One of my favorite things to do in the dead of winter is go out to the middle of a lake or big pond. Sometimes you can ski (if there's a little snow) or snowshoe (if there's a lot of snow) or skate (if there's no snow and the ice is very smooth), but sometimes you just walk out there. Because you can, and it's so bizarre to be in the middle of a lake, where you could never walk at any other time of year. Last weekend I got my fix on nearby Kezar Lake. The ice was too bumpy in most places for skating, and there wasn't enough snow for skis or snowshoes, but Andy and I and the kids and Kimball walked out to explore the island in the middle of the lake. Haley loved peering down through the glassy ice and looking at all the little bubbles and streaks she could see down there, even though she wasn't too keen on walking over the slippery ice. "Didi (daddy), picka me up?" she said every time we put her down. Aiden loved running and sliding on his knees, and Kimball just enjoyed being leash-free on Sutton's largest winter dog park (not many rules for dogs on frozen ponds).
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| Haley looking at the ice bubbles |
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| Old ice fishing hole |
The ice was at least 16" thick, and there were even a few yahoos in pick ups doing crazy speeding donuts on the other side of the lake, so no danger of falling through for us. We explored some old ice fishing holes (complete with frozen bait treats for kimball around some) and also the large hole in the ice where Musterfield Farm collected large ice blocks for their ice house last weekend. We heard from friends who went to the ice harvest that Musterfield had to get rid of some leftover ice in their ice house from last summer before they could fill it up again- amazing how those large blocks last through the entire summer and beyond packed together so tightly in the icehouse!
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| ice house blocks that were not used |
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| Hi! |
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| I'm done now |
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| Exploring the island |
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