A few people spring to mind, but I don't see them every day. Since my daily commute (such as it is) takes me along the same trail where I walk, I often see the same two elderly gentlemen out for their walks. They don't walk together; one walks around 8:00 a.m. and the other walks around noon. They're both at least in their 70s, but walk quite firmly. The early walker always has a Walkman and he walks no matter what the weather. If the trail is covered in snow, he walks at the edge of the road (a dangerous proposition on that road!). I've only once walked at the same time he was out; he smiled and said hello.

The noon walker always wears a ball cap. I don't generally see him in the winter. I notice him primarily because he's always carrying a stick. Not a walking stick so far as I can tell, just the same bent stick. I don't know if it's for balance, protection or some other use. He always carries it by the middle in his right hand -- and I am desperately curious about it.

The other folks that immediately came to mind are an older couple who grocery shop at the same time I do. They look vaguely familiar -- I think either they were regulars at the mall when I worked there as a youngster or maybe she was a clerk in a store somewhere. But we almost always get to the store about the same time and generally nod to one another and then go our separate ways.