"Did you need me for anything," she asked?
"No, I'm going to play golf."
"In the rain?" she asked.
I had a golf date for 9 am who didn't show up, probably because it is cloudy and sprinkling out. But I'm from Iowa, and one subtle difference I noticed since I moved out here is that Californians are a bit shyer when it comes to getting rained on. So, I was the only one playing golf out in the sprinkles today.
I discovered this nice little miniature golf course here on the campground. It's eleven holes, not nine, or eighteen--eleven. It is not one you should drive out of your way to get to. It has lots of leaves strewn on it and has been patch-worked with occasional repairs. But it is clear that the person who designed this little miniature golf course had a sense of humor and wit. Here are the names for each hole and my success in pocketing the balls over a two day period. The score cards are no longer distributed so I do not know the official pars.
5/15 5/16
Hole 1, The Zig Zag: 6 7
Hole 2, Happy Choice 7 6
Hole 3, Shady Rock 6 6
Hole 4, Easy Up 2 4
Hole 5, The Left Bank 2 4
Hole 6, (sign missing) 2 3
Hole 7, The Right Bank 2 2
Hole 8, The Tight Square 5 4
Hole 9, The High Low 3 3
Hole 10, Almost Square 6 6
Hole 11, The Final Stretch 3 2
TOTAL 44 47
My favorite hole is the High Low which is a split-level arrangement wherein you putt the ball into a hole on the upper level, it rolls down a three foot chute aimed directly at a hole on the lower level. Your ball then pops over, around, or out of the second hole. I showed some consistency with this one.
The reason I know this course was set up at least a decade ago is because so many of the names have a "THE" in them. This game and the signs were obviously made before the age of illiteracy, I mean the age of Texting, LOL. The signs and the names were made up in a time when more people had fun and less people were there to nix them and say something like, "hey, if we REMOVE the "THE" from each title, it'll be faster and cheaper to make the sign. I'm just kidding. I love the age we live in. It's an absolutely great character builder / destroyer (two sides of the same coin!)
It is from this campground that I was driving when I discovered a magical place and made a video of it to enter into a short film festival. Two days ago, I finished the video of this beautiful sculpture garden located in Watsonville, California (Garlic Capital of the World--yes GARLIC). I actually made two videos so one can enjoy it in two ways. That's how much I thought about this place, and the artists of Pajaro Valley, California that the place introduced me to. When you read the locations where these artists abide, take into account that Watsonville, California and Santa Cruz, California are two very different landscapes--one has lovely, green, rolling hills and farms, and the other has crashing waves, sparkling harbors, and Surfers.
Art is in the Air
Sierra Azul Nursery and Gardens
"No, I'm going to play golf."
"In the rain?" she asked.
I had a golf date for 9 am who didn't show up, probably because it is cloudy and sprinkling out. But I'm from Iowa, and one subtle difference I noticed since I moved out here is that Californians are a bit shyer when it comes to getting rained on. So, I was the only one playing golf out in the sprinkles today.
I discovered this nice little miniature golf course here on the campground. It's eleven holes, not nine, or eighteen--eleven. It is not one you should drive out of your way to get to. It has lots of leaves strewn on it and has been patch-worked with occasional repairs. But it is clear that the person who designed this little miniature golf course had a sense of humor and wit. Here are the names for each hole and my success in pocketing the balls over a two day period. The score cards are no longer distributed so I do not know the official pars.
5/15 5/16
Hole 1, The Zig Zag: 6 7
Hole 2, Happy Choice 7 6
Hole 3, Shady Rock 6 6
Hole 4, Easy Up 2 4
Hole 5, The Left Bank 2 4
Hole 6, (sign missing) 2 3
Hole 7, The Right Bank 2 2
Hole 8, The Tight Square 5 4
Hole 9, The High Low 3 3
Hole 10, Almost Square 6 6
Hole 11, The Final Stretch 3 2
TOTAL 44 47
My favorite hole is the High Low which is a split-level arrangement wherein you putt the ball into a hole on the upper level, it rolls down a three foot chute aimed directly at a hole on the lower level. Your ball then pops over, around, or out of the second hole. I showed some consistency with this one.
The reason I know this course was set up at least a decade ago is because so many of the names have a "THE" in them. This game and the signs were obviously made before the age of illiteracy, I mean the age of Texting, LOL. The signs and the names were made up in a time when more people had fun and less people were there to nix them and say something like, "hey, if we REMOVE the "THE" from each title, it'll be faster and cheaper to make the sign. I'm just kidding. I love the age we live in. It's an absolutely great character builder / destroyer (two sides of the same coin!)
It is from this campground that I was driving when I discovered a magical place and made a video of it to enter into a short film festival. Two days ago, I finished the video of this beautiful sculpture garden located in Watsonville, California (Garlic Capital of the World--yes GARLIC). I actually made two videos so one can enjoy it in two ways. That's how much I thought about this place, and the artists of Pajaro Valley, California that the place introduced me to. When you read the locations where these artists abide, take into account that Watsonville, California and Santa Cruz, California are two very different landscapes--one has lovely, green, rolling hills and farms, and the other has crashing waves, sparkling harbors, and Surfers.
Art is in the Air
Sierra Azul Nursery and Gardens
