In its daily feature of a photo of people-about-town, that Columbus Dispatch picture will occasionally be of a barefooted person.
A couple of days ago it was of some kids building a tree fort at a local park.
Master Builders | At Clinton Como Park in Clintonville, these four are building a tree fort. In the tree are the Reider brothers — 7-year-old Koen, left, and 9-year-old Aiden. Still on the ground are the Moore brothers — 9-year-old Clay, left and 7-year-old River.
[Caption by the Dispatch. Photo Credit: Adam Cairns of the Dispatch.]
I thought it was rather neat (and encouraging) to see a bunch of kids playing barefoot. (And with no adults around hyperventilating, either.)
Ahcuah 
I’m more shocked that they’re building a tree fort in a park tree, but if they’re not using nails, I suppose it’s all right.
I see barefoot kids at my local park – they tend to place their shoes carefully at the edge of the play area – but our trees do not lend themselves well to making forts. I’d be impressed if anyone could reach the lower branches, period.
Yeah, that surprised me too. At first I thought it might have been a private park but no, it’s a city park. I imagine the photo will cause some city official to come remove it now.