Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 3:30 a.m. in "The City." Yesterday was a great day in so many ways. The weather here and in GR was terrific, the visit to the GR Public Museum was great, and our picnic lunch went swimmingly.

We have a current temperature of 51°, equal to our overnight low, as we head for the sunrise today @ 6:18 a.m. In between, like this early morning, the skies will be partly cloudy and the temperature will rise to a very comfortable high of 74° before sunset @ 9:04 p.m.. What's not to like? Spring has finally sprung.

In spite of the fact that we are still learning, we took another batch of pictures with our new camera. Mary will probably wonder why I didn't include some while including others, but as the editor/writer of this blog, that's my prerogative. So, I'll add many here and exercise that prerogative now.

We began our visit to GR with a stop here for the picnic lunch that Mary prepared.

This Riverside Park was a great place to pause and reflect.

Gnarled trees and perfect temperatures accompanied our delicious repast.

Of course, the river was up here too, due to the recent rains.

We made it to the Public Museum and after our "Adventures in Parking" we paid our Senior Admission fees and began our tour.

The museum greets you with an exhibit of  petroleum related items.

This skeleton of a whale hangs from the ceiling on the main floor.

Looking good, as always at the Dragons, Unicorns, and Mermaids exhibit..

Mary "Needed" to be pictured with the dragon that greets you at the entrance to the Dragons, Unicorns, and Mermaids exhibition, the major reason for our visit.

Unicorns, mythical? Not to Mary!

For Adam, clocks abounded

This mechanical clock was once part of the City Hall in GR.

Built in 1885, the clock was saved when the old city hall was razed in 1969 and ultimately donated to the museum.

Also for Adam, if you look closely, you'll see a Jeep in this doll exhibit.

For me, this is the hardware store in the 3/4 scale Streets of Old Grand Rapids.

I just had to have my picture taken with a "Namesake" guitar.

Although we chose not to go, there is a planetarium at the museum named for NASA astronaut, Roger B. Chaffee.

I've always longed to into outer-space. This space suit outside the planetarium is as close as I'll ever get. Sigh.

A nice view of the Grand River that runs adjacent to the museum ans which ultimately ends in "The Big Lake", Lake Michigan, in Grand haven.

Unfortunately, unlike many museums throughout the US, the GR Public Museum does not have a Mold-a-Rama™. So I opted to get another embossed penny from the machine outside the museum gift shop. Inside the store, Mary also got a small item to include in the ornaments on our Christmas Tree. That's how we closed our visit.

Yesterday in baseball was 50/50, or .500 in baseball parlance. The 4th place, 22 - 18 in the NL Central Cubs, were rained out at The Friendly Confines against the 1st place in the AL East, 26 - 16 Atlanta Braves. The Cubs move on to Cincinnati for a game tonight against the 15 - 29 Reds @ 7:10 p.m.

The 2nd place in the AL Central, 20 - 23 Tigers, eked out a win over the 3rd place in the AL West 24 - 14 Mariners last night, 3 - 2. The Tigers and the Mariners face each other again tonight @ 10:10 p.m.

My beloved, 2nd place in the AL East, 30 - 14 Red Sox, were cruising behind an excellent complete game performance from starting pitcher, David Price, who surrendered a home run in the top of the ninth en route to a 6 - 2 victory over the last place in the AL East, 13 - 30, Baltimore Orioles. The Sox and Price benefited from the continued strong hitting of J. D. Martinez, who hit a big home run. The Sox and the Orioles play again tonight @ 7:10 p.m.

The 20 - 19, 3rd place in the MWL East, Caps, fell to the 17 - 22 Ft. Wayne TinCaps last night, 3 - 7. The Caps return home to the Fifth/Third Ballpark tonight for a game against the Lake County, IL Cougars @ 7:05 p.m.

On our way home yesterday, we picked up the final vegetable and flowering plants for our gardens. We'll get those planted today after a few errands. I will not overdo it in spite of my urge to do so. I have some indoor chores to do, so I'll mix it up and get done what I can get done.

Otherwise, I have some phone calls to make and some reading to do. Ciao.