Well, as it turns out mom and dad doves knew what they were doing, and hiding it quite well. Today I looked out the window and the nest was vacant! Upon closer inspection, there was the baby dove on the ground, going through her final pre-flight check. Minutes later, he/she was up on the wall being fed by mom (or dad), and while he/she’s hung pretty close to the tree all day long, baby dove appears to have officially flown the coop. Which is great, because the side and the back desperately need some lawnscaping attention!

To watch the Red Sox lose like they did today was heartbreaking. There’s no excuse for Kevin Youkilis watching a called third strike go by with the tying runner on third with one out. In a sitiation like that you have to be aggressive.

I’m very concerned about the Sox’ lack of offense coming out of Loretta and Gonzalez at second and short, respectively. The defensive skills they bring are well understood, but in the American League these two positions are also offensive ones, and as the season goes along, the pressure to produce offensively will only get worse. One final note about the Sox: Rudy Seanez is a bust.

On a final note for today, I think we can officially mark the start of summer, as the heat really came on today, and temps are supposed to be in the low 100s this week. It will now stay that way until the second or third week of October. Sigh…