Track near Breakfast Point Lookout
Some parts must be very difficult to maintain because constant dripping from the hanging swamps above make the path boggy even in dry weather. I am always grateful for my sturdy pair of waterproofed leather hiking boots.
Words to Walk With:
To A Pair of Blucher Boots written in 1890 by Henry Lawson who is one the best-known Australian poets and fiction writers of the colonial period
"Old acquaintance unforgotten,
Though you may be “ugly brutes” –
Though your leather’s cracked and rotten,
Worn-out pair of Blucher boots.
‘Tis the richer man before you,
Dearer leathers grace his feet;
‘Twas the better man that wore you
In the tramps through dust and heat!
...
Tell me, if you know it, whether,
As I sadly tramped away,
Bore I heavy on your leather,
Worn-out pair of Bluchers, say?
Though your leather’s cracked and rotten,
Though you may be ugly brutes,
I’ll preserve you unforgotten,
Worn out pair of Blucher boots."
You make your woods a lovely treat for our eyes! :)
ReplyDeleteThis beautiful shot is perfect for my post about the goddess of the forest. I didn't see any other contact info, so I hope it's okay to use it noncommercially with image credits.