The Old Man In The Park

We observed this old man last week at a local park. He was walking around, then sitting at a bench, then sitting at a picnic table, as he is in this photo. He had a styrofoam cup with a beverage in it, maybe booze. At one point some young guy started walking towards him, and we became full of excitement, anticipating a fight or a drug deal (you know how these old guys are), but then the young guy walked by and nothing happened. We were somewhat concerned that the old man saw us (We were sitting atop the giant tires on the playground. We were doing strange things as well as watching the man.). He may have seen us, actually, because he got up and left. Like the other old man, this one was reading a book. We will miss this old man. He warmed our hearts and filled us with joy.