tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post3984601285520147131..comments2024-03-19T09:07:22.884-04:00Comments on Ottawa Daily Photo: Skating Around On A Large OvalWilliam Kendallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-88267700493654751582019-01-03T11:16:04.723-05:002019-01-03T11:16:04.723-05:00@Kay: I'm pretty sure my love of winter compen...@Kay: I'm pretty sure my love of winter compensates for the lack of skating.<br /><br />@Jack: some places have interior speed skating ovals for that sort of training.<br /><br />@Orvokki: I imagine I'll never learn.<br /><br />@Pat: it takes a bit of planning things out. :)<br /><br />@Shelly: I can't!William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-25720081698857942762019-01-03T11:14:31.315-05:002019-01-03T11:14:31.315-05:00@Randy: for those who skate, yes!
@Karl: this is ...@Randy: for those who skate, yes!<br /><br />@Karl: this is a big oval.<br /><br />@Grace: I imagine I never will learn. <br /><br />@Jan: a lot of Dutch people come to skate on our canal.<br /><br />@Jose: no, the weather is cold enough to skate outdoors.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-7741646636620947072015-01-11T16:13:12.417-05:002015-01-11T16:13:12.417-05:00I can roller skate and skateboard. That's it!I can roller skate and skateboard. That's it!shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09596621767297173021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-16006788884841871152015-01-09T23:21:18.459-05:002015-01-09T23:21:18.459-05:00Making love in a canoe? That could be a dicey vent...Making love in a canoe? That could be a dicey venture...Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-30394439192014791972015-01-08T14:00:16.322-05:002015-01-08T14:00:16.322-05:00It is high time to learn how to skate. It is fun. ...It is high time to learn how to skate. It is fun. <br />But, however, my last skating is for 20 years...orvokkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11408082210385156163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-29024247798494426902015-01-07T21:56:30.168-05:002015-01-07T21:56:30.168-05:00Odd to see a skate oval instead of a hockey rink. ...Odd to see a skate oval instead of a hockey rink. I always wondered where speed skaters learned their craft.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323811980627840654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-10029308212768254462015-01-07T19:20:21.372-05:002015-01-07T19:20:21.372-05:00This wintry weather should please you, but if Cana...This wintry weather should please you, but if Canadians skate/play hockey and you don't skate, does this mean you're not Canadian?? ;-)Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06578956617200346544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-55611352578508512102015-01-07T12:32:23.392-05:002015-01-07T12:32:23.392-05:00* skate* skateAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783877262954668959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-81437564228585717852015-01-07T12:31:59.251-05:002015-01-07T12:31:59.251-05:00You definitely don't need a tent to ice skete ...You definitely don't need a tent to ice skete out there! :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783877262954668959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-60077743893467878402015-01-07T09:19:10.726-05:002015-01-07T09:19:10.726-05:00I'm a bit jealous seeing the ice and the skate...I'm a bit jealous seeing the ice and the skater. First of all because I have always loved skating on the Frisian lakes and canals, it's hard that I can't skate anymore nowadays.<br />But I'm mainly jealous because of your winter weather. Overhere temperatures are still high, but this morning I could make a first shot of a very thin layer of ice. It won't last for long, in the coming days we'll heve stormy weather with temperatures of about 12 degrees C. ... :-(Jan K. alias Afanjahttp://afanja.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-82200205012353401622015-01-07T09:07:26.289-05:002015-01-07T09:07:26.289-05:00It's never too late to learn William :)It's never too late to learn William :)PerthDailyPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077053209100022305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-25142783736719564002015-01-07T08:17:57.220-05:002015-01-07T08:17:57.220-05:00I would like to skate here...I would like to skate here...Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16480403752005019620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-76209194678910942192015-01-06T21:33:32.086-05:002015-01-06T21:33:32.086-05:00Looks like fun.Looks like fun.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14324315351283229508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-24586498292921866992015-01-06T20:20:15.280-05:002015-01-06T20:20:15.280-05:00@Marleen: I know a number of Dutch people come ove...