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 54° per the NWS and my own DTWS. Also per the NWS, it feels like 50° with a wind out of the northwest @ 14 mph. 

That wind is part of a Small Craft Advisory issued by the NWS that will be in effect until 8:00 a.m. Monday from St. Joseph to Grand Haven. Wind-speeds from 20 - 30 knots will propel waves up to nine feet in height, especially later tonight. The current barometric pressure is 29.24" of Hg and steady, indicating that the likelihood of precipitation is low, but that Small Craft Advisory will still be with us. The sun will rise this morning @ 8:00 a.m. and set tonight @ 7:00 p.m. 

I nearly forgot to mention that the water-temperature in the "Big Lake" has dropped to 65°. The boaters would surely be out to enjoy the last of their sailing days if it wasn't for that Small Craft Advisory which comes with the admonition to Small Craft  to stay tied up at the piers and off the churning waters of Lake Michigan. Yeah, like that will stop those who think that the advisory is for other people with less experience. However, the surf will be up, so those folks will be out there. 

Last night in the ALCS, the Red Sox took an early lead over the Astros, but the Red Sox bullpen couldn't hold that lead and ineffective and struggling starting LHP Chris Sale, was long gone by then. The Sox succumbed to the Astros, 4 - 5. One bright spot was the play of CF Kike Hernandez, who made a spectacular highlight-reel catch in CF to bail Sale out of an early bases-loaded jam with two outs. Hernandez also contributed four hits and two home-runs to the final tally. Today's game will begin @ 4:20 p.m. EDT in Houston, when RHP Nathan Eovaldi takes the mound for the Sox and tries to even up the series. 

Speaking of this afternoon, the 6 - 0 Wolverines of MI are off this week before returning to the "Big House" next Saturday, 10/23/21, to face the 2 - 3 Wildcats of Northwestern beginning @ 12:00 p.m. EDT.

The 6 - 0 Spartans of MSU are on the field today in Indiana to face the 2 - 3 Hoosiers for a game @ 12:00 p.m. EDT.

The 4 - 2 NIU Huskies are home today for a game versus the 2 - 4 Falcons of Bowling Green commencing @ 3:30 p.m. EDT.

Lest it be said that the rains deterred us from going out and about yesterday, I think I remember that we took a walk with the fur-children as the raindrops were falling on our heads, they kept falling as we walked. Oops. I was channeling B. J. Thomas as heard in the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid there for a second. 

Oh what the hey, here is a link to that song from YouTube™. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NWZpsyaIbU

At any rate, Mary and Ginger got a bit further, but STWD and I were turned back towards the manse when a Mustang's loud mufflers convinced Sugar that she needed to get home, NOW!

But, I know for certain that we did get out for a photo-op at the beach adjacent to Grand Haven State Park yesterday afternoon. The waves had not yet reached a dangerous level, so people were walking on the beach and the piers. The sky at sunset over the beach and both the north and south piers was very cooperative and photogenic as I tried various settings. Hope you like some of them.

I had my camera set for sunset in this shot looking west.

Same setting, different direction.

I like this one with the same setting.

For this shot, I manually opened up the aperture and changed the shutter-speed.

Those in the know strongly suggest that you use people as perspective markers.

Sunset setting again.

The aperture was more open and the shutter speed was increased, again, manually.

Same settings for the aperture and shutter, I just adjusted my focal-length.

I really like this view of the north pier.

Once again, people for perspective.

Otherwise, today is a day for indoor chores, baseball, college-football, and other sundry items of a crafty or musical nature. Ciao.