Say it with lawn bowls

I don't have much to say lately, hence the many photos.

I think lawn bowls are very beautiful objects. They are so black and heavy, and feature a very idiosyncratic range of logos and devices engraved on them. As far as I can tell the Henselite factory did them to order, and you could have pretty much whatever design you wanted.

My new set (from Ben's dad) - featuring the old His Master's Voice logo.

My original set (from my dad) featuring the double-barred Cross of Lorraine.

Late nite lawn bowls

We have just had an excellent long weekend away staying at my Mum and Dad's at Turner's Beach. There was dog-enhanced beach romps:

and there was lawn bowls on TV in the evening. Dad has been promoted to skip of his bowls team, and he was boning up on tactics and strategy by watching the Ladies Queensland Open final, between a 50ish Filipina lady and a 17 year old emo chick from Yallourn.

I am mentioning this mostly because the young lass was a bit of talker. Some players talk to their bowls after they have delivered them to encourage them into the right spot. Some times it can be a little bit fruity, like "Get in, you bugger!" Or "Stop, stop, STOP dammit!"

She just said "Come on, lawn bowl!" a few times. And it worked - she may be the first ever Queensland Ladies Champion to go out and get a celebratory tatt.