I’ve mainly been taking hundreds of photos of a Dodgeball tournament today, and it’s left me rather knackered.
It also means that tomorrow will bring a World of Editing™.
But that’s tomorrow. I’m going to get some dinner and get some sleep.
Tag: dodgeball
Sport as art
Maximum effort and passion from everyone concerned in the SA v Saudi Arabia Dodgeball tournament this weekend. And a huge win for the local U21 boys in their 5 match series.
I’ve been watching and ‘togging.
It’s a fairly straightforward game, usually somewhat controlled and end to end with waves of attacks, but every so often there will be a few seconds of absolute chaos.
Like what’s happening in that photo above. I love the way that it’s all so still and calm in the image, but you can still absolutely feel the power, urgency and action.
Art.
Warning
I’ve spent my day watching Dodgeball. It’s been fun.
Tomorrow looks like less fun, not because of the Dodgeball, but because of the weather:
Level 6 is pretty hectic. To put it in perspective, Level 0 is “Turned out nice again, Gromit”, and Level 10 is the Apocalypse.
So things might be a bit rough over the next 48 hours.
I shall shelter next to a Dodgeball court in town.
Busy day reimagined
Apparently, there’s a Level 1 wind warning out for the Western Cape today:
A Yellow Level 1 warning: Damaging winds which may result in localized problems for high-sided vehicles on routes prone to strong cross winds (especially in the N1), exposed high level roads/bridges and risk of localized runways fires are expected over the southern parts of the Northern Cape as well as the central and northern parts of the Western Cape.
See?
It’s not been that bad, but there are a few branches down here and there, an over-confidently placed shoe ended up in the swimming pool, and there has been quite a lot of ear flappery of the beagle variety.
The weather is unhelpful, as half the family is off to an outdoor concert this evening (the wind looks likely to moderate by sunset), and another quarter has outdoor dodgeball training. But before that, one of the quarters which is going to the concert has an outdoor horseriding session in a dusty arena. It’s going to be hectic.
Me? I’m the final quarter and I’m just the taxi service for all these things. And that’s going to involve dashing from Hout Bay to Wynberg to Kirstenbosch to Pinelands (all the exciting places covered then) with minimal time in between.
Except…
Within a couple of moments of one another, the riding and the dodgeball were both cancelled. The former because it was “nasty” in Hout Bay (their words, not mine), and I’m not sure what the weather had to do with it, anyway; and the latter because of the risk of injury from “balls flying out of control and in different directions”. Just sounds like a good night out on Somerset Road to me.
Careful now.
And so, with the concert unlikely to be pulled (international artist, don’t you know?), the fun can continue, and the afternoon has got a little bit easier to navigate through, albeit at the expense of some equestrian entertainment and some important training.
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So… looks like a bit of Germany v Japan in my comfy chair for me, rather than trips to Hout Bay and Pinelands.
What a pity.
Well done
I’m really feeling rough today, so I’ve missed out on the excitement of the final day.
Well done to the U21s, who managed their first ever point as a team.
And really well done to the U21 women, who pulled off an incredible win against all the odds.
More from me tomorrow.