Here we have the traditional sculptures outside the Chateau Laurier as they looked in 2017.
City Hall has a large skate rink outside suitable for skating after the Canal skate season comes to an end. During Winterlude one often sees skating demonstrations. These two were members of a local figure skating club.
Down in the Glebe that year I stopped by Lansdowne Park again. One day during Winterlude the stadium field had been opened up to kids to make snowmen. Several days later with a snowfall obscuring some of them, the effect was that of a ghostly army of snowmen.
A sledding slope is on the other side of the stadium.
Returning to Confederation Park. 2017 was the centennial year of the Battle of Vimy Ridge in the First World War. A large ice sculpture was one of the ones erected in memory of that battle. It included an ice version of one of Walter Allward's statues at the Vimy Memorial.
A view here includes that big bear, with snow clearing being done by leaf blower in the distance.
Here we have that large ice sculpture featuring a map of the country.
A stage was set up at the west end of the park. In the background is the Aboriginal Veterans Monument, with the Lord Elgin Hotel beyond.
The skaters look so graceful. I would love to take a look at the map on ice.
ReplyDeleteA paradise for skaters!
ReplyDeleteThe skaters look elegant and oh, the army of snowmen!
ReplyDeleteIt looks so cold, I love the skaters:)
ReplyDeleteRoller skating was no problem for me, but on ice I was a zero, I couldn't stay standing !!
ReplyDeleteI like the skaters and the stadium and surrounding in this post.
ReplyDeleteNow they look like they know how to skate. My specialty was the mad dash with the ungainly stop. I had no rivals at that exercise!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sculptures, my favorite is the army of snowman.
ReplyDeleteTake care, enjoy your day!
...let's revisit that garden in a few months!
ReplyDeleteLove the skaters!
ReplyDeleteThe ghostly snowmen are lovely!
ReplyDeleteThe snowmen are great!
ReplyDeleteIt would be fun to see the skaters who know what they're doing!
ReplyDeleteThe snowmen in the field are quite eerie!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos! The snowmen are terrific.
ReplyDelete@Nancy: they were graceful.
ReplyDelete@Italiafinlandia: indeed.
@Iris: quite an army.
@Rosie: our winters are long and cold.
@Gattina: I never learned how to skate.
@Jan: all of it appeals to me.
ReplyDelete@David: I see a lot of that on the ice.
@Eileen: thank you.
@Tom: eventually!
@Marie: me too.
@Magiceye: they are.
ReplyDelete@Gemel: I think so.
@Jeanie: they certainly did.
@RedPat: I agree.
@Maywyn: thanks.
Wonderful photos and loved the snowmen.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteThe ghostly snowmen are unique, I like them.
ReplyDeleteMe too.
DeleteEn Navidades, siempre instalan una pista de patinaje, artificial en mi ciudad. Por aquí, es muy raro que nieve.
ReplyDeleteThanks.
DeleteThose two skaters look like they know what they are doing.
ReplyDeleteThey do indeed.
DeleteBeautiful ice sculptures! Winter beauty
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteWonderful variety of winter photos ~ like all the snow people and the skaters ~
ReplyDeleteWishing you lots of love and peace in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Thank you!
DeleteIce is so beguiling. And you've captured the movement of those skaters somehow. Well done, William
ReplyDeleteThanks!
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