Well,they are dirty,unlaced,and tell a story of the beating this man takes from mother nature...No-telling how many times he has walked into the woods in those shoes to find shelter from the rain and cold.How many miles he has walked looking for food and water..How many times people have stepped over them as he lays in the street. God bless him and hope the little bit of $ I gave him will get him through another day to walk in his shoes..