Skating on Stoney Run - AKA Mae's Gut

When I was growing up , lo those many years ago, every creek, pond, and river was skated on most of the winter - grown ups, teenagers, young kids all out on the ice with skates or sleds.  But for the last ten to fifteen years the winters have been too warm for safe traffic.  This winter is like a throw-back to the old days but I have been hard pressed to see many kids or whomever out on the ice until the last week or so - these photographs are of today