Ice and snow

For the first time in days, there was no bitter wind on the walk to work today. Snow was falling in loose clusters as downy as cottonwood fluff, which would've been perfect if not for the fact that it turned navigating the sidewalks into a game of Memory. Hmm, where were the big patches of ice last night so I can avoid stepping on them? Yesterday, I just learned of a co-worker's nasty spill and her resulting wrist and hamstring injuries. She's two months from retirement, but may not be coming back to work at all now, and her impending trip abroad is probably cancelled as well. Even though I don't have anything like that pending, I'm determined not to end up in the same gurney.