That little yellow pill

It wasn’t deliberate at 1st ….. ok ,it was. Attention seeking , I can’t deny it , but something was needed to break the ice . It had been neglected for 8 months or more . Leroy doesn’t want to use it , so it meant I couldn’t , and that’s not a big deal . It was just………. I dunno , things had got stalled , the weather was getting cooler and the days shorter . It was boring , in fact boredom has been one of the biggest obstacles since moving here . I started bringing her in the car with me . You know? Just to look at , sometimes just to get a feel . I was working on the theory of her being visible , that maybe the love could return . It did

I started taking her to school at Leroy’s pickup ,spinning her in my palms , throwing her to the ground and letting her return straight back to her master . I play it cool ; no one seems to notice at 1st . We go to the park so Leroy can throw some hoops ; she comes too . Eventually the love spreads and Leroy wants her back . She’s popular again . Back and forth she goes . It doesn’t take long before Leroys polished off the rust . The girls gleaming in the sun now , doing her full repertoire of tricks and little dances . She hardly touches the ground .

I keep her with me on most trips and it eventually pays . I look over at a guy at school pick up who’s been watching me for a while now .Shes doing her job , sending out sweet whispers . He comes over and introduces himself and asks ,”Is that a rugby ball ?” Holy shit , did you hear that ? A fucken rugby ball ! That’s like comparing Margot Robbie with Rebel Wilson . I like’m both but geezus the Sherrin is surely Margot Robbie isn’t she ? ……….As I’ve said in the past ;Australian rules football is not heard of over here , where rugby is .In fact rugby union is played in the schools here , hence the reason the our football gets mistaken for a rugby ball .

Really , all I’ve been trying to do of late is to see if I can attract attention to the Aussie football , and more so to attract other Australians . It’s worked . I talk to Mike most days at school pick up , he’s the guy who 1st asked if the ball was a rugby ball . He’s an American who works in public relations ( not sure what that is ) . I met a couple in the park who are American but the guy has a brother who lives in Melbourne . His brother introduced them to Australian coffee and they now get him to send them back coffee from’ 5 Senses ‘ . They swear it’s the best they’ve tasted ( not hard when you taste the coffee over here ) . A few weeks ago I ran into Anna . She ,her husband and 4 kids all under the age of 7 had moved here from Highett in Melbourne . She’s a Saints supporter too . It was a fleeting encounter and maybe we’l meet again . That’s why the footy will keep on venturing down to the park . Just an hour ago I ran into another Melbournian in the park . Guess why ? Yep that beautiful yellow pill . Byrnes and his wife are from Kensington and live just 200 yards up the road , they’ve been here 6 months . It’s been a slow ply but eventually the percentages have to come into play .