over the past week, it has been amusing to watch local women try to walk on the icy sidewalks. they are so fashion-conscious here. even their winter boots often have high heels. usually i would see them walking in clumps of two or three, gripping each other's arms for mutual support as they walked. practically every other step, one would slip. but as long as someone wasn't slipping in the clump they wouldn't all fall over. it seemed to work okay, but it was hard not to wonder if a better solution would have just been more sensible boots.
now the snow has mostly melted. the last two days have been rainy, turning our 20 cm (8 inches) of snow into a slushy mess. and now most of that slush has even washed away. but the ghost of the heels are the last to go on the sidewalk. all over the place the pavement is showing, except the packed ice that is the imprint of a high heel.
