May Day

Happy May Day!  It's crazy that it's May already.  Where is this year going?  It was almost 90 degrees here today, which is crazy.  I'm not ready for the heat, but as I said yesterday the sunshine has been nice.  I've done several flower posts, so today I thought I would do a specific flower, and tulips came to mind because they're so springy.

These are pretty.  I don't think I want a pair, but they're still pretty.

I think these are rain or gardening shoes, but they also kind of look like slippers.  Again, pretty, but not a pair I want. 

There were a lot of these.  Some with tulips painted on them, some just wooden shoes with tulips inside.  Makes sense as wooden shoes and tulips are associated with Holland.  I would use these for decoration, but not as footwear.

 

These I would wear.  Is it weird that I would wear the pink ones but not the first pair?

So sweet!
 

See comment above.  Repeat.

Hope you all had a lovely day that involved flowers of some kind, even if they were just on shoes or a computer screen.

I Wasn't Aware

NO I'M NOT YELLING AT YOU, IT'S JUST THAT TODAY IS INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY AND THIS SEEMS LIKE THE BEST WAY TO CELEBRATE.

That's enough celebrating.  I can't type in all caps, it drives me crazy because it looks angry.  Yesterday was Reptile Awareness Day and I clearly wasn't aware.  Poor bearded dragons should have gotten to celebrate, but I was lacking in awareness.  I might have to give them meal worms today to make up for it.  In the meantime, let's look at some reptile shoes.

So first the bearded dragon gets split in 2 and then we step on its face?  Sooooo rude.

Oh. Dear. Gods.  Why do these exist?  And who buys them?

I need a palate cleanser after that last pair.  Baby turtles (turtle baby shoes?) are much better.

Poisonous frog rain boots!

Zazzle really does have everything.  Orange gecko high tops.  Black, orange, and white were my school colors, and are the school colors for all of the nieces (3 different schools in 3 different towns, all the same school colors). I should get these for the nieces.

 

OK, I know dragons aren't real, but these were too cute to pass up.  No one said reptile awareness day was only for real reptiles.

Enjoy your Saturday, whatever it might entail, just please don't type in all caps.

Woohoo!

So, while most of the rest of the country seems to be floundering in 9 million feet of snow lately, California is experiencing its worst drought in a very long time.  If only there was a way to ship some of that snow here so we could throw it in lakes and rivers.  On the plus side, it's currently raining!  Not sure how long it will last, or how much it will help, but I will enjoy it while it lasts.  It's lovely to listen to.  Since I've already done a post on rain boots, tonight we'll look at rain shoes.

Look how cute these are!  They remind me of Danskos.   The BFF loves purple, and these actually look like her.  Not that they would currently do her much good in the sub zero weather and those 9 million feet of snow.

 

Also interesting.  I like the front one better as it's brighter, but the back one reminds me of Fall.  And I like Fall, so it's OK.  But I like the front one because I keep expecting a frog to jump out at any second.

 

These actually ARE Dansko rain shoes.  These two patterns should not be together, but it actually somehow works.  I love the blue, of course.  (See, Mom?  I didn't totally betray my favorite color)

Top and bottom are a little boring, but the middle ones are fun.  I wonder if they also come with the purple accents?

Yes, I know these aren't rain shoes.  But the Pinterest Friend is always awesome about finding and sending me fun shoes, and she loves owls, so these boots are for her.  I think she needs a pair.  The preschoolers would love them!

So there you have it.  Rain shoes.  I'm thinking more stylish and more comfortable (at least in theory--the Dansko pair definitely would be) than rain boots, which don't seem to have a lot of arch support in them.  And yet, rain shoes aren't going to do much to keep your ankles or the bottoms of your pants dry.  But on the whole, I think I am pro-rain shoes.