2009.10.26
Pink umbrella
Football fans at the William Byrd/Northside football game on Friday night (October 16) sat in the rain and watched the game in rain gear in an attempt to shelter themselves with various colorful umbrellas. I asked myself, "What's wrong with these people?" as I stood in the mushy wet grass, my socks soaked and my feet cold.
I was there to photograph the game.
The only other reason I could possibly imagine to be there in that rain might be if my son was on the team. He's not. He's only 10 years old.
"Do all of these people have kids on the teams, cheerleading squads or the bands?" I thought. Quite possibly. That had to be the reason they were tolerating the miserable cold and dampness.
Otherwise, there's something I don't understand. But despite my discomfort, it looked quite pretty.
STEPHANIE KLEIN-DAVIS/The Roanoke Times
