Anyone who loves to ice skate who passed by the UPMC Rink at PPG Place, Downtown, on Tuesday morning had to feel a pang of “I wish I were out there.”

The ice was smooth and hard. There were only a couple of skaters. It was a beautifully sunny, blue-skied February day.

The rink is on the downhill side of its season, which ends Feb. 25.

Here’s how you still can get on the ice: https://www.ppgplace.com/directory/the-rink.

Bob, a feature writer and editor at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, is currently on strike and serving as interim editor of the Pittsburgh Union Progress. Contact him at bbatz@unionprogress.com.

Bob Batz Jr.

Bob, a feature writer and editor at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, is currently on strike and serving as interim editor of the Pittsburgh Union Progress. Contact him at bbatz@unionprogress.com.