Skating in Dundas Park

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Thanks to the persistence of Shayla and Ryan, we mobilized ourselves to go skating, twice, on the new outdoor "artificial ice" skating rink in the Dundas Park.
Shayla, Ryan, Ann, Michael, Ruth and I skated on Saturday after Christmas. The weather was quite warm so the ice was soft and, as the maintenance folks hadn't quite got the routine down well (the rink opened only a few days before Christmas and not all of the equipment was in place yet), there were also some patches of water on the ice surface. One of those bits of water contributed to Ryan slipping and falling when he decided to walk around in his boots after he had finished skating. Fortunately, he still had his helmet on or he would have hit his head quite hard.
In spite of these minor ice problems, everyone had a great time. Shayla is skating very well and Ryan has improved over last year - and even improved from Saturday to Sunday when Ann and the kids went out again. On Sunday it was colder and the ice was much better.
A few photos of Ann, Shayla and Ryan on the ice. These photos were taken on the colder of the days as indicated by hoods and fairly red cheeks.