“We’ve played lawn bowls for 40 years,” they sing. “Stonnington please pay attention.” Another golden line: “Lawn bowls is what I prefer, is what I deserve.”It took an afternoon to shoot. “It was pretty arduous,” said Mrs. Wallish, who wrote the lyrics. Some, like Bronte Bowling Club and Maroubra Sports Club, have converted part of their space into lucrative markets, restaurants, fitness centers or child care centers. “For some of those elderly men bowlers who are widowers or divorced, the bowls club are the reason they get up in the morning,” Mrs. Wallish said, bemoaning the potential loss of their club.

Source: New York Times July 31, 2017 08:37 UTC