Ice Harvest

Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at 11:15

My brother kyle and I have been having fun with what we call the "ice harvest".

I've told you before that we have a pool, and that each winter we have to close it. Well, the hard work pays off. That is, for Kyle and I.

When rainwater accumulates in the pool cover, Kyle and I take long, sturdy sticks and perforate the ice, making an outline of a block. We then pry the ice up, making a sheet. Then we pull the ice up onto our deck (not an easy job) and, in my case, take pictures. You will see that in one pic, the sheets are smaller. Well, that is because when we perforate the ice, some of it breaks into small pieces. 

I suppose you want to see pictures of our unusual trophies. Here they are.   

these are some of our biggest ones

here is our prize

and here's what the cover looked like after our handywork

WARNING!   My brother and I have been harvesting ice for 3 years, giving us 3 years of practice. DO NOT try to harvest ice yourself without proper  safety and, if needed, permission, which could result in hypothermia or drowning.

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Posted by gaelin on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at 12:01 - Link

AW W W! too bad we cannot do that! are pool is TOO shallow,TOO small, an there are TOO many tree that are chopped down!! plus,NO more wood!

Gaelin

Edited by gaelin on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at 11:01