This image came to me when I saw my daughter’s ball haphazardly thrown right next to my pink Crocs by the shoe rack. The shapes (how many circles can you see?) + the colours immediately caught my photographer’s eye. The words “summer feet” came to mind. That’s when I knew that I had to capture that image.
But, instead of simply taking a photo of what I saw, I decided to give it a bit more context. Like a story within a story. A picture within a picture.
So, here it is.
Really a good reminder that summer has arrived here in Adelaide. Yes, we’ve had quite a few scorching days lately (up to 38 degrees Celsius!).
But, in spite some of these odd heat waves, I can’t help but love summer. I enjoy being able to wear skirts and dresses once more. And, to be able to go to the beach again! Plus, all the BBQs we get to do now. It’s great.
Anyway, writing of stories, I thought I’d also share the background of these pink Crocs.
When I first saw these shoes a few years ago, I knew that they were going to be quite popular. That’s partly why I kept away from them. So, for many years, I avoided buying Crocs.
Last September though, during a shopping trip on my last day in Vegas with the lovely Jeanne and her sweet hubby Jyle post-BWE, I made the mistake of wearing high-heeled shoes. With aching feet and lots of bags to carry, I caved in when I saw these Crocs on sale for $19 at the outlet shop. I even decided to buy my husband a pair too (in a different style and colour, of course 
). Definitely ended up happy to be travelling back to Australia in comfy shoes with my over baggaged suitcase. Even if Crocs do make feet look weird and very un-sexy. Heh.
Hope you’re all having a wonderful weekend!
P.S. – Just realised that this is the half-way mark of NaBloPoMo ’08! Woohoo. 15 days straight of daily blogging. Yay. I hope that my fellow NaBloPoMo-ers are doing well. 
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Melissa W 11.16.08 at 7:38 am
I have very long but very narrow feet so Crocs simply do not fit me at all. I’m a sneakers/trainers kind of girl anyway and end up wearing them in 40C heat (I know, I don’t know why.) I bought some sexy gladiator sandals from Nine West recently so perhaps I’ll break that trainer habit this year?
And bravo for making it to the halfway mark. I almost stuffed it up last night but saved it just in the nick of time. Oh and I understand that not everyone ‘gets’ Bruce Willis. These days I think I’m more attracted to his wisecracking, laconic, trigger happy characters than to his actual looks. Although in the earlier Die Hard movies when he had more hair and got about in ripped white singlets all bloodied and bruised? Oh yeah. Good stuff indeed.
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Shai Coggins 11.23.08 at 10:24 pm
LOL, Melissa.
Trainers are comfy too. Unless it gets too hot! And good on ‘ya for those sexy NineWest Gladiator sandals. Seen a few of these new gladiator shoes lately, but haven’t tried them yet. Let me know how it goes for ‘ya! 
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