I have been talking about the cold, snow and ice – maybe because it’s more than we’ve had for awhile and maybe because it held on for a week. Today it warmed up and the salt on the roads worked and I can see the pavement. Tonight that is not necessarily a good thing. The roads are black and shiny with rain, but they are narrower because the snow mounds remain, encroaching on lanes.

Someone on North Riley parked on the street, but because his black car reached out way farther than usual; I was lucky to see the reflection of the taillights when my lights hit them, instead of me hitting the car.

My driveway is a disaster, water on top of compacted snow with big ruts and that blasted curve around the spruce. Get up enough momentum to not get stuck and you might just slide into another car or the fence.

I feel irritable; I don’t really know why, but at least I have the dark and rainy night to focus on. It’s going to rain tomorrow as well, so I can still zero in on that and not need to hunt up someone to tell to SHUT UP or whatever. Or, there is the chance my mood might lighten; not likely, but possible.