Como Pool is Cool

I went for a walkabout at Como Park this morning and early afternoon before the scheduled tennis time. The park was crowded with people today. I guess it was because it was a fabulous August day and there are only about two weeks before school starts up again. The media folks in the Twin Cities are already hyping the great Minnesota Get-together - the State Fair is about a week or so away. The people at the park were wringing as much enjoyment as possible from the park before the dreaded return to the schools. The Como reflecting pool was looking cool.



It was windy day tennis today. We had six older gents today - nearly the full complement of the Geezer Tennis Association (GTA). We meant to play at Marie Park, but we were out-scrambled for one of the courts by a quartet of women and we took our act to the top of the hill at Sibley High School. Usually, it's a fine place to play - newer courts and bright sunshine, but it's no good on windy days. They are too exposed to the wind. We played anyway, but the points were radically affected by the wind swirling here and there. We were committed to an hour and a half of tennis, which we accomplished successfully but not artfully. We'll try the new courts at Linwood on our next windy day. They are less exposed to the elements.

Summer is beginning to wane.