Tennis and Music... universal languages I like!

By The Chronicles of Williams -
Tennis, music and food connect people together I've realized.

Today was my first attemp to find some tennis women friends that I can play tennis with during the day.  It was just perfect!  I went to the courts just as the sun was warming up everything and there were about 7 women waiting for 1 more person to show up for their "Wed Social Tennis".  It was a fun round robin and very casual (just like I like it).  It was just fine to talk in the middle of the point about lunch, your garden or anything else that suited you.  We laughed and made fun of each other and blamed all of the shots we missed on the sun.... just like we do at home!  Oh if only my Laramie sisters were here!  These women would love Jan's pirate tatoos that we wear, or the plastic jewelry we like from the dollar store, or Cathy and Deb's collection of stolen road construction cones, or Cheryl's influence on us to wear skull apparel.

Another part that was great ...... it was only $5 to play!  We took a break after about an hour of playing and had coffee/tea and some cookies/cake and chatted outside.  $5 for 2 1/2 hours of fun tennis was just great.

Here's a couple of pics of the courts.  You can see them on Google Earth if you do a search for Springwood Tennis Courts (put postal code 2777).





til next time!

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BirdGirl said…
Hey Renee, So glad to see you guys are having fun down under! And, of course, I am super jealous of your fabulous backyard birds. Keep the pics coming... -Alex
September 16, 2010 at 10:57 AM

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