It was a spectacular, warm, sunny day! After a week of rain, grayness, and bitter cold-EVERYONE was out. ((So we did have to move our gear 3 TIMES to find an appropriate ball field.))
On our first field we were ousted by tiny little league players, thwarted by elderly golfers, and diverted by a group of 20 or so yipping, scrambling Boston terriers. (there must be a Boston Terrier owners meet.up group)
Still, we had our laughs and enjoyed ourselves. We did some tossing, fielding and relaying. Lots of fun. We also divided the team into "youngsters vs. oldsters" for a few of the exercises. This certainly brought plenty of snide comments. (The oldsters won every duel of course.)
Not our field of course; this is the field of dreams
On our second field we were surrounded by grunting, hooting males playing rugby & football. A former teammate and her wife brought along their baby for a visit. This temporarily diverted the gals from the serious business of practicing softball.
All in all, it was a great day. It has seemed like years since I've felt the sun beaming on my face, heard the crack of the bat & the slap of a ball hitting a mitt, or stepped in the muddy grass & the goose poop..... Oh well.
After practice we all went out to lunch and chit-chatted. I feel fortunate & privileged to be on such a fantastic team. You go girls!
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