It has taken me ages to get these photos edited and online, but here are a few snaps of our game of boules in the park in late April. Depressingly, it was warmer and sunnier then than it is now.

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Aude, Karine and Julien prepare for a game of boules with a quick glass of pastis

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This joke remains as funny as it ever was…

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Emergency Chinese take-away to stave off the hunger. You need a lot of energy to play boules.

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Aude surveys the landscape.

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Julien has more boules than most…

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Textbook form!

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The ladies are up…

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Matthew adopts an unconventional technique…

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…which proves remarkably effective. Laugh if you will, but we won.

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The girls are up again…

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Aude seems pleased with herself…

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Karine, on the other hand, is a little skeptical.

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Some serious adjudication going on here to determine the winner. If you need to know who won, I suggest looking at the thumbs.