Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. across the nation and across the world. It is just past 9:00 p.m. in "The City." This is a special early evening edition of my regular blog.

My DTWS is displaying a current temperature of 47° with a barometric pressure of 29.42" of Hg and falling, Our overnight low-temperature forecast, courtesy of the NWS, calls for 40°. However, that aforementioned Gale Watch has been upgraded or updated to an actual Gale Warning from St. Joseph to Whitehall. Wind-speeds of 35 knots will propel waves of only one to three feet in height. So, the NWS cautions that there is a a chance that small boats may capsize. They strongly encourage small boats to stay tied up and in port.

The sun will rise on Sunday @ 8:08 a.m. and set later @ 6:49 p.m.

For fans of the 7 - 0 Michigan Wolverines, today's game against the 3 - 4 Wildcats of Northwestern had to be highly satisfactory, as the Wolverines crushed the Wildcats 33 - 7. 

Over at the campus of Central Michigan University, home of the 4 - 4 Chippewas, the 6 - 2 NIU Huskies eked out a win 39 - 38 in a MAC 10 contest.  

As you know, baseball is over for yours truly with the loss last night by my beloved Red Sox to the Astros. Sigh. 

We accomplished the indoor chores today and I also completed a crossword puzzle. 

However, the highlight of the day was the appearance of a rainbow over Grand Haven following a light rain shower late this afternoon. So perhaps there is a Pot O' Gold at the end. that's why Mary called the rainbow to my attention. I grabbed my camera, kept it set on the Scene Mode and the Beach setting, stepped onto the front porch of the mande and happily snapped away.

Looking northeast from the front porch of the manse.

The same location, just a different angle.

Due north, with more elevation.

Just too cool to pass up.

Of course, what would one of my blogs be without some YouTube™ videos with rainbows as their theme. So here are two, one from the late Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Somewhere Over the Rainbow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fahr069-fzE

And one from the late Harry Chapin, Flowers Are Red.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHm2KdTTKUw

Otherwise, it is time for me to take a few days off to rest following the stress of yet another baseball season with no positive outcome. I know that I should be satisfied with the near-miss by the Red Sox. But I'm not. I can never be satisfied with the fire-sale the Cubs held, wherein they "Sold Off" the entire core of their 2016 World Series winning team. But, I'm not. I'm too old to watch and wait for yet another rebuilding effort by the Red Sox or the Cubs. I want it all and I want it now!

So, I'll be signing off until later this week as I clear my head and, wait for it, as I "Wait Until Next Year!" sigh.