Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 5:00 a.m. in "The City."

My DTWS is showing a current temperature of 67° that matches what the NWS is reporting. In addition and also according to my DTWS, the current barometric pressure is 29.27" of Hg and rising, indicating fair weather ahead. The overnight low is likely to be that same, 67°. The water temperature in the "Big Lake" is 71° per the NWS.

Today's high temperature forecast from the NWS calls for 73° with an overnight low of 53°. The sun is slated to rise @ 7:25 a.m. and set late @ 7:54 p.m.

The only alert still in effect is a Beach Hazard Statement for Allegan, Ottawa, and Van Buren counties in MI until sometime tonight. 

Mary and I took a short safari yesterday afternoon that included a stopover at the beaches of GH. As forecast, the conditions were windy and Lake Michigan was roiling. I took along my camera and took some pix of the gulls, both sitting and in flight, along with the waves at the beach. All pictures were snapped with my wide-angle lens using varying settings.

The lighthouses on the south pier.

Gulls sitting and in flight.

A lone gull in flight against the cloudy sky.

One person could be seen enjoying a day at the beach, no swimming though.

Gulls in flight shooting east.

Shot looking east at the parking area.

This gull was landing on the picnic table.

While these gulls were just flying.

Of course, there is always baseball, at least for a few more games. a maximum of 17 for the Cubs and the Tigers. 

The Cubs were in Philadelphia last night where Adrian Sampson got his first win for the Cubs, 6 - 3. Patrick Wisdom, the 30 yo rookie 3rd baseman for the Cubs, got his 26th home run and tied the rookie HR record set by Kris Bryant in his first year with the Cubs, albeit Bryant was at the age of 23. Until this season, Wisdom had played short stints with three MLB teams and only signed with the Cubs shortly before spring training. Tonight, the Cubs send RHP Alec Mills, 6 - 6 to the mound @ 7:05 p.m. EDT.

The Tigers took 11 innings, which included a lengthy weather delay, to use a walk-off single to score the only run they needed to defeat the visiting Brewers, 1 - 0. The Tigers and the Brewers play this afternoon @ 1:10 p.m. EDT, when RHP Matt Manning, 3 - 6, tosses the first pitch. 

My beloved Red Sox needed a five-run eighth inning to overcome the Mariners in Seattle late last night, 8 - 4. Today's game begins @ 4:10 p.m. EDT when RHP Tanner Houck, 0 - 4, makes his next start. 

The Caps and the Lug Nuts were postponed last  night due to inclement weather.

We didn't get to everything we'd hoped to do yesterday, but I added to my latest painting effort, installed a shelf on my easel for canvas storage, played some music, assisted Mary with hanging her recently completed cross stitch effort in her craft room, helped Mary pick out the colors for her next project, and completed the indoor chores. So, while we didn't get everything accomplished that we'd planned, we got enough done to call it a good day. We also visited our auxiliary gardens for the final harvest.

Today's agenda includes more reading, more crossword puzzle solving, more cross stitching, and a visit to our new dentist for me. That should be enough for one day. Ciao.