Ice

The dog has been chomping at the bit to go out on the lake. He likes to run free. 

The first place we went out, the ice was snow covered and you couldn't get a feel for its thickness. The sun was still rising and the ice was cracking and making all osrts of noises, so we got off. Later we went out on some clear ice and could see that it's a solid foot thick now. 

In addition to the lake, the city's 45 outdoor ice rinks opened this week. Time to get out the skates.