New Eyes

            I never realized how many small things we miss. Today I decided to be a little bit perceptive on my daily route. I thought I seen it all. I lived in Miramar for about 4 years! How did I not notice these things? Well, I never really bothered to look. I would always take the bus to school and back. The bus would leave me near my house, but I still needed to walk a bit. When I would walk to my house, my body would go on autopilot. I would reflect upon how my day went, think about a book I read, the food I would eat at my house. It is not like I missed anything big like a statue or a building. I am not that oblivious. I bet that I would still find new little marvels if I looked a little bit further. As I walked down from the bus, I had to consciously snap out of my everyday trance. I was curious as to what I would see. In my route, I would always pass a school. Today I passed by exactly when the students were dismissed. There was a little boy with a white shirt, but today I noticed that the uniform had a logo consisting of tiny wings. I assume the wings were representative of the ones of angels had because the children studied at a Christian academy. I also noticed that the crossing guard for that school was wearing a Yankees cap. It was the navy blue one with the white letter N and Y. Walking down the street right after crossing, I quickly noticed the dress of a young lady. It was white dress with big red polka dots. She was also walking a dog, it was a Boston terrier. He looked ugly, with his eyes bulging out and all, but kind of adorable. A little bit further down the street, there was a small little house with a tin roof. I already knew about the existence of this house, but I never bothered to look at it post hurricane Maria. Upon the tin roof there was these thick tree branches. I thought it was pretty funny that the owner had not bothered to remove the branches. I know that she still lives there.

After walking a bit further, I turned to the right. In the corner there was this beautiful beige house, which I also knew the existence of already. The house had a barred patio. Upon further inspection I saw this really cute black feline with big green eyes. As I approached her she quickly scurried of. Typical of cats. At the end of that street and right beside my Apartment, there was another house. This house was white with a Puerto Rican flag hanging besides the barred front door. Below the flag I found this small wooden rooster. I had fun with this nice little experiment. It was a lot of fun. I found so many new things. I did not even have to look that hard. Everything I found was in plain sight and I never noticed. From this day on I while try to not go on my usual trances and be more aware of my surroundings. Not only is it a fascinating exercise, but I will be less prone to trip over things.