@Marleen: I know a number of Dutch people come over for the skating on the Canal.<br /><br />@Ciel: getting better. I'm off the meds now, and not limping. I'll have to keep an eye out for a canoe!<br /><br />@Cheryl: we have no shortage of rinks!<br /><br />@Jane: that can happen.<br /><br />@RedPat: yes, it's a shock!<br /><br />@Lois: there will be skaters yet to come in these pages through the winter!<br /><br />@Mari: not in your part of the continent!William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-41301660981677108942015-01-06T19:45:17.602-05:002015-01-06T19:45:17.602-05:00I once was good at roller skating, but there was n...I once was good at roller skating, but there was nowhere to ice skate.Mari Collierhttp://www.maricollier.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-70587222600119169332015-01-06T19:08:05.383-05:002015-01-06T19:08:05.383-05:00I would love to be able to watch the outdoor skate...I would love to be able to watch the outdoor skaters! I haven't ice skated in years, so I would be afraid to try it now.Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737705457021667861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-56856459299326479412015-01-06T17:41:36.172-05:002015-01-06T17:41:36.172-05:00You love winter and you can't skate! I'm s...You love winter and you can't skate! I'm shocked! ;-)RedPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980471119229896414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-39712764448116517612015-01-06T16:06:43.064-05:002015-01-06T16:06:43.064-05:00Coming from a big city, to a small island, somethi...Coming from a big city, to a small island, something I miss indoor and outdoor ice skating. I don't miss the bruises or cold wet jeans though. Jane Hards Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17162628972166464736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-38141657851427177452015-01-06T15:51:02.815-05:002015-01-06T15:51:02.815-05:00Now ice skating might be one thing I wish we had d...Now ice skating might be one thing I wish we had down here! The only time I ever did it was in a rink!Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18101939218861758437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-79399862765168797442015-01-06T14:19:07.219-05:002015-01-06T14:19:07.219-05:00So you are a real Canadian, right? :-)
Not that y...So you are a real Canadian, right? :-)<br /><br />Not that you'd want to learn now, how's the leg?<br /><br />If you ever get the chance to take pics of canoes, please include... lol, sorry couldn't resist that. Now I shall have a reputation...cieldequimperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541298876304462514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-36946280450290750562015-01-06T14:01:55.801-05:002015-01-06T14:01:55.801-05:00the Dutch would love the ice you have in Canada! B...the Dutch would love the ice you have in Canada! But I can't skate either..Marleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15594342591135194794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-42799430543650058412015-01-06T12:36:04.255-05:002015-01-06T12:36:04.255-05:00@Tex: I hadn't quite thought of it as a confes...@Tex: I hadn't quite thought of it as a confession, but I guess it's a fitting description!<br /><br />@VP: I get enough enjoyment watching others do so.<br /><br />@Norma: not yet, but some of my remarks about the Dark Lord of the Sith in the Prime Minister's Office might get me there!<br /><br />@Kreig: on the Canal it has to be thirty centimetres thick before they let people on.<br /><br />@Judy: oh, yes!<br /><br />@EG: they should be!<br /><br />@Denise: frozen lakes tends to be a common thing north of the border in winter, as long as you can trust the ice.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-48103806665750888702015-01-06T12:28:33.000-05:002015-01-06T12:28:33.000-05:00I have always thought it so cool to be able to ska...I have always thought it so cool to be able to skate on frozen lakes. My ankles were always too weak for skating but I sure love watching people skate. DeniseinVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494518513936310345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-23863203787518847352015-01-06T11:00:53.874-05:002015-01-06T11:00:53.874-05:00Knowing how to skate is not so important as knowin...Knowing how to skate is not so important as knowing when to take interesting photos (as you do), at least that's what I think. ;)) The skaters ought to be out soon!EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-10642734847922429022015-01-06T10:44:27.202-05:002015-01-06T10:44:27.202-05:00The best thing about ice skating is the hot chocol...The best thing about ice skating is the hot chocolate when you are done. Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17469878511196407233noreply@blogger.com