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", where the current temperature is a very pleasant 73° under partly-cloudy skies. The "Real Feel" temperature is also 73° with a wind out of the west @ 10 mph. Our overnight low temperature will fall to only 62°.

There is a Beach Hazard Statement in effect until late tonight for Allegan, Ottawa, and Van Buren counties. In addition, there is a Small Craft Advisory in effect from St. Joseph to Holland until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow.

Our overnight low is forecast by the NWS to fall to 62° before tomorrow's high temperature of 75° under sunny skies, with an overnight low of only 57°. 

That overnight rain/T-storm threat failed to materialize. That is also true for the T-storms that popped up on the radar this afternoon. They too missed GH and that means I'll be watering tomorrow. 

The sun will rise tomorrow @ 6:57 a.m. and set later tomorrow night @ 8:37 p.m.

I decided today would be a good day for some local pix, so I made it all the way out to the back area of the palatial estate for some shots of our own vegetable, herb, and flower gardens. Without further ado, here are some of my efforts.

The first bloom on Mary's hibiscus opened Sunday morning.

Directly below, is the next bloom to open.

One of the roses that the rabbit couldn't get to. 

This rose will soon have a companion.

A geranium.

In the foreground, is my water pump planter.

With enough water, this flower adds color to the gardens. 

This is the first cherry tomato to ripen on one of our volunteer tomato plants. 

The green peppers continue to prosper.

No shortage of tomatoes this year. 

One of the biggest we grew this season. 

Our basil has gone wild!

While it was a day for my indoor chores, I was sleepy and crashed in the media room while Mary finished the chores. Oops.

But, I finished my latest novel and we listened to what is actually book number six in the Maggie Hope series, not book number four as I reported yesterday. Mary also found time to stitch more and listen to her own book too. 

My regular Sunday night ukulele session was canceled this week.

Baseball news today was mixed.

The 52 - 68 Cubs finally couldn't pull a rabbit out of the proverbial hat and lost to the 64 - 56 Brewers, 2 - 5. The Cubs' two runs came from Ian Happ's 100th career dinger and also off the bat of Seiya Suzuki.

The Cubs won't get any rest, as tomorrow night, when the 69 - 51 Cardinals come to town for an 8:05 game with Drew Smyly on the mound for the Cubs. 

The 47 - 76 Tigers won one over the disappointing 52 - 69 Angels today, 4 - 0/ Rookie phenom, Riley Greene got the scoring started with a first inning, first pitch home run, and later added a highlight reel catch in centerfield that stymied the Angels try at a comeback. The Tigers play again Tuesday night in Comerica Park versus the 60 - 61 giants with RHP Drew Hutchison on the bump for the Tigers.

My beloved, but not-so-good Red Sox, are playing right now, so there is nothing to report.

The 60 - 54 Caps lost two today. First, their suspended game from yesterday, 4 - 7, and then, their second contest, 3 - 6 to the 64 - 48 Lake County Captains. The Caps return to the Lake Michigan Credit Union Ballpark field Tuesday night for a game versus the 59 - 48 South Bend Cubs @ 6:35 p.m.

Tomorrow promises to be a semi-busy day, as I have P/T in the afternoon and watering in the morning along with a walk with STWD.

Mary and I will be ear-reading, print reading, and Mary will be stitching. Ciao.