OK C’mon guys we are playing who got the boules? Can you tell? Yup it’s Jack our ginger Ninja. He was helping Mum and Dad as they played petanque (a form of boules) on the front grass here at home. As the terrain is pretty bumpy it makes for a rather erratic game but, as you can see Dot found the competition fierce!
Serious boules study by Dot Kitten
For official games there are proper rectangular playing areas (terrain) with several ‘ends’ (menes) per game but, for more informal high jinks er… games, no marked pitch is needed, although flat grass is helpful! As you can imagine with a bumpy playing area sabotage came in the form of bumps of grass or holes in the lawn which allowed a fair amount of chasing help from the spectators.
Not everyone played out in the open. Miranda Kitten lurked in the welcome shade of nearby trees to watch and see who got the boules? A shady way to watch the match in progress!
For most of us this very warm weather has been a chance to laze quietly in the shade and listen to the cicadas singing away before grabbing a bite to eat, then snoozing some more! Oh, and those of us prone to eczema get sunblock on our paws and noses. As Mum always says we have to Be Sun Safe!
Wait! I got THAT close???
We declared it a draw just to be fair!
See you next week in Middle Earth!
Harvey Button
Middle-Earth Correspondent
That sure looks like fun, gang!
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Reminds me a little of croquet! Looks like a fun time was had by all! Looks like Dot was having the most fun and little Miranda Kitten looks adorable peeking out!
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That looked like lots of fun. My mum used to like playing Petanque, but she hasn’t played it for ages.
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That looked like fun!
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Cross boules ! That sounds like a lot of fun MOL ! Purrs
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Now that looks way more fun than the croquet game I saw on the TV… and way less dangerous than using flamingos. purrs Erin
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What a fun game!
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I’ve never heard of that game before! I wonder if anyone knows about it here in Canada. Looks kinda fun, for sure. purrs
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What a fun game. It looks a bit like bocce ball. Miranda was smart to stay in the shade
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Thanks so much for mentioning Anipal Appreciation Day!!!!! That game of boule looks like FUN – wish I was there – two gingers batting around a ball could be FUN!
Hugs, Sammy
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That look likes a fun game with many sniffable things along the way!
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