Yesterday there was supposed to be a boules competition in the village
with a first prize of 800 euros. A low concrete wall runs along the edge
of the boules area and players had left their boules here whilst they
went to the Bar/Restaurant Les Terrasses for lunch. All day it had
drizzled. A few players were practicising (here's one gentleman,
slightly out of focus but the light and rain didn't help!). Later, the heavens opened and the whole thing was cancelled. No boules and so the 800 euros prize was distributed between the teams who had entered. ~~~~~
Hier, un concours de pétanque était prévu dans le village avec un premier prix de 800 euros. Un muret en béton délimitait le bord de la zone de jeu de boules et les joueurs avaient laissé leurs boules ici alors qu'ils étaient allés aux Bar/Restaurant Les Terrasses pour le déjeuner. Toute la journée il a plu. Quelques joueurs se sont entrainés (en voici un, légèrement flou, mais la lumière et la pluie n'étaient pas très favorables! Le concours avait commencé, des équipes avaient été éliminées et quand on a arrêté à cause de la pluie, l'argent a été partagé entre les équipes qui devaient continuer vers la finale.
No boules here in Leeds either. There is, oddly a small petanque court in the heart of the finance district of Leeds city centre, but I have never seen anyone play there.
ReplyDeleteAre you too spoiled down there with good weather? If it was in the north, I guess the game would have been played even in rain... especially with regard to the 800€! :-)
ReplyDeletePaul, that's interesting to know. I'd not heard of a petanque court - bowles, yes - but that's quite different of course.
ReplyDeletePeter, too right! We don't do rain down here! In fairness, they did start in the drizzle and about the moment I started to walk to take photos, there was a deluge and that was that.
Still raining here. We all comment on it as it's so unusual. Ha!
I"m with Peter. I'd have played it in the rain for 800 euros!!!
ReplyDeleteLove the rags that are apparently obligatory for serious players.
A reader wrote a poem about "La Fanny" and I have a link to it on my boules photo last week.
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http://paristhroughmylens.blogspot.com/2012/05/bonne-chance-monsieur.html
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Les boules Obut! The real McCoy!
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