Monday at the Plaza

I arrive at the plaza on a cool Monday afternoon. There is a family taking group pictures around the plaza. They gather around various parts of the plaza and take group pictures. The corner café currently has no music. It might be too early. There are 2 groups of people sitting there talking and I occasionally hear a few laughs. The many shops around the plaza are open and there are tourists coming in and out of the shops. There is a man standing outside one of the shops snacking on something while looking towards the plaza. Out of the “Sunny Shop”, a lady comes out with a Mexican style poncho and she poses for some pictures while her friend takes pictures. The lady takes of the poncho and puts it back in the bag. On the bench beside me, there is a man and a woman playing with a weird wooden toy. They seem to try to balance the wooden ball on a stick. It seems really difficult. The man just hit himself on the face with it. He fails and then he lets the woman try. The woman eventually balances the ball on the stick. On top of the gazebo, there is a group of 4 kids that seem to be playing a card game. They seem to be very concentrated in their game because they are very quiet. One of the kids is being Called by his dad but he ignores him. The dad eventually goes up on the gazebo and pulls him by The arm. A woman walks up to me and offers me a cup of pecans. I accept them and then she refers me to the shop directly behind me if I would like to purchase some. I look into the shop and it is full of people looking around at the various food items. I walked in there and bought myself a New Mexico flag. As soon as I walk outside, a toddler walks up to me and tugs my leg. I wasn't sure who the toddler belonged to so I sort of just stood there until the mom walked up, gave me a weird look and took her away. As I walk back to my car, I notice many tourists walking towards the plaza. All of the cars have plates from different states ranging from Washington to North Carolina. Thee plaza seems to be a very popular tourists attraction overall.