i feel down a flight of stairs this evening. i am ok, but very bruised. snow is my culprit and savior. ice on the top step sent my tumbling down 10 more, but i landed in partially compacted snow at the bottom which damped my fall. i thought i had broken something at first, but ended up just in shock and pain.

luckily i believe that tomorrow will be the last day of ice. it's finally going to get above freezing and this foot+ of snow will melt! the snowiest iciest winter ever will finally come to an end.