Rain, rain, go away

It's a very dreary day here in my neighborhood. We had some thunderstorms this morning which I enjoy but they've moved on and it's just grey skies, drizzle plus it's freaking cold and damp. I actually had to put on socks. A good day to lay around in bed and I did just that, not getting up until almost 11:00.

While it is indeed drab outside the light does make the colors in my flower garden pop. This is a variety of gerber daisy. I liked it for its spiky petals rather than the rounded edged ones and its vibrant tangerine color.



I swear marigolds must be the easiest and most dependable flower to grow. They can take a lot of abuse; heat, drought, being peed on by the resident dog. I plant a few every year.

The Olympics start today and I do like to watch them but not constantly. I wonder how much NBC pays to get the coverage. I really don't know why any city would want to have the Olympics. The money it costs is astronomical, the security headache, traffic, the whole logistics is a nightmare. I don't understand how China managed to get them. Why were they given to them? I know that politics are not supposed to be part of the Olympics but why reward a country that has so little regard for life. I guess if the Olympic Committee can give them to Russia and Hitler's Germany this shouldn't be so surprising.