Skate the Lake

Last year, we had our first snow at the end of October, and the amount of snow didn't really diminish after that, but just seemed to keep building. This year, we had an early snow in October, and then it melted away. When the cold returned, there was frost and ice, but little snow, and it gave people an opportunity to get out to skate on Prestvannet, the lake near our flat. These photos were taken Nov. 29. Some snow did need to be cleared away to make a suitable skating area, so people brought shovels and snow movers to clear areas. Though we didn't see it, there was evidence that some sort of motorized vehicle was used to make a circular route for skaters. On another evening when we were walking home, we saw lights flashing out in the middle of the lake; it was a man with his two children, skating and sledding in the dark. They were having a blast!