Good morning or good evening, wherever  you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is nearly 10:30 a.m. in "The City." A current temperature of 70° feels more like 68° with a wind out of the south @ 10 mph. The sun rose @ 7:43 a.m. and it will set later @ 7:24 p.m. In between, showers and 

T-storms begin in earnest around 6:00 p.m. with a 50% chance, increasing as the evening wears on and they will continue throughout most of tomorrow.

My beloved Red Sox are hanging on by the proverbial "Skin of their teeth", as they won over the Nats last night, 4 - 2, to close within one-game of the Wild-Card front-running Yankees, who lost last night to the Rays, 3 - 4. The Yankees "Magic Number" is now down to one, meaning that any combination of a win by the Yankees or a loss by the Red Sox means that Yankees go to the post-season and the Red Sox go home. 

The 4 - 0 Wolverines of MI are in Wisconsin @ 12:00 .m. today to play the 1 - 2 Badgers.

The 4 - 0  Spartans of MSU are hosting the 1 - 2 Kentucky Hilltoppers tonight @ 7:30 p.m.

Finally, the 2 - 2 Huskies of NIU are hosting the 3 - 1 Eagles of Eastern MI today @ 2:30 p.m.

Although we did get out yesterday for our Covid-19 boosters, an interesting experience that has left me with a slight ache in my left bicep, we didn't go anywhere for a photo-shoot. However, I did have my camera along for the ride, so before we left, I took some pix in our own vast gardens using my 40 - 150mm lens in a macro style.. 

These flowers are on a fall-blooming plant.

Apparently, this bee found the flowers attractive too.

As you can see, some of the flowers are setting seeds that don't seem to bother the bee.

If you are a bee, you go where the food is.

I am about 3/5 of the way through a new novel, Not A Happy Family, by Shari Lapena, that is much better than the last book I tried. This book is in my preferred large-pring format, so that helps.

Mary is still listening to her latest novel and happily cross-stitching away into the wee hours of the morning, long after I have faded and turned in for the night. There are far too many definitions for the phrase, "Turn in for the night", but it means to go to bed in the majority of the definitions.

Otherwise, today is a day for indoor chores, reading, cross-stitching, baking, etc. Ciao.