Another good day, and less humid than recently, so we mounted an expedition to Hanningfield Reservoir (Essex WIldlife Trust, of which we are members) for lunch and a walk through the bordering woods. Lunch was a rather good egg mayo sandwich and a bottle of fresh apple juice. Hanningfield is a regular two or three times a year destination. Always pleasant, although it's not one of the more photogenic reservoirs:
After that I did some rather cautious boules practice on the back lawn before the big doubles match this morning. Cautious, because my back has been bad for a few days. Just the usual kind of muscular strain, I think, which usually clears itself in a few days. I just hope it hasn't been caused by too much boules. I don't want to start completely re-thinking my stance just as I think I've got it right...
If I play as well later as I did in the back garden, the opposition haven't got a hope. Everything was working well - high lobs, spinning both ways, and shots bang on target. But I probably won't. This time I'm trying to arrange half an hour of warm-up time before the match starts. Don't know if that will work out, but I do know that I start playing a lot better after getting some of the rubbish throws out of my system.
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