Monday, October 12, 2009

The First Pair of Boots






















I remember getting my first pair of boots. I’m not talking about cute boots to wear to school, I am talking about my first pair of work boots. They were thick leather and tough. Those boots could stand up to Mesquite tree thorns. I needed them to ride horses and work cattle. These were no girlie boots. If I had been a boy, I’d have gotten the same kind of boots. My Dad took me to get them on our way to my grandparents farm/ranch. This was during the spring, when we had to work calves. I love those boots, still have them and they still fit. I was 13 when we bought them so that makes them more than 30 years old. They have not been out of the closet in years. I think I need to get out some saddle soap and clean them up, just for old times sake.

Yesterday, I took Baby Monkey to Eden’s Garden, the CSA farm we joined as a work share. He has had boots, but not work boots. He did not need cowboy boots, he needed mud boots. We stopped on our way and bought him a pair so he could work with we me on the farm.

After a couple of weeks of heavy rains, everything was sopping wet. We worked together in the muck and the mud. We planted 80 cabbages. I hand picked cucumber beetles and he squished them for me. Finally, he picked some tomatoes while I planted some beets. He seemed to enjoy himself, and it was much less messy that working cattle. It was muddy, but at least it wasn’t muddy, bloody and smelly.


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8 comments:

  1. A big yay! for sturdy work boots (I need some!) and WOW!!! that's some cactus!

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  2. I bought some boots a year or two ago, and then I put them on recently and strangely they didn't fit anymore! I thought I was too old for that.

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  3. Ha! I still have my first pair of boots (riding boots), too, Debbi! They fit perfectly and were great boots. I've never been able to bring myself to give them up, doubtless hoping I'll go riding again at any minute! And I couldn't get through cold-weather chores without my trusty Muck Boots. Great photos---as soon as I saw the first one, I knew we'd be seeing chickens at any minute!---Silence

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  4. This is such a wonderful thing to do with your kids... uh, monkeys! I bet they not only learn, but appreciate farming working like this.
    Love the boots!

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  5. I was just mentioning to Hubby over the weekend that I need to go out and get myself some "real" boots. The kind that last as long as yours have. But maybe I should get some of those other kind instead.

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  6. Looks like you both had a good time, boots and all :)

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  7. these muck boots are 1oo percent water proof boots and durable.comfortable and long lasting i love to have the pair of these boots in my shoe stand

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