An ode to winter

Read Full Post… I often think about how best to describe the experience of driving in snow to my friends who’re snow virgins. The fluffy flakes falling, then parting to dance around and over the windshield as you drive through them. The way especially dry snow makes wavy, undulating patterns on the asphalt in the wake of the car ahead of you. How much I love the feeling of a car when driving on a snow-covered highway, how slick the road feels under tire, how the proper application of accelerator and patience and a light touch on the steering wheel can take advantage of the fact that none of the four wheels are rolling in the direction the car is actually moving, and still keep the car travelling safely on the roadway.