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", where the current temperature is a very comfortable and seasonal, 56°, which coincidentally, is also the Real Feel temperature with a minimal wind out of the west at one mph, and our overnight low temperature. 

There will be a Beach Hazard Statement in effect from Monday @ 2:00 a.m until Monday @ 5:00 p.m., with strong currents and wave action that can and will be hazardous to swimmers.

In addition, there will also be a Small Craft Advisory in effect for those same hours from St. Joseph to Manistee with wind speeds from 10 - 20 knots and gusts up to 25 knots that may produce waves up to five feet in height. The sun will rise today @ 6:15 a.m. and set later @ 9:25 p.m. In between, the high temperature is forecast to reach 79° under sunny skies with an overnight low temperature of 71°.

Baseball news yesterday was not great, although, I had the chance to relive my boyhood and lie in bed and listen to the West Coast night road game between the 34 - 51 Cubs and the 55 - 29 Dodgers. 

Starting RHP Marcus Stroman returned from the IL and pitched well, leaving the game with a 2 - 1 lead. Unfortunately, the Cubs called upon RHP Rowan Wick in relief to hold the Dodgers, which he was unable to do, and the Dodgers went on to win the game, 4 - 2. Today's final game begins @ 4:10 p.m. eastern time with LHP Drew Smyly, 2 - 5 taking the mound for the staggering Cubs,

My beloved 46 - 39 Red Sox needed 10 innings and a walk-off run scored by rookie Jeter Downs, to win their game over the 61 - 24 Yankees, 6 - 5. The Sox and the Yankees play tonight @ 7:08 p.m. in Fenway Park with 8 - 6 RHP Nick PIvetta taking the ball for the Sox.

Sadly, the really awful 36 - 48 Tigers were trounced in Chicago by that other 40 - 43 team, 0 - 8. The Tigers have a chance to send several players to the All-Star game, but that is small consolation for a team that is so far behind. The Tigers and that other team play this afternoon @ 2:40 p.m. with RHP Drew Hutchison, 1 - 4, on the mound for the Tigers.

The 41 - 39 Caps took two from the 44 - 36 Dayton Dragons yesterday, 3 - 0 and 5 - 3. The Caps and the Dragons play today @ 1:05 p.m. and then the Caps return home for a series against the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday night.

STWD and I took a slightly longer walk yesterday morning as Mary and Ginger took a much more extensive stroll past the mega-busy Chinook Pier area, where a craft fair and the farmer's market were in progress. I have it on good authority, that there was no room to spare between the patrons at the farmer's market and not much more at the craft fair. This is "The Season" in GH. 

While Mary and Ginger were out, they snapped some pix of the sights here in GH.

One of the local churches was charging $20.00 per car for parking across the street.

Which allowed the crowds to park nearer to their goal, the craft and farmer's markets.

From the back side of the markets, the view was less frenetic.

As was this scene from the shore of the channel. 

Where not a slip was unused yesterday morning. 

Much quieter in Central Park, as preparations for an outdoor wedding were proceeding apace. 

Later in the day, I was out in the vast gardens of the palatial estate, while Mary and Ginger went to that big-box nearly everything store for a pickup. I planted the various flowers and vegetable plants we'd purchased the day before at another big-box home center and now our gardens have new colors to supplement the fading colors of the early spring/summer annuals. 

Today, we will do more ear and print reading, more retiring, and probably pay a visit to our auxiliary gardens for some harvesting and/or maintenance. Ciao.