Kiwi Workhorse Vest Size:XL The Woodlands Bucket Hat stays

The Woodlands Bucket Hat stays on through the heat

The Lefroy Belt stays exactly where it should

A cold Victoria Bitter marks the pause

yesterday’s receipts still folded in your pocket

coffee still sharp and unfinished

Kiwi Workhorse Vest Size:XL The Woodlands Bucket Hat staysKiwi Workhorse Vest Winter settles in early along the Appalachian Trail. Mornings start stiff. Breath hangs. You pull the vest on before the light properly breaks, hands finding warmth where they need it most. Movement comes first. Heat follows later. By midday you are off the ridge and moving through timber, pace steady, weight carried close. The vest stays on. It disappears into the work of walking, bending, lifting. Nothing flaps. Nothing pulls. It