Empty ice skating rink, too by Helen Betts

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03-JAN-2015

Empty ice skating rink, too

Just as the roller coaster pictured below was empty, so was the ice skating rink at Panorama Mall except for this one little boy. It has been a pretty cool fall and winter, but I imagine this rink could be a big attraction in summer.

No riders on the roller coaster:

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larose forest photos		04-Jan-2015 21:19
It does look empty, not just the rink, of course, but the space behind. Fascinating to see such a rink in a desert country. V

LynnH		04-Jan-2015 17:57
Wow, that's a big skating rink! Lots of space to practice. V

Chris Morton		04-Jan-2015 17:42
an area of flat ice must come as something of a cultural mystery

Julie Oldfield		04-Jan-2015 17:04
Very well composed. great sense of scale. It feels very lonely. V

Mairéad		04-Jan-2015 15:12
That looks vert attractive with the giant snowflakes. Maybe there's another time o day when it's busier. There was a temporary ice rink in town which was very popular, Crisp shooting! V

Jim Coffman		04-Jan-2015 14:42
Two very nice images,Helen! I am surprised these places aren't full of people!

Tom LeRoy		04-Jan-2015 13:33
A nice looking ice rink and all to yourself! Wonder where the people are? V

The Ellisons		04-Jan-2015 11:31
I don't know if you ice-skate Helen, but if I were you, this is definitely the place I'd hang out all summer over there!

marie-jose wolff		04-Jan-2015 11:29
very nice and festive mood! V