Photo of the Day: Meera at the Grocery Store

 

Meera and I had to run some errands this morning. We had a long list and I was rushing her from one place to the next. Our last stop was the grocery store. Toward the end of our shopping Meera found a special shelf of spring lawn-ornament-type-things, and was absolutely smitten with them. I had to force myself to slow down my rushed pace, but I very deliberately did – and I just let her play while I stood there in the aisle with her a few feet away. She carefully took them all off the shelf, delighting in each one, and lined them all up on the floor just so. Her ‘line-up’ was almost totally blocking the aisle, and most of the people who walked by (especially the seniors, of which there were several) just got such a kick out of watching her. Despite so many looks, grins, chuckles, and sweet comments from people, Meera was in her own little world, totally oblivious that anyone even noticed her. Finally, after about 15 minutes, I told her that we had to go. The only way I could lure her away was with the promise that I’d buy her a donut.