You know a game must be fun if it’s stuck around for eight centuries–and that’s how long folks have been playing lawn bowling (in some form or another). It was the invention of the lawn mower in 1830, allowing for smoothly cut bowling greens, that really popularized the sport. Our homepage features the balls called ‘woods,’ or ‘bowls,’ that competitors use during game play. The objective is to roll the grapefruit-sized balls toward a smaller ball called a ‘jack,’ and points are awarded to the players who come the closest. Fancy a game?
Let’s have a ball
Today in History
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Santorini, Greece
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National Park Week: Everglades National Park
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It’s Siblings Day!
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It’s National Walk to Work Day
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Pasadena Chalk Festival supports local arts education
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Denali National Park
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Celebrating World Water Day
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Halo around the sun
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Happy 50th for the National Trails System!
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An unlikely friendship in the wild
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Let’s go foraging
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Birds of a feather flocking together
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Brown bears, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska
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A whale of a hug
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Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve, Estonia
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Humpback whales in Maui, Hawaii
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Midsummer in Sweden
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Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
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The birthplace of Cinco de Mayo
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Roman theater of Cartagena, Spain
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Wild garlic in bloom at Hainich National Park, Germany
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Wind horses carry wishes for a new year
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Sea Slug Day
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Falling for Rioja
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International Tiger Day
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Diwali lights in Guwahati, India
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Porto Timoni beach, Greece
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The Aomori Nebuta Festival parade, Japan
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Lakeside serenity in Finland
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Fat Bear Week