shoe hanging... shoe trees

As a kid, I used to see sneakers on telephone lines in my neighborhood, they were a common sight, just part of my everyday urban environment.  However, I thought they were long gone, but I was totally wrong.  I came by one in the Lower Eastside of Manhattan just a few weeks ago and it brought back memories, soon after I returned to Washington from New York, I was on a rural road near Yakima and saw a tree adorned with sneakers.  Now this was new to me, I've never seen that.  I looked it up and there are apparently rules to shoehanging.   I suppose the shoe tree is the rural equavalent to the hanging shoes on telephone lines.

Here are the rules to shoe hanging/tossing/flipping according to Roadside America.

Aaaand here are photos 155 and 156:

"the hood"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"shoe tree"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swede Dreams: Dreamy Photography

Angie made a beautiful treasury including one of my photos.  I'm so flattered to be included among these beautiful photos.

Swede Dreams: Dreamy Photography: Admiring a few talented photographers on Etsy this morning. Dreamy rustic images...my favorite. May be a nice idea for Mother's Day gift...

tulips for mother's day

Rather than sending a bouquet of flowers to my mother this year, I think I will take a bit of the Pacific Northwest with me andsend her one of my photos (I think the first one).  There are a few tulip farms in Skagit valley near La Conner, WA.  They have a tulip festival every year during the month of April.  Pretty cool stuff as you can ride on your motorcycle or drive there and just hang out amongst the tulips.  Most places charge a small (really small) fee to get in and see their beautiful tulips.  I think it would be a great place to take the kids or visiting relatives.  Any visitors to the region who are here around April, go have a look at these farms!    Here's a link to their information:
http://www.tulipfestival.org/

Happy mother's day mom!

Photos # 150 - 154

red tulips in the wind

 

 

 

 

 

 

red tulips