Aren't you afraid that those rattlers will bite your toes in those flip flops Linda??

I have several "outdoor" shoes, couple pair of crocs and old pair of sneakers. My dogs haven't decided to chew any of them up, yet. I can't be outside barefoot because of hidden dog poop.

I use to love wearing flip flops in the garden until we moved here and the red ants bit me between the toes, very painful, now I wear socks and keep an old pair of running shoes in the mud room.

OUCH....are your red ants kin to our fire ants?

I don't know but they sure are nasty devils, I despise the savage little beasts!!

No, those don't look like our fire ants. but they DO look savage. Ouch is right!

It has crossed my mind Margaret since we have had numerous snakes in the back yard ! I know where that ant photo should end up !

You think it would be good, Linda.

I guess the good part of the drought - fire ants are staying out of my yard!

Yes, I think it might be a winner Margaret !

I wish I could go barefoot, but it's not such a good idea here. We have Rattlesnakes, don't see the big guys very often, but we do have Pygmy rattlers that sometimes venture into the yard and they can be a little harder to spot. Fire Ants...Yes, and with all the tree's twigs. Which can hurt like the dickens if you step on one. And I'm always "On a mission" it seems and not always looking down at what I might step on. I have Sloggers in 3 styles, keep something at the back door and on the front porch. In the house tho...barefoot, I don't even like to wear socks except in the winter.