We are all in full swing now and have to deal with very long days, wilt, anthracnose, green speeds, and members’ complaints.  We live by the weather and keep hoping for a day of rain.    Last year in June it was too much rain, this season rain has eluded us since March.   My friends always tell me “too much rain, not enough rain, too cold, too hot, too windy, too humid…… are you ever satisfied with the weather”.    It is Memorial Day weekend and the weather is perfect for celebrating, and here I am hoping for rain!

Last year I wrote these exact words in my President’s message, and felt it was worth repeating.

 When I start to ask the question “Why is it that I did not continue my corporate career, or go to law school” I try to remember just why I chose the path we’re on.  It is the simple things really.  Its’ not having to go to the dry cleaner twice a week, it is wearing your comfortable clothes all the time.  It is the privilege of taking your dog to work, or watching the sun rise and set some days.  It is the time on the course when the shadows from the sun make everything look so good.  It is the healthy feeling you get when you finish hand walking greens.  It is the smell of fresh cut grass, or quiet of early morning.  It is the first frost, the color of the fall leaves.  It is the sense of pride you can feel when players compliment you on the conditions.  It is the rain that finally falls or the sun that finally shines.  It could be anything really, but when things get a little crazy and you start wishing another summer away.  Take a few moments and try to remember all of simple pleasures of our life as Superintendents, and the real reasons you would not change your career choice for the opportunity to make more money or the opportunity to take a summer vacation.

This summer we have a terrific golf meeting schedule, with the S&R at Woodshole, The Rho-Cod Cup at the Pinehills and don’t forget the free-b-que at Scituate Country Club.  Summer will be over before we can even wish it away, so remember to stop and try to enjoy the sunny warm and dry summer ahead of us.

Lianne 
President