It may have been bitterly cold recently, but it sure as hell beats the grey grossness that's outside today. Plus, there was (supposedly) skateable and walk on-able ice!
Let's remember the good times:
There was Yossi Henderson, the first guy I saw slapping a hockey puck around Cal Anderson:
In case you were wondering how cold it is, the pond at Cal Anderson is skateable... pic.twitter.com/yk1CD1gM9Z
— Ana Sofia Knauf (@asknauf) January 12, 2017
That day ended in this lovely sunset, during which an ice skater, not pictured, spun and leaped on the frozen pool, dazzling passersby:
Some other absurdly daring people walked out onto the frozen surface of Green Lake as temperatures dipped below freezing. Neighborhood blog Seattle Greenlaker reported that after two people fell through ice in Lynnwood, Seattle police officers patrolling Green Lake warned visitors not to venture onto the lake, which was supposedly covered in less than three inches of ice. Despite warnings, some folks, ducks, a dog, and a dumpster found their way out there:
The Seattle Times has these adorable tidbits of Seattle's history with ice to share:
In 1957, a dog named Toby tried to play fetch when stones were thrown onto Green Lake’s ice. A man found a row boat and saved the shivering pup, who spent 15 minutes doggy-paddling in the frigid water.
In 1973, a pair of ducks ignored a “danger” sign and their “bottoms froze to the ice, though they flapped their wings frantically.” Firefighters gathered up the frozen fowl as a police officer “turned on his Patrol Car loudspeaker and quacked consolingly into the microphone,” the Times reported.
It bears repeating: The Stranger does not recommend that you wander onto frozen lakes or ponds. We don't want to report that you fell in, drowned, or became hypothermic.
