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Of feet, shoes and weather

For months, they remained all wrapped up. Wind and snow could crack her feet’s soft skin, so she feared stepping outdoors without bundling them up. When days and nights were not so cold, however, she would go out in slip-on shoes - no socks! Those were always the happiest days for her two feet. On those days although her toes remained covered in thick shoes, her inner and outer ankle bones could still peek out and see the snow-white world. The soft skin atop her feet could also breathe in crisp winter air. When a sudden gust of wind would blow old snow, the exposed skin of her feet would tremble in cold and excitement. 

In winter, the toes and heels were always unhappy though. No matter how much they wriggled inside, they could not come out from those thick, sturdy, leather shoes to see the beautiful world outside. They heard quietly the sounds of their owner's steps on snow-covered streets and fallen leaves. 

The left big toe growled in anger and refused to work when its owner walked outside on a snowy day. On some days, the left big toe prayed that she’d fall on her back and her shoes would come off, releasing all the ten toes from confinement. Unfortunately, that never happened. Their owner is too careful a walker! 

It’s finally summertime and the toes and heels are happy. It’s good news for them that the lady loves comfy flip-flops - she rarely wears pumps or flats in warm weather. She has even painted her toe nails in a shiny fuchsia last weekend, which made them all very happy, especially the left big toe, which wishes summer stayed much longer. 

Out of their winter confinement, all the ten toes are now euphoric. They are finally getting to enjoy the clear white-blue sky, greenery and soft summer breeze. Even a bite of a pesky bug does not seem too bad these days. After all, everything and everyone can be forgiven at this beautiful time of the year!  


**Photo taken from Google Images
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The photo is actually one of my paintings. Here is the proper link to it http://daricemachel.com/featured/beach-sandals-3-darice-machel-mcguire.html

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Darice Machel McGuire

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