At the Old Ball Game

SHINE ON: Thursday afternoon was a delight. There's nothing quite like sneaking away for baseball matinee on a weekday. You feel like you're cheating the work a day world. It's a mini vacation, especially when it's warm and sunny in April! 

After just a couple of hours in the spring sunshine, CJ's freckles had bloomed. It was warm enough that vendors were selling ice cream and strawberry kebabs.

The only bummer was that the Astros are terrific and the Mariner are significantly less loaded, shall we saw.

Above, Kyle Seager fails to reach base. He also had an uncharacteristically shaky day in the field.

Seen fouling off a ball below, Robinson Cano reached base yesterday, but he couldn't overcome an 8-run deficit on his own.

The Ms' starter, Gonzales, did OK against the 2017 World Champions. His 'reliever' Altavilla was really awful, however. 

Since CJ got his braces off the day before, he was able to have Cracker Jack for the first time in a couple of seasons. 

 The disappointing prize was as crappy sticker. #Lame

The kids and I decided this guy has one of the best jobs in the world. He's paid to watch baseball!

Did I mention the sun was out yesterday? I about went blind trying to catch this plane flying in front of our star. My camera froze up, unfortunately.

Check out this cool post-game photo of a solar halo.

It's caused by light interacting with ice crystals suspended in Earth's atmosphere. Per Wikipedia, "Halos can have many forms, ranging from colored or white rings to arcs and spots in the sky."