The Way It Used To Be

More winter fun

There weren't any lakes that froze over in the winter and the rivers surrounding Manhattan wouldn't have been suitable for ice-skating anyway so we kids turned to a tennis court that flooded their courts for ice-skating. So many of us turned out for an afternoon or evening of fun on the ice. The waltz king's Tales of the Vienna Woods always brings these times to mind. I don't recall how long we would skate but there was nothing greater than going round and round the courts with friends. How cold was it? I don't know but whatever it was it was glorious!

Just walking through the neighboring woods was fun as the snow piled in drifts just made for making snow-angels. Places that, in summer, were picnic grounds were now covered in snow, often more than inches deep.

posted by railtrax @ 7:21 PM