I took Sunny for a run on the lake this afternoon, and the ice conditions suggested to me that it was a good time to start to make a skating rink > afterall, rain is in the forecast for the next day or two, and then a cold snap is coming to settle in. So, clear the snow from the ice for the rink (2 hours of snowblowing) while spending some fab time outside on a beauty day, then wait for the warm spell to arrive, drop some rain and then cold freeze - voila > a rink with a nature provided 1st flood.