Bonnets
I am beginning to understand why pioneer women wore bonnets. I half feel like making myself a bonnet, but I think I'll opt for buying straw hat. The sun is so intense here that any sort of shade is welcome. Additionally, the slightest bit of wind begins to play with my hair so by the time I have arrived anywhere, my hair, which was neatly put back in a pony tail or twist is in wisps all around my face. The pioneer women on the prairies of North America, combating the wind and sun would have had a bonnet to protect against the sun, provide some shade and keep their hair neatly pinned back. I've taken to wearing scarfs every time I ride in a vehicle for a substantial amount of time. It helps prevent the fly-away look (is much more attractive than a bonnet) but doesn't protect against the sun (wearing sunscreen helps that). Joel often wears a straw hat. People laugh initially but when we don't have anything on our heads, they tell us to wear a hat (any hat seems to do, no matter what time of year it is, we see people in stocking caps, just because it is a hat to protect against the sun).