What a day.
We had to get out with our skates today
so we went into Winnipeg and met up with the girls
and thousands of other Winnipeggers
at the Forks - the meeting of the Red and Assiniboine rivers.
As you can tell from the pics, the skating conditions were not
the greatest.
It did get a bit better further on
but at this point my shins were already killing me
so we didn't spend much time on this part of the river.
We found a shady spot on the "curling rink" where the sun hadn't done
its damage yet
and the skating was much better
although we did have to dodge the odd puck.
Howard was sporting the toque I knit for him.
I am quite proud of it.
:)
Oh, and of him too - of course!
This dog's owner said, "She loves hockey!"
She was mesmerized by the pucks and every so often
managed to snag one
but she always gave it back right away.
So cute!
This wall of ice is just across the river from The Forks.
There were some pretty intense climbers doing their thing
up there.
Wow! What a fun day! Have never been to the Forks in the winter time. Will have to do that sometime. Looks like you still have a lot of snow. Daffodils are blooming here (not to rub it in!!)
ReplyDeleteActually, we had hardly any snow this year. The fields were bare all winter. Once it started to melt it only took a few days for the snow to disappear. We didn't have any school days cancelled because of storms this winter. It was a great winter!
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