9/27: snake boots

Today I got my snake boots! I should've gotten them weeks--if not months--ago. We have enough snakes in the yard that I've gotten timid about poking around in the grass and the woods. Rightly or not, I feel like it's only a matter of time before I get bitten. But my knee-high boots will be a sufficient barrier--even if a bite gets through, the worst of it will be blunted. I went for a spin around the yard and into the trees with Chris in the late afternoon. The boots felt so comfortable and right, they made me want to dance.