By: Blonde Two
I have mentioned the shorts thing before. I like to wear them in hot weather but usually only if there is absolutely nobody around to see them (or rather, see the two appendages emerging from them). My legs are strange creatures, they have the ability to look long, lean and tanned in the bedroom mirror and then later in the day appear to be short, dumpy and a bit on the lumpy side.
Which is why, I could be seen, if you were looking closely enough, stripping my jeans off by the side of the truck at Sharpitor Carpark on Sunday. I had some new shorts to take out on their first walk but hadn’t wanted the legs to be on view earlier in the day. Walking shorts are even stranger creatures than my legs, if you are a lady-of-curves as I am, walking shorts have the ability to magnify bottom size to the power of at least five. This ability allows them to turn a glamour model into a Guide leader in three easy steps.
I have to say that these particular shorts (Rohan) are very, very comfortable. They have been worn several times now, once in front of youngsters, and are nearly ready for total public consumption. This, of course, is a sure indicator that it is going to rain for our forthcoming four weeks of Blonde expeditions.
Not being self conscious it’s shorts all the time for me in summer. My legs are a mess (details would put you off your breakfast – it’s 7:10 am here) except to say the evidence of my knee replacement is apparent, despite me thinking this has toned down. Many people I meet say straightaway, ” oh! you’ve had knee surgery” as though that leg is covered in bright red luminous paint. Be brave and stick with what’s comfortable.
Maybe we should do a leg scar comparison blog post … gory pictures of all types of leg defacements.
I have a nice collection on my knee after surgery! Do you want a pic???
If I get time, I will set up a photo gallery. Should be fun!
Long or short trousers, the more delicate problem for me is, er, chafing. I decided on a nice pair of Merino wool Rab pants recently for a yomp up a Munro in Wester Ross. Fell for the marketing. One tube of Hydrocortisone cream later and I’m walking down a scree field like John Wayne. I’m now poorer, wiser and back to synthetics!
We have had to deal (in a very distant way) with chafing in some of our youngsters before. It has occasionally reduced them to tears and my own past experience is one of the reasons for my shorts reticence.
I was going to brave the shorts on our sponsored walk today but after perusing the weather forecast opted for the fast drying water repellant crag hoper trousers. Didnt repell much of the torrential rain but did dry quickly when the sun came out!
You are a good shorts wearer and I have often envied your ability!
Ah, you are so kind! Been out in the shorts in the rain today!!!!
This Gatekeepers legs never grace shorts, especially with walking boots on, the skinny milky whitness is too much for the public to be subjected to
My I recommend rubbing them with teabags, the legs that is, not the shorts …