Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 3:30 a.m. in "The City."

In the words of the immortal Meat Loaf, Two Out of Three Ain't Bad. Here he is from a YouTube™ video intoning those immortal words.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5hWWe-ts2s

I referenced that lyric due to the results of my three baseball teams, yesterday, Opening Day.

My beloved 0 - 1, 2nd to the hated Yankees in the AL East Red Sox, with LHP pitcher Chris Sale starting, fell to the Seattle Mariners, 4 - 12. Ouch! Mookie had a good day, but the Sox' bullpen also was no help and thus, the loss. The Sox play the Mariners again tonight @ 10:10 p.m. PDT.

Meanwhile, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the 1 - 0. AL Central leading Tigers and RHP pitcher Jordan Zimmerman, were victorious over the Blue Jays, 2 - 0. Zimmerman carried a no-hitter into the 7th inning. The Tigers and the Blue Jays reprise yesterday's action again tonight @ 7:07 p.m. EDT.

Good news from Arlington, TX, where the 1 - 0, 1st place in the NL Central Cubs, rode the 2 HR day of Javier Baez and the single HR off the bat of Kris Bryant, to a rout of the Rangers, 12 - 4. Starting LHP Jon Lester had a good game and got the win. The Cubs and the Rangers try again Saturday @ 7:05 p.m. CDT. Yu Darvish is feeling good and expects to start the game.

We have a current temperature of 43° under partly-cloudy skies. My DTWS, (Desktop Weather Station) is showing 44°, based on its reading taken from the FPMS (Front Porch Mounted Sensor). Today's high is forecast to reach 48°, also under partly-cloudy skies, with a slight chance for rain in the afternoon.

We are scheduled to travel to GR today while Ginger is @ daycare, and Sugar is enjoying the run of the manse, well actually a spot on the bed. The NWS is forecasting a high in GR today of 55°. We plan to go to the Frederik Meijer Gardens there to see the butterflies and the blooming plants. We also plan to take as many photos as possible, so fasten you seat-belts.

That trip caused us to travel to The Camera Store in Muskegon yesterday to add to our ever burgeoning cache of camera related gear. In this instance, Mary wanted a more portable case/backpack for our spare lenses. We were rewarded, with the assistance of Justin, with just what we wanted. In addition, Mary also picked up the external flash she learned about at her recent macro picture taking session. Justin also gave us the 411 on the conditions @ Meijer Gardens. He let us know that it will be quite warm and humid there. In other words, dress appropriately.

I learned something a while ago. GR is just far enough east to have a seven degree warmer 55° daytime temperature versus GH. Plus, while the sun will rise here @ 7:32 a.m. and set later @ 8:07 p.m., in GR, the sun will rise @ 7:30 a.m. and set later @ 8:05 p.m. I should have recognized that, but...

Otherwise, we accomplished more indoor chores and I did some light raking in the vast gardens of the PE. (Palatial Estate). I raked just enough to allow me to restore Havenhenge, our local homage to England's Stonehenge, to its pre-winter, pre-STWD condition, and also to reveal the irises that are starting to come up.

Since we can't seem to get anyone to call us back about a spring cleanup, Mary says I can do an impression of our old neighbor, Marshall Brooks. In other words, if I rake a small section of the estate each day until I am done, I won't strain any body parts and the PE will return to its pre-winter condition. However, she rightfully says we need to find someone to spread the mulch and I agree.

Is that enough for one day? Yes. Ciao.