As you will recall (especially if you look at the last post) the refurbished roque croquet court was left barren but seeded three weeks ago with only God & Fred to watch over it. All that green stuff you now see out there is due to marvelous Fred who has spent literally hours keeping the seed moist, removing fallen branches, re staking stakes, contemplating spring, summer, the lack of rain and generally developing his watering technique. Without Fred's dedication it is VERY doubtful if the park's court would be playable for the coming championship season. Don't be surprised to see names such as Tiger & Rocco appearing on this season's line-up.
However, the hot dry past couple of weeks did leave a few patchy spots on the court so another layer of seed has been added. Two mule team Terry & John provided the power to roll the court both to level it a bit more and to press down that new seed. No, your eyes aren't foolin' you, those are snow shoes. One thing croquet does is bring out man's ingenuity. When the earth was still soft a couple of weeks ago and the court appeared in need of more seed, Terry strapped on the snow shoes and sallied forth. (Apparently the idea was not a success as the snow shoes were quickly abandoned - whether from spectator laughter or because they were not needed has still to be determined by this reporter.)
And now the lawn sprinkler has been discovered (what will they invent next?!) and Fred's hand has been saved. The spray is wide enough to reach both sides so Fred only has to move it once. How many times will he have to remove the dog?
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