First you shovel

It's not all fun and games for kids who skate on ponds. First you have to shovel the latest snowfall to get down to the ice, which is what these young men were doing today. 

It's going to be fiercely cold here this weekend. I expect they'll be out there the whole time. And more power to them. It seems like a great pastime to me. But no falling through the ice, you hear? Actually, it'll be so cold this weekend, even I won't worry. That ice is solid.