Last weekend my two best friends from medical school, Lynne and Sahar, came to visit. Naturally, we had to hit up a harvest festival because that is how we roll. Although there were several competing harvest festivals in Sonoma County that weekend, David found just the ticket. Shone Farm, affiliated with Santa Rosa Junior College where he works, was having their very own harvest fair. There were fields of pick-your-own tomatoes, pumpkins, sunflowers and squash, a petting zoo, hay rides, a build-your-own scare crow station, lasso practice, and a tomato slingshot activity. The festivities were set on a beautiful 365 acre farm overlooking the Russian River Valley and surrounding vineyards now turning golden yellow and vibrant crimson.
No, we did not fit either demographic present: young families or senior citizens.
Yes, you are correct, we dominated in the tomato slingshot activity.
First, Sahar collected fallen, half-rotten tomatoes straight from the field. Next we got in line with about five boys aged 8-10. Then, we went for it.
This is the most upper body work I have engaged in since my mastectomy. The tomato slingshot mechanism was similar to Therabands used in exercise classes and by many physical therapists, but with the added reward of hurling a soggy tomato towards bails of hay while enthusiastic boys already covered in dirt and tomato mush cheer you on. As you can see I used the squat technique which produced reasonable launching results.
Sahar used an unconventional pose, I will call it the heal-dig half-lotus warrior, which provided excellent control and impressive distance. Well done Sahar.
This is our new llama friend smirking at us from the barn across from the tomato field. I think he felt our slingshot technique was average judging by the expression on his face.
David, thanks for finding this beautiful farm for us and providing photo documentation.
Llama, thanks for not spitting on Lynne.
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| Is this a secret tomato-sling sign Lynne? |
No, we did not fit either demographic present: young families or senior citizens.
Yes, you are correct, we dominated in the tomato slingshot activity.
First, Sahar collected fallen, half-rotten tomatoes straight from the field. Next we got in line with about five boys aged 8-10. Then, we went for it.
This is the most upper body work I have engaged in since my mastectomy. The tomato slingshot mechanism was similar to Therabands used in exercise classes and by many physical therapists, but with the added reward of hurling a soggy tomato towards bails of hay while enthusiastic boys already covered in dirt and tomato mush cheer you on. As you can see I used the squat technique which produced reasonable launching results.
Sahar used an unconventional pose, I will call it the heal-dig half-lotus warrior, which provided excellent control and impressive distance. Well done Sahar.
This is our new llama friend smirking at us from the barn across from the tomato field. I think he felt our slingshot technique was average judging by the expression on his face.
David, thanks for finding this beautiful farm for us and providing photo documentation.
Llama, thanks for not spitting on Lynne.
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