Joy of Spring

Spring this year has been an almost uninterrupted rain fall. But yesterday the sun came out and Parukarska park, my local, was suddenly filled with bare bodies. In the evening as I walked the dog, I could hear the sound of live music. When I reached the little room at the top of the hill that calls itself a pub, I found what turned out to be a French band performing on the edge of the hill. The Communist era communications tower is part of the backdrop.
I think the name was Psycho Gros, but they were full of energy and obviously enjoying themselves. The sound was fantastic and the instruments so perfectly suited to the open air. Not a sniff of electricity involved either. Always something interesting happening when the sun comes out. The beer flows like water (cheaper too) and no one gets violent or ugly. Although when an unguided ball, thrown for a dog, knocked a beer out of a woman's hand over 50 yards away the other day there were a few harsh words.
Other things to look at in the park usually include people practicing tight rope walking on a rope strung between two trees a couple of feet off the ground, broad sword practice with beefy blokes wearing shorts and chain mail gloves, and the usual frisbee and badminton. There's also a guy who likes to sit with a home made cover over his laptop so he can see the screen in the sun as he makes use of the free wifi on the hill.