Sunshine and Not So Much

This week has been a mixture of rain and sunshine.

The rivers and streams are bank full from the rainfall we've received.

This morning the sun found it had to compete with the clouds

that were moving over the city, alternately showing itself,

then being obscured by the overcast.

As I write type this, weather forecasts are for more of the same -

the runners participating in the 13.1-mile Mini Marathon

will be running in the rain. It is not an unpleasant experience, 

especially in the warmer temperatures that are also

anticipated. Saturday also will be the 138th running

of the Kentucky Derby, a race I've followed since I was about five.

Today, the Kentucky Oaks was won by Believe You Can,

ridden by Rosie Napravnik, now the first woman

to have won the Oaks as a jockey.

That race was delayed 45 minutes by rain and high winds,

but it turned into sunshine for Rosie.