Relative Something

We worked awful hard at playing yesterday. It was absolutely beautiful winter weather. Lots of sunlight even though the sky wasn’t quite clear blue and the wind was negligible. There was a hint of an outline from a previous rink someone had created on the lake, but it didn’t look like it was very big and it didn’t look like it had a good shape, so I elected to start from scratch. So, while trying to learn how to use the new tool for making igloos that I got for Christmas, I was also shoveling the perfect size and shape rink for a game of boot hockey. Our friends, Mike & Barb, were here to help and while Cyndie and I scraped the crust off the ice surface, they got in a snowshoe hike. We made slow progress on the igloo, with all the interruptions and our learning curve of technique, but thinking back to many other igloo construction projects, I often don’t get the whole thing done in one day. Several of our interruptions were a result of other people stopping by. A variety of folks who were out for a walk, ski ,and snowmobile ride, stopped by to inquire about our project. I guess it has something of a visual appeal. I shouldn’t be surprised. I found myself wanting to just stare at the product of our efforts as I climbed the stairs back up to the cabin at the end of the day.