Elderly fun

I took a slow walk with my elderly neighbor this evening. She doesn’t get out much in this heat so when she does she takes advantage of everything around her. Watching her smile at a bird call or a squirrel running away from us brings me great joy. "it’s the little things " she said as we walked and looked at things most people wouldn’t. "Wonder how long that fence has been there"? I would ask. "Not as long as I’ve been here" she would giggle and clap her hands. "Do you want to know the secret of old age?" she asked "it’s being able to accept life as it has been given to you. Never wish things could have been better". We walked in silence for a bit then she bent down and picked up a rock-throwing it at a neighbor’s garbage can. "Want to run"? She asked me. Tomorrow I’m going to buy her a pair of high top sneakers for our next walk.