[Steppes] Steppes Archery Practice

Mon Apr 26 07:25:58 PDT 2004

Darn!  I knew we forgot something.  Next time we should let the field dry out.  Yesterday gave new meaning to the term "arrow porpoising" :-)    And I will definitely have to be careful of HL Katya!  Just a simple word or two and she puts the arrow not just in the bulls eye but in the center of the bullseye.  Glad I am that she is good natured!
Jaque

-----Original Message-----
From: ironwyrm at juno.com
Sent: Apr 26, 2004 11:10 AM
To: steppes at ansteorra.org
Cc: steppes at ansteorra.org
Subject: Re: [Steppes] Steppes Archery Practice

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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