Yes, Things May Happen

There's a sign I pass daily on my way to work, up through the canyon. It is one of those diamond-shaped road signs, complete with a windsock, reading:

GUSTY WINDS MAY EXIST

It has become one of my favorite existential ruminations, a daily Zen reminder. Yes, somewhere on the planet (or beyond - mental image of dust devils on Mars) gusty winds may indeed exist.

There's a new sign up this week, on the highway which approaches the canyon. In response to criticism that provision of information regarding storm/road conditions was poor for the last 2 storms (the "talker" sign over one stretch of the highway giving out the DWI Hotline number rather than alerting drivers that the road was icy ahead), the Highway Dept. has placed several mobile "talkers" along the route. And this sign has added to my philosophical musings.

In large, friendly letters it suggests to all:

Drive Safely

WINTER WEATHER POSSIBLE

This, while positioned in a surround of snow.

Well. Wisdom and insight is where we find it, not always where we look for it. And I wouldn't be the first one to find insight in something noticed along the road.

Please, Dear Reader, Drive Safely. Gusty Winds may Exist. And here, in the middle of January, WINTER WEATHER is POSSIBLE.