Concerns of a low total soon dissipated when James Anderson struck in the first over of the New Zealand reply, the floodlights in operation despite bright sunshine from a delightful clear sky.
That theory was called "a delightful castle in the sky" by Dr. Kane, who said he was glad it kept Dr. Arkani-Hamed and his colleagues busy and diverted them from competing with him.
It may be a delightful evening under clear skies but if that storm ambles on in overnight and you left the raincoat under a tree, in a locker or in the car, you'll be cursing.
What he calls his "hacienda in the sky" has the delightful randomness of a Victorian cabinet of wonders, its ingredients assembled from sources as disparate as craftsmen half a world away and the big-box store down the street.
I wasn't surprised to find that Sky and Mary Anne were delightful.
On the evening I ventured into Central Park, to the Delacorte Theater for the always delightful experience of seeing Shakespeare under the night sky, rain was in the forecast.
"How sweet is the season, the sky how serene/On Delaware's banks how delightful the scene," he wrote.
The Gardens of Bliss resemble nothing so much as the great Playboy Mansion in the sky, watered by underground springs (all sorts of delightful wetness abound in Paradise), and furnished with cushions and carpets designed for life on the horizontal.
The most delightful seasons in which to visit Florence are late spring and fall, when the sky becomes an azure vault and the sun warms but does not scorch.
The exuberant clear skies and plumeria-tinged trade breezes of summer make it a delightful time to visit.
