Several folks enjoying a man made pond in a park!
Dads and young 'uns alike dressed for the frigid temperatures and enjoying a game.
Sometimes the dad's took over: Catch me if you can!
And then, just when you thought he was being mean, he'd pass to one of the boys for the final shot!
This young man was getting tired!... But...
Gamely stood again to meet the challengers.
Some fresh recruits donning skates to join the fray...
One end was still open for beginners and figure skating.
See? This is how you skate backwards?
But... it's lonely at the end...
Bah! They're not going to shoot it down here!
These were taken in Belmont, Ontario... just a small village that got sucked into a larger Municipality a few years ago when they amalgamated everybody in order to (what they called) save tax dollars.
As Dick stood behind my shoulder while I snapped these shots, he regaled me with stories of how when we were kids, we of course wouldn't have dreamt of wearing a noggin saving helmet! Sometimes yes, he would get a pair of hockey gloves in a Christmas gift, but padding was usually a borrowed Sears catalogue and phone book stuffed down your socks!
