Peanut Butter Sandwich Caper
Sometimes you start off on a photo-walk, and you end up sharing a peanut butter sandwich with a stranger.

In 2012 we used to go on a lot of photo-walks, organized by our friend and fellow camera enthusiast, John Carvalho. The group would meet at some designated Mississauga park or street and off we would go, sometimes as many as 25 people.

John Carvalho forges ahead, leading the group. Photo by Louise Peacock

During those walks we met and got know a lot of very nice people.

On one such walk, a brisk but lovely morning, I ended up walking with lady I had not met before. Her name was Missi and she and I and our dog Tessa went forging along, looking for interesting scenes to capture.

We had completed almost half the route, when Missi looked at her watch and announced that she would have to leave the walk and go home.

She seemed stressed. I asked her if everything was alright, and she responded that she had missed breakfast and was starting to feel a bit weak and dizzy.

Peanut Butter sandwich and makings. Computer art by Louise Peacock

It seemed a real shame for her to leave part way through, and then I remembered that I had brought a midmorning snack. A peanut-butter and honey sandwich on some light rye bread. It was pretty plain but I told Missi I’d be pleased to share it with her. I got my backpack off my shoulders and hauled out the snack, which thankfully, I had cut in two. I offered her half.

Missi accepted the humble snack gratefully, and we continued on, munching happily and finished the walk.

A simple thing, but it forged a special link between us.

Since that time I have lost touch with Missi, but I will always remember that special, shared moment and how it made us friends.

You never know where a peanut-butter sandwich might lead you.
['Louise Peacock']
['Photography', 'Friendship', 'Sharing', 'Chance Encounters', 'Nonfiction']