Five things to love about snow and ice.
1. The seeming cleanliness of a monochromatic landscape. The sheen of an iced world.
2. The hush.
3. Snowballs, snowmen.
4. Snow coating trees, icicles — surrealistic in a good way.
5. The indistinct outlines as snow falls.
Five things to hate about snow and ice.
1. Cleaning your windshield.
2. Slipping and sliding down outdoor stairways.
3. Taking baby steps, shuffling really, on unshoveled sidewalks.
4. Getting whacked in the head with a snow/ice ball, especially from the gravel.
5. Hard freezes, turning soft snow into an obstacle course.