Nope … not a new act for the Ice Capades. In fact, October 20th is 3 to 4 weeks too early for my local ponds and streams to be icing over, but three successive days with temperatures in the low to mid 20’s before sunrise have made ice appear. At 66 years old, this is a new experience for me.

Yesterday afternoon I captured on camera a Rusty Blackbird practicing its compulsory figures. Can’t wait to see its free form skate.

Meanwhile elsewhere on the pond a female had found an ice free mud flat.