[Steppes] Steppes Archery Practice
ironwyrm at juno.com
ironwyrm at juno.com
Mon Apr 26 09:10:57 PDT 2004
Linet,
Maybe if the weather comes on us as it did yesterday again (rainy
morning, sunny afternoon) we should consider just postponing
archery practice a couple hours rather than canceling the practice
altogether. Sounds like you guys had fun after the field dried out
some.
ironwyrm
On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 08:00:52 -0500 "Karen Calhoun"
<kmcalhou at garlandisd.net> writes:
> Thank you Linet for letting us shoot yesterday. I wanted to test my
> new arrows and I think that I like them very much. Yours are very
> pretty and shoot well and straight.
>
> I also understand why you all taunt each other: it makes you shoot
> better! Pick on me some more! I like getting those bulls-eyes,
> even if it was just plain luck. Corwin actually had a shot closer
> to the center than mine. Vivat to HL Corwin!
>
> Until next Sunday!
>
> Katya
>
> >>> sueorintx at hotmail.com 04/25/04 07:27PM >>>
> Good evening my friends.
>
> Each day that I live in this state I learn more about it. There is a
> phrase
> oft heard that comes to mind today. 'If you don't like the weather,
> just
> wait 15 minutes and it will change.' Last evening at this time I was
> walking
> the archery field and was quite confident that we would have
> practice as
> scheduled. The skies were clearing and the field was in fairly good
> condition, much better than I had expected, having been in the rain
> all day,
> first in Glen Rose, and then at Scarborough Faire. I was so
> confident that I
> allowed myself to sleep for an extra half hour, beyond that time
> when I
> ususally check weather forecasts and look at radar images and
> weathernet
> sites to determine if practice should be cancelled.
>
> I could not believe my ears when the first thing I heard was not my
> alarm,
> but the sound of thunder and raindrops on the roof. Within a few
> minutes it
> was quite clear from a quick check of my usual sources, that it was
> not
> really going to be possible to hold practice, but it was too late to
> post
> the announcement. I knew of some people who were likely to show up
> that do
> not have access to the Steppes list. I would have to make the trek
> and if
> any other brave souls were crazy enough to join me, we would decide
> together
> whether to shoot or not.
>
> The site was ten times wetter than it had been last evening and there
> were
> still sprinkles coming down. Two more idiots, er, I mean hardy souls
>
> arrived, Jacques and Katya. It was decided that it was too wet and
> Jacques
> told us that Lady Francesca had invited us to her place for coffee
> and
> french toast. Well that was an offer not to be refused so the three
> of us
> caravaned to her place. We were joined by yet another archer,
> Corwin, who
> had been planning on shooting but hadn't made it to Eastfield yet.
>
> After an hour or so of good french toast and conversation, it was
> realized
> that the skies were clear and the sun shining brightly. Together we
> chose to
> trek back to Eastfield for an 'unofficial' practice.
>
> This time we had spectators, Lady Francesca and her young friend
> David
> cheered us on. HL Katya scored not only her first bulls-eye, but her
> second
> and third. Well done, Katya! Corwin learned that tips glued onto
> arrows in
> the parking lot, come off in the butts. I learned that my new arrows
> fly
> much better than the old, but I'm still a lousy shot. Katya learned
> that you
> can shoot much better when egged on by friendly insults and good
> natured
> chiding.
>
> We had a great time. The sun was warm, the company good, and the
> shooting
> fun, as usual. Hopefully the sun will grace us with her presence
> again next
> Sunday.......in the morning, this time.
>
> In service to the dream, Steppes, and Ansteorra
>
> Linet Grey
>
> Archery Marshall of the Steppes
>
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