Tennis Ball Treasure Trove

I had been harassing the stables team as to the high usage of tennis balls and no one had ever managed to give me an exact answer. We seemed to have the sam enumbers of users and there seemed to be no rreal difference in the style of tennis being played but for some reason this year we have gone through nearly twice the number of balls as normal and it is still only September. So sometiome sit is eaier to simply stop asking and the answer will become clear.

And so it did yeatsterfday as I was walking past the court where Chay and Thomas were cutting bthe hedge I noticed a huge number of balls lying on the court- not ideal given the rain but as I stood puzzling another ball came from teh sky and a voice shouted "27" What was happemning was that as they trimmed back the hedge- a combination of easy cutting with a ghedge trimmer and violent hacking with a pair of clippers they were also uncovering hiding paces for balls, especially on the top of the hedge.

Whislt I have trimmed the hedge myself many times I do not recall it being soproductive but as Chay reminded me we had neglected last year to trim the top as we were letting it grow to camoflague the new sports buildingwhihc we have now postponed till next year. So this could be the last time we trim the top of the hedge, and therefore the last great find of tennis balls. quietly when no one was lookig i took 4 balls home and hope that dibley- my dog- enjoys his special "Birthday Gift"!!- If a wee bit late.