Jim Frost<p>This is the Vale of Alford curling pond from over the last nine days. The pond is located in Murray Park at the edge of Alford in Aberdeenshire. The pictures go from top left, which is from Friday the 10th, clockwise through the week to today. Curling was taking place on the pond last weekend for around five days in total before the thaw came in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Donside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Donside</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Aberdeenshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aberdeenshire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scotland</span></a></p>