wintertime blues
 
I had all the elements this year. An impressive 30 x 45 foot sheet of plastic, new boards, even a new laser level. It takes a lot of effort to put together a good backyard rink. I enlisted a couple of volunteers to help flood & maintain. I look forward to cold crisp nights and putting on all those layers. I love looking up at Orion floating up above on a clear evening while I haul the hose out for a flood. And when it all comes together, and the kids are skating and screaming and shooting the puck... well, that’s pure magic. That’s when I love winter. One small problem. Winter never showed up this year. We had a week in December, a couple of days in January and now a bit in February. Everything melted in between. Green grass. In January? So I am stuck with a big ugly mess in my backyard. Here’s a few of my favourite shots of the backyard from years past.
Sunday, February 12, 2006 Winter is icummen in, Lhude sing Goddamm, Raineth drop and staineth slop, And how the wind doth ramm! Sing: Goddamm Ezra Pound