A reminder to play

A ball in the middle of the sidewalk means someone was playing.

Yesterday, while out on a walk, I came across a ball in the middle of the sidewalk.

It was a Tuesday afternoon. No kids in sight. But this perfect ball blocked the sidewalk, a reminder that someone was recently playing. I walked around the ball, leaving it exactly where it was.

The promise of someone else experiencing joy upon finding a ball in the middle of the sidewalk outweighed my concern that they might trip.

Do you remember playing with a ball as a kid? Just seeing a loose ball brings back such fond memories of fun and playfulness.

I used to love those big cages of balls at the supermarket. Do you remember those? Our local grocery store still has a ball cage. Balls are on sale for 15% off. I think I'll buy one.

I'm excited to announce I'm adding more features to the Object Diaries website. I applied for a grant and am building a more robust system to receive and share object stories.

Please reply if you have an object story you'd like to share with me for this project.

Thank you for being an important part of the Object Diaries project!