This past weekend we made the trip upstate to visit family and attend a ball game in the city!
We ate at a vegetarian Mexican eatery they had sidewalk dining so we people watched while we ate something we don't get to do out in the rurals where we live..unless we go to Walmart~
! Mom has never been to a "real" ballgame, this is not the Braves or the Yankees or the Mets like I used to attend when I lived up in NYC but its the Greenville Drive! Its way more fun than a Major League game for the reasons I'm sure you already know! I don't think I saw one single spitting match or one inappropriate scratching!!
IT was HOT as heck! but the first pitch was at 7 pm and soon the sun went behind a cloud and then behind the stadium seats so we enjoyed it after that!
They Won 4-0 Pretty cool!
I saw a few things along the way...
this is Shower Bath Falls its bigger than some and smaller than some! the book says its a 13 ft falls...not much water coming over although we have had more rain lately...
This stump has a great spot to live and die don't you think?
Found a roadside meadow! Full of small tidbits and this butterfly...
the mountains had a summer haze laying over them...it was cooler up there though!
Now back home its 97 degrees 50 % humidity...and tomorrow we expect 1-2 inches of rain! I hope it pushes the heat out for a while.
PEACE
Eleanor Roosevelt: You must do the thing you think you can not.
Oh my the ball game looks like fun and mom is obviously enjoying it hugely ... and the lovely lunch too. What fun and beautiful scenery along the way. (No help on the butterfly,,, I am bad at them) But he is a beauty.
ReplyDeleteHope it cools down for y'all.
We got a ton of rain last night the grass is up to my knees! cooler the muggy is still hanging around.
DeleteYour mom looks like she is having a wonderful time. Nice pictures and of course the waterfall is lovely. Butterfly, sorry no clue
ReplyDeleteShe did have fun...she joined in on the "wave" when the end section kept at it till they got the entire crowd involved..lol silly but fun human interaction is necessary even for hermits like me!
DeleteI guess that lovely polar vortex won't get that far south. It's really a breath of fresh air for us here in Iowa. Those AA or AAA, whatever, ball games are fun. The one in Jacksonville had cute audience - participation contests during the seventh inning stretch. Your Mom does look happy.
ReplyDeleteit sort of is located close by we are hoping for the low 90's instead of the high ones.. IOWA....beautiful country!
DeleteLove that waterfall!
ReplyDeleteIt pales in comparison to the ones you saw in Oregon! But it was fun to see this one. Checked another off my waterfall hikes book!
DeleteWhat fun for you and your mom!! We used to live in Rhode Island and enjoyed many a minor league game when my daughter was young. Such pretty pictures. Sure looks like a Pearly Crescentspot to me!! Good call! Keep cool!
ReplyDeleteRhode Island...a beautiful state. The northerners really get into the game...I used to go see the Cyclones when I lived in NYC also they were our local minor league team the stadium was within walking distance of where i lived..along the boardwalk of Coney Island! It was a fun way to spend a Saturday afternoon...$8 for a ticket and huge bread pretzels with mustard!!
DeleteI want to put up the video of the National anthem from this game the girl who sang did an amazing job!
Gorgeous waterfall shot! Nice shots of your mom too- she looks like she's doing good. Haven't been to a ball game in forever, but any excuse to have a beer and a veggie dog sounds like a good time to me.
ReplyDeleteSomething about being at a real, live game (as opposed to watching on TV). Glad your Mom got to take it in. She looks a cutie and also enjoying herself. Some nice scenery shots too.
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