We had a pedestrian kind of day yesterday, doing some indoor chores, reading, crossword solving, baking, more on that in a bit, and running some errands.
Let me start with something that I could have easily omitted in an effort to pretend that my epic bread failure the other day never happened. But, being a believer that unless you fail sometimes, you aren't trying, I've decided to include a picture of Mary's bread success in the kitchen. Let's just say that her efforts produced a great loaf of bread. Great texture, great taste, and most of all, great appearance, as seen below.
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| Best of all, no kneading required, just time. Sigh. |
By the by, she didn't even need a thermometer to produce this superior loaf of bread. Oh well, next time for me will produce a better loaf that we enjoyed with dinner.
We have a current temperature of 38° under cloudy-skies. Today's high is forecast by the NWS to reach a not so springlike high of 45° under sunny-skies. The sun will rise @ 7:06 a.m. and set later tonight @ 8:24 p.m. Tuesday's forecast looks much better than today's, with a high of 60°, but also with an 80% chance for T-storms.
Ginger and I did some trainspotting yesterday as I observed both ends of the train run on the RSTL. At 9:01 a.m., I heard the approach of MMRR EMD GP-2 locomotives 2019 and 2025. I sprang from my bed and hied to my office just in time to observe the southbound passage of those locos towing nine CHCs, three DWTCs, one GTC, and five DBTCs, with two of those at the end of the train.
Later, I was downstairs working on a crossword with Mary's assistance, when I was alerted to the northbound passage of those same locomotives as they rolled past, towing what were four CHCs, three DBTCs, and four DWTCs, all loaded, judging by the shaking of the manse.
A side note, Adam texted us some pix of a Pullman™ car in a train yard near his home in Chicago. Neither of us knew how a car that hasn't been manufactured in many years has survived with its livery intact for so long. Perhaps it is a private coach that has been restored.
In sports news yesterday, the 5 - 4 in the MWL East Caps, fell to the 4 - 5 in the MWL East Great Lakes Loons, 3 - 4. The Loons were assisted by the Gale Force winds of 25 mph at the Fifth/Third Ballpark in Comstock Park, MI, near GR. Later today, the Caps and the Loons go at it again @ 4:00 p.m.
My beloved, 5 - 9 in the AL East Red Sox, pulled out a win @ Fenway Park over the 5 - 9 in the AL East Orioles, 6 - 4. The Sox' bats came to life and LHP Eduardo Rodriguez looked sharp as he notched his first win against two losses. The Sox and the Orioles play again today @ 1:05 p.m.
The 8 - 5 in the AL Central Tigers, game against the 6 - 4 in the AL Central Twins was canceled due to inclement weather in MN. The game will be made up on Saturday, May 11, as part of a split doubleheader @ 7:05 p.m. following the day game scheduled to start @ 1:05 p.m.
The 5 - 8 in the NL Central Cubs, enjoyed the rare spring wind blowing out @ Wrigley Field, as they too launched some home runs in their defeat ofthe the 7 - 7 in the AL West Angels, 5 - 1. LHP Cole Hamels notched his second win of the young season.The Angels were without their superstar outfielder, Mike Trout, who was back in LA having his injury checked and treated. The Cubs and the Angels play again today @ as RHP Kyle Hendricks attempts to get his first win @ 2:20 p.m. today.
Today, we have plans to go to Hemlock Crossing County Park for a preservation on salamanders. You know, those little amphibians that seemed to be in any wet areas when I was younger, but which I have not seen of late. I guess they have always been around, but I was too busy to notice. We were going to go to another county park tomorrow, Grand Ravines, for a wildflower walk, but the cool temperatures in the forecast say to us that we should keep our old bones in warmer places until at least next Tuesday.
Otherwise, not much is on tap for today. I'm good with that. Ciao.
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