Queen: What sport shall we devise here in this garden,
To drive away the heavy thought of care?

First Lady: Madam, we'll play at bowls.

Queen: 'Twill make me think the world is full of rubs.
And that my fortune runs against the bias

– Shakespeare, Richard II 

The Castle Bowls (lawn bowling) club was in good form Sunday afternoon when my husband and I passed their way.  There were lively jabs exchanged and a fair bit of advice offered from the onlookers. We found ourselves oddly transfixed and cracking up at regular intervals. 

I should add that we apretty much know nothing at all about lawn bowling. So I haven't the foggiest idea who was winning, only that everyone was in high spirits. Wiki tells a fascinating story of the history of the game which made my eyes cross. So I still don't have the foggiest idea, just that it is charmingly British and made for a right jolly stop on a lazy afternoon out.