Don, a drawing for a meal

On my way home from work, I often see a man with a drawing of a ship or an eagle on a piece of paper asking people to buy it for the price of a meal. I am usually rushing home to take my puppy out for a walk.

This week, I made a change. I asked him how much he charged for the drawing. I am not a big fan of eagle or titanic drawings but it is about more than that. He said it was by donation or whatever I could spare. We agreed I would come back later and he would make a custom drawing for me. We had a little chat and I found out his name was Don.

We have since come by and chatted with Don and gotten to know him better. He lives on the streets,but life was not always that way. I don't know how he got to where he is today, but I have found it very interesting getting to know him and learning from him.

Today, we will go by and see him. We plan on bringing him more paper so he can sell more drawings. He asked not to give him too much paper because if it rained it would get ruined. I have a plastic box that I use for my crafts that would be perfect for protecting the paper from the elements. We will bring him that as well. I asked if he liked banana bread and his face lit up. So, I made some banana bread muffins for him.

I am not sure about this relationship. What will become of it? But, I want to get to know my neighbours and and that most certainly includes Don.