Invasions

Chasing off the first invasion
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Trying out the new toys
Originally uploaded by davidjennings.

It's over a month since I first wondered if children would be tempted to try out the ball court before it was finished. Today a football game began on it, before the man at the top of this photo put a swift and decisive stop to that.

But he could not stand permanent guard, and it wasn't long before second and third waves came along. Of course, none of the protective covering has been installed on the playground yet. And, most worryingly, a small fight broke out with the stones on the ball court surface (though it was over before there was time to intervene at all).