Vegetable songs

There is a young guy who works in the vegetable section of the supermarket. This guy is mentally challenged (I don't know what the current PC word is for this) and always very serious about his work. While he is restocking the vegetable displays he keeps repeating the name of the vegetable he is working with, very loudly and in a sing-song voice. When The Man encounters him, he joins in, which makes the guy sing louder. They stand there grinning at each other and chanting, "Hoorensoo, hoorensoo, oishii hoorensoooooo!" ("Spinach, spinach, delicious spiiinaaaaach!") louder and louder, and then the guy ducks his head shyly and gets back to work. It's an interactive shopping experience.

We always stop to chat with the vegetable guy when we see him out in the street, too, and he tells us in minute detail where he's going and what he's doing and what time he will start work tomorrow and what time he finished today and what vegetables he stocked and which customers he spoke to and what time his train is and what he'll have for dinner. The Man listens intently and asks questions, and I watch them both. They converse with all the seriousness of a couple of high powered businessmen discussing a multi-million dollar contract. This always makes me happy.

Winter also makes me happy, especially days like today with cold wind and deep blue skies and enormous fluffy clouds.