Walking along the Ice Age Trail in June can take you along the tops of glacial formations like kames and eskers and drumlins. It can also take you through kettles and boggy meadows. Wisconsin in June is often wet. We are blessed with abundant fresh water in the Great Lakes region. It’s a glorious thing to watch the greening of the landscape each year because of all that water. Things certainly bust out all over here. The tendency to misjudge the depth of water on the path is probably a pretty common “oops” for many hikers. But what a delight to pull off your soggy boots and socks and run barefoot in the new grass!
Reminds me of when horseback riding you come to a wet spot and have to try to judge whether it’s safe to go across or too boggy. A horseshoe can come off in too much muck and of course you don’t want the horse to sink in too far.
I used to hate getting my feet when my boots weren’t waterproof after all. Great photo. And you are so right about the freedom of barefoot in the grass … lush soft grass. Reminded me of a good way to ‘ground’ myself. Thanks Scillagrace
scillagrace 
Excellent ‘Oops’ photo Scilla! 🙂 I know that feeling all too well!
That squishy feeling… ooh.
Perfectly put Scilla!!!!! 🙂
Reminds me of when horseback riding you come to a wet spot and have to try to judge whether it’s safe to go across or too boggy. A horseshoe can come off in too much muck and of course you don’t want the horse to sink in too far.
janet
Hadn’t thought of that, since I don’t ride. A horse losing a shoe has a much harder time of it!
And replacing a shoe is quite expensive!
I got to know a farrier when I worked at Old World Wisconsin. A vanishing trade, it seems.
Not out west or anywhere there’s a race track.
Great one! 😉
I used to hate getting my feet when my boots weren’t waterproof after all. Great photo. And you are so right about the freedom of barefoot in the grass … lush soft grass. Reminded me of a good way to ‘ground’ myself. Thanks Scillagrace
Yes, ‘grounded’ is a great feeling! Thanks for your visit, Meg!
I like the picture you painted of running barefoot in the grass, Scilla. Good oops for the theme.