Not Quite Five Miles, Uphill, Both Ways

It has taken decades, but I can finally say that I post-holed through the snow to get to school. After a heavy-duty tractor and snow-blower came through and cleared our driveway, I knew this was my opportunity to get out. The winds were already dumping snow into the driveway. I drove my car to the end of the driveway and parked it near the road. This morning, I stuffed my supplies into a backpack, grabbed my lunch and began the quarter-mile walk through snow that sometimes reached my knees. The driveway was, once again, impassable by car or truck. When I finally reached my car, it had to warm up. I didn’t.