Found this flock of ducks...well, really geese...resting in a field in the area. It's always fun to see them - though they sure can make a mess on the ground...or on your car!
Has anyone noticed an interesting contradiction lately...geese are supposed to be flying south for the winter (these are obviously stragglers from the flock.) But many airborne geese have been flying north. Has something happened to their internal GPS systems, or is it a local avian forecast of a mild winter here in the mid-Atlantic region? It was near 50 here today, and yesterday I noticed some of the trees are beginning to form their new buds... When the weather eventually gets cold, those trees - and the errant geese - will be in for a rude shock!
Isn't this just ducky???? Oh, that's right, they're geese!
Another shopping day - dropped the better half off at a store, and did some shopping on my own, taking a few minutes to stop by a little lake I found...you'd never guess it was January, based on the conditions in these pictures!
A walk by the lake. And it's winter but you wouldn't know it!
A little warmer and I may find myself breaking out my Capri pants...the other girls have started to do it already, so I'd just be going along with them.
Another day out and about in the sunshine...
Is there any way to stop high heels from scarring the floor (other than sticking with chunky heel styles instead of stilettos?) Probably once I'm in dresses, I'll get brave enough to buy heels again...but till then, I'll be in ballerinas!
The following two pictures are of me wearing a pair of high heels I bought on line several years ago. I really loved the appearance - very sexy - but when I walked in them, they were so uncomfortable that I couldn't wear them all day, or even for more than a few minutes. Plus they put significant dimples in our hardwood and linoleum floors...not something I was willing to live with. "No pain, no gain" is a wonderful statement, but when it applies to your own feet...not so much! The shoes went to charity...and I haven't worn any shoes so blatantly sexy since then!
Waiting for my hair appointment...
Mandy -
ReplyDeleteIt takes a while to get comfortable in heels. Higher heels will hurt more, because the balance of your weight is no longer distributed across the whole foot, but solely on the front of the ball of the foot. The best way to get used to heels is to start with a milder height, and go upward from there, once you don't notice you're wearing heels for an hour or two....
With that being said, stiletto heels are terrible for folk like us - as we have too much weight to put on that part of our feet for long. You don't have to stay with flats. But consider wedges as a compromise - you get some of the height, but can place your weight over a wider area of your foot....
Marian
Interesting idea...will see if I can find any that fit...only ever tried one pair of peep-toe wedges from Payless, and they slipped so bad I couldn't wear them. But they have many more styles than the one I tried...
ReplyDeleteThanks!