The weather has been so very beautiful these past few days. I went for a bike ride over the weekend around the chain of lakes here in Minneapolis. Fellow adult skating blogger George posted some great photographs of his autumn walk, which inspired me to create my own little photo journey around Lake of the Isles, the Rose Garden, and Lake Harriet.
On the way to the lakes
By Lake of the Isles
Rose Garden
By Lake Harriet
Our bandshell
Carillon concert by Lake of the Isles
Are you all relieved that I’m out enjoying the sunshine? Guess again!
Once the weekend was over, it was back to the rink–with the few brave souls who defy Nature’s beckoning and instead spend their lunchtimes glorying in the artificial light and refrigeration. Ah, the lure of fresh ice!
Jo, Chris, Sonia
jo skates 
October 20, 2016 at 10:30 am
Beautiful photos – happy fall! I didn’t know Chris was at your rink! I’ve met him a few times at ANs. 🙂
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October 20, 2016 at 7:24 pm
Yay, small world! ANs is a great place to make friends. Chris is an inspiring skater!
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October 20, 2016 at 3:42 pm
gorgeous photos!! See you in November!!
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October 20, 2016 at 7:24 pm
Thanks, Beth! Salivating about that turkey already!
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October 24, 2016 at 7:53 pm
Great tree pix! Will you skate on those ponds when they freeze this winter?
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October 24, 2016 at 9:50 pm
They set up rinks on the lakes, and I have gone out occasionally. But I am a bit of an ice diva now, and only go when it’s fairly warm (above twenty, preferably) and the ice is not too bad. This makes it fairly rare to see me on skates in the open air!
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October 25, 2016 at 11:07 am
Speaking of rinks, a quick look at a google map suggests that there are a number of indoor rinks relatively close to those lakes. Perhaps you could give us a blog “tour” of the better ones.
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October 26, 2016 at 6:52 am
That’s a good idea! I don’t make it over to some of them that often, so this might take me a while. Winter project!
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