Have you ever noticed discarded shoes on the side of the road as you drive, or in places where you wonder how people could have walked away without something on their feet? This is something I’ve been noticing for a few years now. No matter where you are in the world, if you pay attention you’ll notice that shoes are the most commonly abandoned fashion item. I’ve always been fascinated by this phenomenon as it brings to mind the image of someone either walking away barefoot, meandering with only one shoe, or perhaps finally dashing away with that coveted new pair of shoes.
I plan to use this space to showcase these shoes and the stories I imagine behind their disposal. For the moment, I only have the pictures. The stories will soon follow.
Fascinating. I understand your comment on my Instagram photo now. I wonder what sort of feeling people have walking away, shoeless, into the world. Is it liberating? And what do they do with the other shoe? I feel sorry for the lonely shoes (but not so much for the hopping owners).
Thought the corner in Indinia was the only place they tossed shoes over the high power lines. It is close to the Illinois border and we called it shoe corner because there was always shoes there as most people could not get the shoes over the line. I find shoes interesting.
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That is such a fun idea to add to your blog. Hmm, makes me wonder what happens to that missing sock too. You have a very nice blog.
Thank you for stopping by Caroline :) great question. Where do those socks go? :P
cute idea! In the town I lived in in Ohio you would regularly see pairs of sneakers tied together by the laces and flung over the high power lines!
Thank you for the support on this one Kate! I’m still trying to figure out how I can post the other pictures that I have saved on my harddrive. I have to figure out more about this WordPress theme: like do I create a drop down menu from the menu bar, or do I just post all the pictures on one page? It seems that doing the second option would be tedious for readers.
Then I had another thought where I would ask others – your shoe story for example – to contribute to this page. So many ideas! That’s why the page has been static for a while.
I think your comments may have spurred on tonight’s blogging project. Thanks Kate!