Shoe Sign

Shoe Sign, a photo by susanvg on Flickr.

This shoe was the only sign outside a shoe store. No neon, no words, just a shoe. It reminded me of Renaissance times, when much of the population was illiterate. Signs had to be more pictorial for stores to entice buyers in. Hopefully this shoe is not representative of what can be found inside. A quick glance of the store window suggested you could get goods of a newer vintage and higher quality than this one.

Day 174: Shoes

Day 174: Shoes, originally uploaded by susanvg.

It's that time of year, when schools close and people go off on vacations. These shoes have already done a fair amount of travelling, to Prince Edward Island, to Budapest, Croatia, Paris, London and more. This summer they are going to Newfoundland.

At a conference a few years ago I heard a speaker talk about a retired teacher who after a number of years away from the classroom still did supply teaching. When she had been assigned to a particularly difficult class, the principal decided to check on how she was handling things. He arrived at the class to see her lying on the desk. Her shoes were on a shelf above and the students all had their heads down as they listened to her story of where her shoes had taken her through life. She challenged them to imagine where their shoes would take them.

I 'm looking forward to more adventures in these shoes, and in any shoes that take their place. Where are your shoes going?