stolen moments

Just when I thought my night was ready to wind down, my son tells me he has nothing for breakfast the next morning and that we're out of bread to make sandwiches for his school lunch.  To say that I was not pleased about having to go the store at 9 p.m. is an understatement.  I grabbed my keys and purse and stomped out of the house while grumbling all the way to the car. 

Once I arrived at the store, I grabbed a basket and continude my grumbling as I headed out for the items I needed.  Of course the items I need are on both ends of the store.  First I grabbed a loaf of bread on one side and then stomped my way to the other side of the store to the cereal aisle.  I located the requested box of Fruity Pebbles and tossed the box into my cart.  As I prepared to move on, in front of me was a couple, both easily in their 80s.  With their basket sitting in the middle of the aisle, they stood there arguing about which cereal to get and just listening to them made me smile.  

Now I have tell you, I have a thing for the elderly.  I mean, I really do.  If I had a choice of sitting in a room of my peers or a room of senior citizens, seniors win, hands down.  I want to sit with them and soak in as many life lessons from them as I can.  I miss my grandparents tremendously which is why I think I tend to gravitate to seniors so much.  Being near this couple made me miss them even more.   

As I stood there in the company of this sweet couple, my irritation instantly disappeared.  I grabbed my phone and took this photo as they finally decided on their cereal choice and made their way slowly down the aisle. It was my little gift to myself, a stolen moment just for me and I reminded myself that life is too short to sweat the small stuff, fruity pebbles and all.

Today, share your photos of stolen moment with us and let us have a peek inside, too. 

Comments

[Marcie]

Not exactly a 'stolen moment' - but a photo of a couple I thought worth sharing:
http://www.marciescudderphotography.com/home/2012/5/7/hatha.html

[Caryn]

A beautiful and moving image. Thanks for sharing. :-)

[rakusribut]

absolutely wonderful shot, did you choose to take it in B&W or did you post-process it this way?
phones are great for capturing those stolen moments, aren't they... but are those moments really 'stolen'? or are they just a sign that you actually 'saw' something, that something shook you out of your daily routine and made you ponder or wonder or smile, like you describe so eloquently in this post...i love the story!
browsing through my daily practice snapshots blog i noticed i have captured quite a number of similar moments, often with my phone, (usually with the hipstamatic app)like this one
http://kiekjevandedag.blogspot.com/2012/04/ijs.html
but leaning over a bridge railingl or out of a window with a tele zoom also does a great job
http://kiekjevandedag.blogspot.com/2012/04/bericht.html

[Keith]

This is great, Thanks for sharing,
I had a similar situation back in February. I was sitting in a booth at the local breakfast place waiting for an appointment that running late. Around the time I started with the "Where is this guy" mumblings the elderly couple in the booth behind me, who had been relatively quiet to this point started bantering about one of there lost friends, and whether that friend had passed, or just not been heard from. The wife was sure that the friend was dead and the and the husband felt as though they had just grown apart from the friend.
When my appointment finally arrived I was smiling and enjoying the eavesdropping.

[Sally]

This is sweet! I often have emotional moments when I am out & about and see elderly folks that remind me of my grandparents. If you see someone in the aisle of the grocery store mopping tears, it's probably me. LOL

[Becs]

Such a sweet photo, love the black and white too. I love stumbling on moments like this.
Here are a few 'stolen moments' of my daughter's pyjama day last week.
http://www.catchingsundust.com/2012/05/happiness-photo-24.html

[kate sutterfield]

http://polkadotrunner.wordpress.com/2012/05/04/a-reminder/

Stolen moments are the best ;)

[Gotham Girl aka Robin]

Such a wonderful post! I thought I was the only one whose obsessed with the elderly!! I just love them. Their soft skin...their telling eyes...their amazing stories..

Sharing a photo of my 86 year old dad who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Oh, how I love him!

http://gothamgirlchronicles.com/projects/

[Anna]

Love your stolen moment. Also, how those events and the capture of them can turn a day/evening around.
Here's my moment captured, maybe not stolen, but definitely living in the joy of the moment and grabbing it!

http://vandemarkdesigns.blogspot.com/2012/04/spark.html

[Stephanie]

This was a nice stolen moment for me. I was at a portrait session over the weekend and the parents were trying to decide whether they wanted to go outside for a few shots. While they were discussing, the Baby just happened to look my way while chewing on his little shirt (he just started teething). http://stephaniecourt.blogspot.com/2012/05/sneak-peek-baby-n.html

[Kimberly]

I just love an unexpected moment like that. I stumbled on a happy surprise this weekend while out on a senior portrait shoot. I blogged about it here:

http://kjbehavior.blogspot.com/2012/05/we-were-walking-downtown-today-shooting.html

[Debbie Ealer]

My stolen moment was watching people at this restaurant and wondering what brought them all there at this time.The four ladies on the corner caught my attention with their white wine ,giggles and playfulness. I just adored them all.

[Debbie Ealer]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/debbsga/7143760147/in/photostream

[Annie]

These are the moments that make me want to slow down and enjoy life. Thanks for sharing!

[Meg]

http://pompeiipenguin.blogspot.com/2012/05/penn-station.html

I struggled with whether or not to take the picture of the whole church, and show the homeless woman sleeping on the front steps. But I wanted to show what I really saw in Baltimore that day, and the fact that you could not see her face in the picture made me feel better about including her in my composition.

I really love your picture!!!

[Sheila@Chinaberry]

Oh, what a lovely picture. When I see oldsters like these two, I whisper to my husband, "That'll be us someday!" Thanks for a smile for the day.

[Limner]

Sweet. Am I viewing my future? :)