Serena's a beast

I'm about to watch the semis of the US Open on TV. It's Serena Williams against that cute Danish woman, Caroline Wozniacki.   As they come onto the court it looks like a physical mismatch. Serena is a beast.

The Master of the Universe (Unky Herb to some of his admirers) and I managed to get to Michigan this afternoon in time to be greeted by Santini's grandkids - the Centers of the Universe. Presumably the same universe. We had to drive through most of Chicago and past a bunch of those signs advertising fireworks sales at Krazy Kaplans. The best offer on the sign is "buy one, get six free) An awesome bargain.

The inland sea that is Lake Michigan was shrouded in mist this afternoon and evening. There was no sunset, but we walked to Tunnel Park in the fog, and scared up the gulls as we encountered them. The park is much as it was last year, although it is now September and the crowds have gone. The few people on the beach and on the dune seemed to be Hope College students getting to know other Hope College students. The photo of MOTU below illustrates the foggy beach area. He brought his camera, too, and in just an hour or so, clicked of 82 frames. It's just memory that he's using and it's easily reclaimed with the delete key.

This next photo is from our stop at the Shinyo-En temple in Chicago. MOTU is standing just outside the door and I managed to get myself into the frame for a two-fer.

I'm anticipating some good sunsets in the next few days. And a conversation with the Daughter of Norway tomorrow afternoon.

Did I mention, Serena's a beast.