The boys are back in town.

 

“And if you want a seat you better come on down

'Cause when the band fires up that old glory sound

This is the moment we've all been waiting for

Lining them up, and the whistle blows.

It has been 490 days since I photographed a football game. If I missed it, you can imagine what the players were going through—especially the seniors!

That last game was great; even though our team didn’t win—-they lost by a point—-as I have said before, “there were no losers!” Then we began the wait. When the pandemic hit last March, I would never have imagined summer or fall activities would be affected. It must have been very difficult on Hallmark, Walmart, and every other store that sells seasonal merchandise….I wonder if they had it in the back and are now bringing it out. 

We all know the date for St. Patrick’s Day, 4th of July and approximate dates for—Memorial Day, Labor Day, and of course National Chili Dog day. (By the way, it’s July 29th this year.) I can imagine the number of paper products and cups must have collected some major dust.

Which brings me back to football. This morning I was fortunate to photograph a scrimmage game our varsity team had; I got there what I thought was early, but there were many people waiting to go find a seat. The protocol to enter the field was pretty extensive—temperature check, form to be filled out, and I was not allowed to be within 30 feet of the players. The way I guesstimated how far away I would have to stand, was as simple as looking at the field markers…10 yards.

The photo above was taken this morning. After the scrimmage, the players all kneeled and listen to the coach; it put a thought in my head. Using software, I thought it would be cool to think about the past year and how we have gone full circle from “fear” and soon to be “cheer.” Welcome back football, we missed you.

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