Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 5:30 p.m. in "The City." The NWS has issued no watches, alerts, advisories, nor warnings at this time. The current temperature is 58° under partly cloudy skies with a "Real Feel" temperature of 56°, due to a wind out of the west @ 11 mph. The NWS is reporting a current barometric pressure of 29.79" of Hg and falling, while my own Desktop Weather Station (DTWS) is showing 29.18" of Hg and rising.  The sun will set tonight @ 9:20 p.m.

Tomorrow's high temperature, also under partly cloudy skies, will be a very seasonal 63°, with an overnight low temperature of 46°.

I drove myself to my podiatrist this afternoon, my second solo trip, and then we set out to go to Weesies Brothers Garden Center in Coopersville, MI, with Mary driving, for some additional plants for the vast gardens. Speaking of plants, our handyman, John, stopped by yesterday and Mary had him dig the holes for her newest roses and a perennial. My yak was fine with that plan. 

I took along my camera today since we were going out, but I had to wait until our return trip, when we visited the Grand Haven State Park and Beach to take some new pix. This coming weekend is the Grand Haven Kite Fest, so a few early fliers were on the beach demonstrating their skills and showing off their kites. No big ones yet, probably tomorrow or Thursday, as the Fest begins on Friday.

However, I took pix of what was going on today, so here are some of those shots.

Brightly colored kites stood out against a cloudy sky.

Actually, I think that the colors stood out better against the darker background.

Kites over the beach, with the lighthouses in the background. 

Kites, Old Glory, and the flag of the State of Michigan. 

A perfect chance to shoot a swing set and the kites.

A lone boater and a gull.

And a last chance to see the Grand Haven State Park with no one present. 

By the by, I managed to walk over 2,000 steps between my podiatrist visit, our stop at Weesies, and our visit to the State Park. Not bad.

I don't know what to make of the way my MLB teams are playing these days. 

The third place in the NL Central, 19 - 22 Cubs, are having trouble scoring runs and their relief pitching is looking porous, especially after the Cubs tied their game last night versus the Astros and then went on to lose, 4 - 6, with Michael Fulmer, 0 - 3 taking the loss. The lone bright spot was the three-run home run off the bat of Christopher Morel. It is time for the Cubs to jettison some of those off-season signings who are not producing. The Cubs are once again in Houston tonight @ 8:10 p.m. EDT, with 6 - 0 Justin Steel on the mound.

The third place in the AL Central, 18 - 21 Tigers, are doing better than some expected, defeating the 21 - 20, 4th place in the AL West, Seattle Mariners on Sunday, 5 - 3, with Jason Foley, 1 - 1, notching the win. Tonight, the Tigers are home to face the visiting 22 - 19, second place in the NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates, in a game that commences @ 6:40 p.m., with RHP Michael Lorenzen on the hill for the Tigers.

Sadly, my beloved 22 - 20, 5th place in the AL East Red Sox, fell to the Mariners yesterday, 1 - 10, with RHP Tanner Houck, 3 - 3 taking yet another loss. But, even if Cy Young himself was on the mound for the Sox, one run won't get it done. Tonight's game in Fenway Park, once again versus the Mariners, begins @ 7:10 p.m., with RHP Nick Pivetta, 2 - 3 on the bump.

Tomorrow, I graduate from P/T. My recovery is now up to me and my own efforts. I won't miss the P/T sessions, but now I have only myself to blame for a lack of progress.

We may, or may not, do more gardening tomorrow, now that we have more plants to put in the ground. None are too large, so it should be an easy session in the vast gardens of the palatial estate. 

I think that's enough for one blog. Ciao.