Bastille Day festivities bring a touch of France to Edmonds

Posted: July 14, 2013 979
Seattle musician Bonnie Burch provided an authentic musical soundtrack for the event with classic French and Italian tunes evoking a dreamy summer afternoon by the Seine.
Seattle musician Bonnie Burch provided an authentic musical soundtrack for the event with classic French and Italian tunes evoking a dreamy summer afternoon by the Seine.

Larry Vogel was on hand as more than 50 players from throughout the Puget Sound region attended Sunday’s Bastille Day Petanque tournament sponsored by the Edmonds Petanque Club.

The day-long event also featured music, food, wine and a prize raffle.

Proper form is critical in petanque, where the player plants his or her feet firmly in a small circle and tosses the ball (boule) with just enough backspin to come to rest at the critical spot.
Proper form is critical in petanque, where the player plants his or her feet firmly in a small circle and tosses the ball (boule) with just enough backspin to come to rest at the critical spot.
Edmonds Petanque Club member Tom Nunn is all concentration as he lines up his shot.
Edmonds Petanque Club member Tom Nunn is all concentration as he lines up his shot.
Petanque often comes down to game of inches determining which ball is closest to the small green "cochonnet" or jack.
Petanque often comes down to game of inches determining which ball is closest to the small green “cochonnet” or jack.
Petanque players covered Civic Center field for Edmonds first-ever Bastille Day tournament.
Petanque players covered Civic Center field for Edmonds first-ever Bastille Day tournament.

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