ceebeegee | A Pastoral Afternoon in Central Park (Reply)

Duncan and I went up to the Great Lawn in Central Park yesterday--our friend Alex sent out an email inviting one and all. It wasn't too difficult to find them, thank goodness, and we flopped down with our food, all packed inside my thermal picnic "basket." I'd brought my yellow football (an As You Like It prop--Rosalind is a football fan and dresses up in football gear for the Ganymede scenes) and others had brought frisbees. The weather was delightful, just breezy enough to take the edge off the heat. There were people there I already knew, and some I had yet to meet. Eventually we broke out the throwable objects and started a game of catch among something like 7-8 people. (Seeing somebody panic and cower because two frisbees are zooming towards them will always be funny to me, BTW.) I had fun with the football--I haven't really thrown one since I was a kid but had no problem remembering the technique. After a little bit of practice, I started nailing the guys across the circle from me with bullet passes. Fun! I love being a tomboy. I wish I had more time in my life to play sports. I noticed after I finished throwing the football, I'd assumed the same stance as I would in Little League after I'd finished throwing a pitch--right leg in front of and crossing over the left, right arm crossing over the chest and by the left hip, left arm behind the back. My sports techniques are all running together! How promiscuous of them.

Nymphs and shepherds, come away
Come away
Nymphs and shepherds, come away, come come come come away...
In the grove, in the grove let's sport and play, let's sport and play, let's sport and play...
For this, this is Flora's holiday!