The Grass is Greener
One of the things I like most about living in Tasmania is that I can have a green lawn. I used to live in South Australia and as if the hot, dry, grass killing summers were not bad enough, our house was built on a block composed basically of limestone. After several tries, we gave up trying to grow a lawn and had bark chips, pavers and ground cover plants.
My lawn is not one of those beautiful smooth lawns like a bowling green or a golf course but it is grass. Personally, I like the daisies mixed in with the grass. They remind me of my childhood in England making daisy chains with mum.
What would sportsmen do without grass? As I write this I’m watching cricket on television from Lords Cricket Ground in London. The state of the grass is a big deal in cricket. Will the wicket be bouncy, flat or two-paced? Will the outfield be fast or wet and slippery? In the tennis world, everyone talks about the grass courts at Wimbledon, another iconic British sporting arena. All codes of football are played on grass that often turns to mud in winter. It’s a lot less painful to play football on grass but I know of a team who plays on a gravel surface in Queenstown, Tasmania
I think it is important that every city has green space. Those quiet places you can go to enjoy a bit of nature amongst the concrete and steel. Especially if you are not fortunate enough to have a garden of your own.
Of course, if all else fails you could always buy some astroturf and have fake grass.
I am very envious of your green grass Vanda
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Are you in one of the no grass states?
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I am on the north coast of NSW and an currently in drought, the driest I have ever seen my place
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It’s bad isn’t it?
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Yes it is for a place that has normally good rainfall. There are over 30 bushfires at the moment. Never had that scenario in August ever
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I heard that, they come earlier every year. I was evacuated from Geeveston, TAS during the very scary bushfires last summer. Feeling a bit anxious about this year now.
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Oh yes Summer will be a test
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Lovely photos and writing!
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Grass us a very big deal in baseball and football, too. Especially baseball. The groundskeepers have special ways of cutting the grass to make it “faster” or “slower” when the ball lands on it. And they are VERY VERY VERY PICKY about who walks on their grass! When I first came up to Boston, Garry knew the groundskeeper and he let us walk out on the green. That was a really big deal!
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I think cricket is similar as they talk a lot about how the wicket has been prepared, the length of the grass and even what type of roller will be used on it at the innings break. Bowlers can get into trouble for running on the wicket too.
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why hello there neighbour! we do have amazing parks in Hobart!
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