There is no sunshine this morning; only clouds and occasional showers so far. The weatherman had said we had a 30% chance of rain today so his box is now checked.

I filled a bunch of bird feeders last evening so my feathered friends have plenty to munch on at the backyard buffet today. The hummingbirds are keeping me amused this morning despite the showers. They just chase one another all over this place. I'm fairly certain there are three now. But they are so quick that it is hard to keep up with them. And sometimes when I see two of them, it is because I'm catching reflections of them in the windows so it becomes an optical illusion.

Ms. Kate and I sat up and watched the Olympics again last light. Our athletes are doing so very well. I think our local girl, Lilly King, is supposed to swim this morning again in the 200 meter breaststroke. Good luck to her and all of our athletes. We watched the women's synchronized diving last night. The Chinese team was phenomenal as always. I don't think they have ever lost. But then, they are a state sponsored team and as long as you do well, your family gets to live a little better. So the incentive is huge and the athletes all look like clones of one another.

You probably think that I am going to be going to the church today and run the bulletins off for Sunday. But --- you would be wrong. I live so far on the edge of life that I'm going to do it tomorrow. Ms, Kate and her sister are going to French Lick Casino and Resort tomorrow and tomorrow night so I'll go run the bulletins tomorrow just because I'm that kind of a wild guy.

I've set here long enough for the cardinals to arrive. I find it interesting that I can almost predict when the different birds will get here. They do it so routinely. This morning's guests are mostly finches and sparrows, cardinals and downy woodpeckers, and of course the hummingbirds. And I have a couple of squirrels that have come back and forth to the feeders. They eat for a few minutes, run off and then come back again. Mr. Fuss-a-lot, the blue jay was here but all he did was fuss and jump around and then left. I guess he didn't like the company.

There may not be much sunshine today but as I look out the windows of the sun porch, it is still a beautiful sight to look at the beauty of the flowers and the intricacies of God's creatures like my little aviary friends. I've said it a million times I guess but I just don't understand how anybody could chalk up the creation of this world and all of the billions and billions of things that keep this planet and all of its inhabitants in perfect sync; how can you say it all started with a gigantic gaseous explosion and eliminate Divine design. So, I thank God every day for the world God created. I hope you will stop sometime today and do the same. Peace.