apparently needs more time and therapy, which begins next Thursday.

Loutit is a great library. 

Even their hydrangeas are still looking good. 

I wanted to try a shot through the tall grasses at Loutit.

In the southeast corner of the Loutit parking lot sits this fiberglass sculpture. I don't know if it is supposed to represent a boulder, a potato, or...

Several of the other flowers @ Loutit are still blooming in the sun too.

We followed the sidewalk to Central Park.

Where I got this picture of the late-afternoon sun streaming through the trees. 

Then we headed home towards the manse. 

Where Major Wheeler is still blooming.

But our new hydrangeas were in serious need of watering. They perked right back up with a little H2O.

Today, painting, I hope, reading the end of my latest novel, and cross-stitching along with reading the Grand Haven Tribune weekend edition and solving the crossword. Oh, I may watch part of the Lion's game and later, the Bears. We'll see. Ciao.