It’s warm, the streets are fairly dry, and there’s no salt on the sidewalks. That means that Boot Weather has returned, and so I can wear these fancy Falconhead boots (high tops: 14 inches instead of the regular 12). Guess the hide (I’ve added a picture that should make it easy).
A note on value: The lowest price for any new Falconhead boot is $900. If purchased at the factory or in their L.A. store, these would be on the order of $1300. I got them, virtually new on eBay, for less than a quarter of that.
I want to say ostrich belly. I mean literally – it’s just fun to say!
It is, for me larch when repeated in a high pitched voice is also fairly funny
It is funny, because “larch” is normally such a good, woody word.
Bless your beautiful hide
[…]
I don’t know your name
But I’m a-stakin’ my claim…
Elephant?
I hope not … 🐘
🙁
I was surprised to see that elephant hide was a choice. I’ll have to look and see, but is there a trade in elephants that die of natural causes? I’m not sure why skin is less objectionable than tusks – although I guess no one is skinning and elephant and then leaving the unfortunate creature to a slow, horrible death.
There does appear to be a tightly-regulated trade in elephant hides which are a product of organized culling of over-large, destructive African herds. Interesting. Also interesting that an endangered species would have over-large, destructive herds – shows what I know about ecology (not much).
But then I could see where elephants would not be as transportable and adaptable as, say, wolves are where humans are restoring their numbers.
Smooth. Ostrich!
Don’t know the hide, but loving the hue.
Yes, indeed, that’s what I thought too. Reminds me of a fine Chateau de Beaucastel Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2007.
Or the rich, Cordoban leather in my dad’s 1976 Chrysler Corinth.
Yes, ostrich.
I’m trying to make out the title of the black periodical or book on the desk. Looks like “…phins of Shark Bay” so I’m guessing it’s “Dolphins of Shark Bay”.
Somewhat more plausible than “Endorphins of Shark Bay” though I have to say I’d read that, too.
Salamander.
Color-changing chameleon hide would be something! People’d be all “Where’d his feet go?!”
Looks hard and thick. Maybe a shaving off William Lane Craig’s forehead?
b&
Gah! A little warning next time? I had food in my mouth and everything!
Well, Jerry does walk all over WLC, so it shouldn’t be all that surprising….
b&
I know this is wrong, but I’ll be darned if it doesn’t look like the distinctive wrinkled skin of an elephant. I’m going to go broad and guess a large mammal of some sort?
After reviewing the estimable website of Tres Outlaw Boot Company (is that the Spanish three? or the French very? or a marvelous play on words?), I am not so sure that is not goat hide. They have a beautiful pair of goat and ostrich boots and they go well together because the lines and rpwrinkles are so similar; also, many goat boots in the reddish-brown finish and zero ostrich boots in that shade.
I wish I were cool enough to pull off (that is, pull on) cowboy boots. I am too much the wrong type of “dude.”
HTML fail much, Charlie? Jeebus.
OK, putting all the evidence together: that leather’s from a rilly big goat with plumulaceous feathers.
Or, a milk-bearing, horned, flightless Australian bird. Either way, goat + ostrich = more drama and attitude than I’m interested in dealing with.
“Hello. I’m Professor Ceiling Cat and I’m addicted to boots.”
1st step in getting help!
“Hi, Professor Ceiling Cat …”
Is there an advantage to the extra height? Seems they may be more restrictive…or at least make it a lot harder to pull on.
Nice boots regardless! I’d guess ostrich too.
Two inches more protection against rattlesnakes.
damn snakes
Comment #1 was right: smooth ostrich (ostrich belly).