October 6, 2008
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Note to self:
Next time, wear the boots.
A pair of socks wouldn’t be a bad idea, either.
It was dark when I got up today, as it will be until we get as close to the spring equinox as we are from the autumnal equinox now. Dawn came, but I didn’t notice the snow covering the ground or the fog in the air, until I opened the door to let my dog out. It definitely looked worth a trip out there with the camera, so I grabbed it and went.
I was intent on capturing images of the morning fog over the night’s snowfall when I went out this morning. I had gone through the yard and across the road and was heading down into the ditch on the other side, entering the path through the trees that takes me out onto the muskeg for an unimpeded view, before I noticed that I was wearing my old NikeBoks, the unmatched pair of sneakers I more or less live in during the summer.
Since I’d gone that far, I went ahead and walked the 4-wheeler trail across the muskeg to the place where it comes up onto the road about halfway down the block, and caught a few shots along the way.
First thing I did when I got back in the house, was to take the SnoJogs down from the boot dryer hanging behind the wood stove, slip my feet into their warmth, and put the cold, damp NikeBoks in the boot dryer.
Comments (9)
Do you ever use bread bags as socks for your feet in the winter? We did. LOL but they work great to keep feet dry and warm.
so beautiful!
It’s beautiful, but I’m glad it’s there and not here!
Lovely pics! and btw, per instructions on previous post, I did not read.
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BRRRRR
@Ikwa - In the ’80s and ’90s, we wore old Moon Boots we’d gotten out of dumpsters in the ’70s. Originally, they had foam liners. After the liners wore out, we wore several pairs of socks, with plastic bags between them and the outer boots. We still put bags over our socks when it is really cold and we might have to stand still out there for any time at all.
None of us has ever had frostbite on our feet, but the ears and noses have gotten nipped a few times.
Docs ftw. very long-lasting and easy to move in, if somewhat expensive as a one-time cost (worth it), so long as:
a. you dont mind looking like a stormtrooper (can be fixed by getting ones with less eyelets)
b. you dont mind laces
I’m getting some 14-eyelet ones.
miltitary surplus stores owuld be an even better option next time those snojogs crack
I’ve done that too, rushed out with the camera taking pics like crazy them wondering why i cant feel my feet, the last couple of years winter arrived early here with snow in novermber though it didn’t last more than a week or two with more in the end of december, so when it comes i have to get the shots while its there, unlike you i suppose with more than enough around for longer, really nice photos.
@Apocatastasis - How my feet look doesn’t matter. How they feel is everything. Docs are heavy, as I know from having lifted a pair that belong to someone else. They also don’t have insulation, a deficiency that probably means nothing to you, and means toes to me. I’m attached to my toes. SnoJogs are small enough not to get in the way, and warm enough to keep my toes. When it is really cold, I have a pair of Sorel pac boots that are rated to -80 F, but they are so big, due to all that insulation, that I can’t drive a car in them. That’s okay, because at more than about forty below zero, the car won’t run.
Bunny boots, U.S. military surplus foul weather gear, are popular with some people. I have something better: Canadian military mukluks, white winter camo, with a 2-layer removable wool liner. They are compact enough for driving and warm enough for walking. They were a gift from my Canadian friend, Ren.