I can understand that, but he joined in playing bowls and we had a great time. He was pretty good at it. I remember thinking that lawn bowls looked terribly boring and something only old people did. But it has had a resurgence here on a big scale and many young people are getting involved.
The game was fun, my bowling improved with each go and I left there thinking that it might be fun to go again.
The next morning we were up early to go for a tank ride that I had organised in October as a birthday present for K.
When we got there we were able to include S as well. I mean, it is something pretty exciting for a ten year old kid to do (and an older one as well).
Here it was coming into park. Big and noisy. Just fantastic. They are busy every weekend and they also do trainer driver courses for Ferrets and some other big things.
It was twenty minutes of noise and dust.
It made me think of young men who are fighting in places where their lives are at risk. We can sit in this for fun, stand up and look around with not a worry about being shot at. No bombs, no gun fire, no oppressive heat and the adrenalin rushing through a young man's body when things go wrong.
We are quite lucky.
Ciao
LC
Hmmm. I've never heard of "lawn bowl." What is it like? Is it like Bocci? A few miles from me is a Belgian cafe, which is home to the only "real" feather-bowling lanes in the U.S. I will have to post about it sometime. Big wood wheels, concave sand lanes, a feather at either end. It's fun.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had a good time, even if you were around a lot of "old people"!
Your family rode on a tank? That's what I call adventurous.
ReplyDeleteA tank ride ... that sounds like a real guy thing ... and it looks like they are both enjoying it.
ReplyDeleteGood thinking on your part =)
DD: Lawn bowls-they use a weighted ball to try to hit a white small ball called a "jack". The black balls curve inwards when you bowl - very confusing as you have to aim one way to make it go the other. Years ago only people over 60 played it!!!
ReplyDeleteNeoauteur: Those tanks are huge and noisy and so functional. I would have loved to see them roll over some old cars just for the fun of it.
Nancy: I was left covered in dust and flies. They did love it.
Maybe you could take that thing to the shopping mall. I'll bet people would get out of your way then.
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Oswegan: Yes, one way to get the best parking spot!
ReplyDeleteAre you playing bare foot?
ReplyDeleteOoh, I've heard lawn bowls are loads of fun! And you've just confirmed it again.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, we are quite lucky not to sit in those things on a daily basis. That was an awesome present, by the way.