Foot Fetish

I'm not really into feet per se, it's just that they seem to catch my eye. I'm drawn to wild shoes, socks and bright colors. They make such interesting photos.

Recently, I was doing a family photo shoot and everyone was dressed up nice, right down to the shoes. Funny thing was, I wasn't taking full head-to-toe shots. Then we took it outside where I might have done full pics and it was at that point that Mom decided to change her shoes. Fabulous! I just had to capture it.

Rockin' Crocs!

Quite Fetching!

This little doll baby was so bright and cheery. I could just eat her up!

Fashion Plate

Fun Mod Boots

My mother-in-law has a great sense of style!

Great Color Combo

Cute feet don't even have to be clothed.

Chubby Nummies!

Little Feeties!

We got a little crazy at a family get together.

Dog Pile

You put your left foot in....

Hokey Pokey

Polka Dot Orange

Softy

One day, years ago, I was cruising through Ross and I came upon this display and was so glad my phone had a camera. I wonder if they ever sold any of these.

Bright Plastic Boots

This look struck me as quite different for some reason.

Clod Hoppers

I was at a baby shower and looked down at my sister's feet and said "I must take a picture!"

Matchy Matchy

One time I was getting undressed and it all came off at once.

Kind of like Firemen's pants

On my morning walk one day, I stopped by my friends house to pick up some mint and her daughter was going to Magic Mountain dressed as Superman/Clark Kent. The whole outfit was quite clever, but this blog is about shoes. Maybe I'll show you the rest another time.

So Cute!

I went to an engagement party and we were all supposed to wear blue and white. Some people took that right down to their toes.

This was Grandma

And this was my niece.

Blue Suede Shoes

This was another pair of my nieces shoes.

Bright Pink!

These were next door over my back wall.

Abandoned Work Boots

You can't have a crazy shoe blog without a pair of these babies.

Bowling Beauties

Wear cute shoes!!!!!

Call the WAHmbulance!

Some days just cannot end fast enough. Yesterday was one of those kinds of days. It wasn't even a hard day. It's just that after it was over, it would be the start of my vacation, therefore, it was seemingly endless. I don't hate my job. I even kinda like it sometimes. But let's face it...it's still a JOB...and everybody needs a break now and then.

Listen to me whine!!!! Wah, wah, wah. Enough already!

I've been at this pool business for over eight years now. How time flies. I got a relatively late start for this line of work. I was 43 when I first picked up my pole (quick math - I'm 51 now), not exactly a spring chicken. Sometimes it's rough on the body, but it beats punching a clock. No silly office drama because the doggies are my coworkers. I do love being outdoors all day and I enjoy the beautiful surroundings. Most of my customers are nice and not too chatty. Although, I have a few that are a little high maintenance. Oops, did I say that out loud?

Funny Story:
Shortly after I started doing pools, My husband and I and my boss and his wife went to a comedy club in Hollywood. My bosses wife insisted we sit in the front row. Against our better judgement, we did. Of course, you are now instantly in line for being the butt of the comedian's jokes. My poor Billy endured quite a bit about his hairline....JERKS!!! Well, the headliner was Max Fleischer (Roger Rabbit) and he was going along the front line asking everyone their occupation. He got to my boss first, who was sitting next to me, and my boss said he owned a pool business. Then he moved on to me, and I said I cleaned pools. So Max says to me, "Are you his wife?" pointing to my boss. I said "No, I'm his wife." and pointed to my husband who was on the other side of me. So Max points to me and looks at my boss and says, "So, that makes her your Pool Bitch!"..... Peals of laughter!!!!!!!

So, there you are, I'm the Pool B..... Hence, the name of my Flickr account.

Pool B

and here's the original shot. The poor beautiful butterfly was floating in the pool. R.I. P. buddy.

Cool Pool Water

Now I will share a few of my favorite pics that I have taken at some of my pools.

This bright juicy fruit is the prickly pear off of a cactus. I had those little hairlike pricklies in my hands for days!!! It, actually, might have been weeks!! NOW, I know you are supposed to burn them off. Information that would have been useful yesterday. They look like they would be delicious, but the flavor is not that spectacular. So, definitely not worth the pain.

Prickly Pear

These wisteria vines are gorgeous, but extremely messy when you have a pool. 

Wisteria

And the seeds and their pods stop the pool vac dead in it's tracks.

Clusters

More photo-worthy vines

Clingy Vines

Up a Tree

No idea what these are...just cool.

There's a story here somewhere. I know it.

Work Boots

A Succulent Succulent

Pretty Gazania

A hungry little fella

Chomp Chomp Chomp

Crazy Patterns

Bright Berries

Iris

It is now time to relax and enjoy my week off.