Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 6:30 p.m. in "The City", where the current temperature is 49° following our high temperature today of 54°. However, the wind blowing out of the southeast @ 9 mph makes it feel more like 45° under partly-cloudy skies. Tomorrow, the high temperature will reach a very balmy 64° after the sunrise @ 7:07 a.m. with an overnight low following sunset @ 8:24 p.m.

Sometimes you feel as though you need to get into the kitchen and do some full-contact baking. Today was one of those days for me, so I motored into the kitchen while Mary sat in the recliner I usually occupy in the living room and set about my work. Of course, I had the able assistance of not one but two sous dogs today, as both Sugar and Ginger were ready to lend a paw. What resulted after I made the crust, peeled the Granny Smith apples, rolled out the crust, and assembled my latest apple pie is pictured below. 

As always, I think this is my best effort yet!

Lest anyone think that Mary spent her day lounging, she put on her Senior Staff Photographer hat both yesterday and today and took some extended walkabouts with Ginger along with taking the picture of my finished pie today.

Yesterday, the Dynamic Duo walked over to Linear Park for some shots.

A duck swimming on Duck Pond.

Looking southwest towards Lake Michigan.

I like how the branches were added to this shot.

Today, they walked over to Duncan Woods, but these flowers were outside the park.

Inside Duncan Woods, this young Hemlock tree still had its leaves.

I would have taken this shot if I'd been there. Mary knows me so well.

Mary took this shot because she is enamored with Fairy Doors.

Yesterday, we were surprised to see a wild turkey crossing the street near the manse.

This turkey appeared to be a Tom.

I finished a book late last night after my now regular Sunday night ukulele sing-along. I enjoyed the ukulele session and I also enjoyed the book I finished. during this pandemic, I think I've read more books than I did during my time teaching reading in 6th grade. Those were Young Adult books versus the adult fiction I am now enjoying.

This morning while Mary and Ginger were out, I took a short stroll with STWD. She takes her time as befits her status as the dowager queen of the manse. I'm good with that.

After my pie was out of the oven, I once again spent some time reading as Mary listened to her book and cross-stitched. She finishes one project and starts another. 

Tomorrow, since it will be a rare warm sprinter day here in the Tri-Cities, I hope to get outside and enjoy another walk with STWD. I'm relatively certain that Mary and Ginger will be going out too. I should paint more or watercolor more, and play more music too. Ciao.