I had spent the morning at the Dallas Arboretum shooting flowers and bugs. The heat of summer is upon us and though I wanted to do the rest of the garden, my body could not do it.
My joints ached and I was a bit lightheaded in the heat, so I called it a day and went to my favorite little spot to eat... Zuzu's for Tex-Mex.

I can always count on a good meal and friendly service and they always ask about how Lucy is doing.
They were so good to my "special friend" Lucy when she visited.

I no sooner sat down and this fella who serves the food and cleans the tables comes over to me and we begin to chat
and I must have said something about it being difficult getting old and not being able to do what I used to do.
And with that he said...

"The body can get old but never the heart. It always stays young."

I thought to myself... what a beautiful thing to say. This special moment caught me off guard and it brought tears to my eyes.
And what is your name I asked. Miguel. (I was embarrassed to never have known as he is always there whenever I visit.)

I thanked him for the lovely remark and told him... it made my day (and it did!)

We talked some more and I was particularly struck by his upbeat attitude and his zest for life.
He understands about how short and how precious life is. I told him I am a retired nurse.
He then told me he visited with his friend who is very ill in the hospital and that all of the nurses were so good to him and his friend.
It made me feel proud that they treated them so well and I was sad for his friend.

I wrote down what Miguel said because I knew I wanted to pair it with a photo and I chose this photo that was taken in a Mexican market in San Miguel.

Thank you Miguel for your heartfelt sentiments. You will never know how much that meant to me.