Hale would not have been amused. A paddle in the pond or a puddle is one thing, water polo quite another. Watching two matches in London there seems to be only one rule - how to drown your opponent without the referee seeing (or missing the odd player or two!). With the two matches well supported the first match between Spain and China was a new experience. I had never seen a water polo match in my life. Fortunately LOCOG included a really useful outline of what should (and shouldn't) happen but having chosen water polo simply to soak up the atmosphere of the Olympics at a price I could afford I was simply happy to be there. The second match - Australia versus Italy - lifted the roof. Aussie fans did their team proud (and Skippy enjoyed it too!).
From the moment I heard about the planting I wanted to see the Olympic Park. Could it be really as good as the experts said it would be? Given the summer we have had flowers could have been either water-logged (or even under water earlier in the summer) or, given the recent sudden hot summer sunshine, scorched to death. True the earth looked dry between the plants (surprising given all the rain) but swathes of colour co-ordinated cottage garden and wildlife meadow plants glistened in the dappled sunshine. Even dandelions had their day. It is just glorious. |
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