Making the best of the cold

The local yokels have various ways to have fun during winter. We experienced one of these today: ice carving. They start with a 300-lb block of ice and they go to work with electric chainsaws and power drills. When the carving is done they fire up a propane torch and run it all over. The outer layer melts a little bit and leaves the sculpture glistening and clear. Here's that part of the process:



Here we are in our doublewide with the finished result. The only problem with this activity is all the standing around in freezing temperatures!