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I had a question regarding Henry's gumboots the other day. I should hope that the above photo aptly demonstrates the need for gumboots in a wet Hobart winter.

Puddles, you see. It's all about the puddles.
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Roddy said…
Does this child actually look as though he is enjoying himself as he stands dry footed in a very wet puddle? What an acquisition these rubber foot adornments appear to have been. Henry certainly seems to like them.
2 July 2009 at 20:33
Roddy said…
I also note that Henry may have come across the Phantoms mask. My question is whether or not there was a body anywhere near the mask when located? Can this child be the new voice of the century?
2 July 2009 at 20:45
yamini said…
Ohh, now I know those are not shoes, but GUMBOOTS!!!, I wore them only once in my life, while visiting a hill-station, covered in snow and it was not at all a good experience.

But by the look of it, even Henry seems to be indecisive about whether he likes the situation that he is in or not.

Hmmm, as the Bard said: To be (happy) or not to be (happy)....
2 July 2009 at 21:44
Sue said…
Gumboots...what koalas wear...boom! boom! (old joke).
The most utilised footwear in my boys' wardrobes as youngsters. The saviour of their mother! So easy to put on and take off...and so easy to clean after a long day in mud and puddles (sometimes the puddles actually did the cleaning!!)
3 July 2009 at 00:20
tony said…
The Puddle is (almost!)The Shape Of Australia !
3 July 2009 at 02:30
Mike said…
Looks like me at work! LOL!
3 July 2009 at 07:28
Roddy said…
I can jump puddles: Alan Marshall.
I can jump in puddles: Henry McCracken.
3 July 2009 at 20:39
KL said…
Puddles, walking through them and playing in the rain - they are truly the best experiences in life.
4 July 2009 at 05:58
lettuce said…
very important. puddles.
4 July 2009 at 16:25
Kris McCracken said…
Roddy, he made it.
7 July 2009 at 10:01
Kris McCracken said…
Yamini, only once? How cruel.
7 July 2009 at 10:01
Kris McCracken said…
Sue, they have proven a good buy.
7 July 2009 at 10:01
Kris McCracken said…
Tony, but where is Tasmania?
7 July 2009 at 10:02
Kris McCracken said…
Otin, I'd like to jump in puddles at work.
7 July 2009 at 10:03
Kris McCracken said…
Roddy, no polio here!
7 July 2009 at 10:03
Kris McCracken said…
KL, provided you have appropriate footwear.
7 July 2009 at 10:04
Kris McCracken said…
Lettuce, they make the world go around.
7 July 2009 at 10:04
yamini said…
You seem partial to gumboots!!

But we don't get much rain and no snow at all here in our part of India, so what to do?
7 July 2009 at 14:21
Kris McCracken said…
Yamini, provided they can be worn with dignity.
7 July 2009 at 15:13
yamini said…
Gumboots and dignity??

Where's the combination??

The only time I wore these things, I couldn't walk five steps without holding on to someone or something :-( That was the time I took a pledge never to wear these treacherous things again.
7 July 2009 at 16:12
Kris McCracken said…
Yamini, gumboots are fashionable here in Tasmania.

Tasmanian supermodels wear them.
8 July 2009 at 11:45
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