I went for a short walk without Charleigh-dog this morning.  Several people I don't recognize at all stopped to ask me if she was okay!  (She is okay).  To strangers I am now the woman with the labrador, formerly the woman with the big black dog. I'm okay with that.
     I recognize, or fail to recognize, people I don't know well in the same way.....by the dog they walk or their hair color.  I'm guessing I have some small degree of inability to recognize the nuances in faces that I don't see often (facial agnosia), causing me to rely on context or visual cues instead. I can work on remembering people's names, but faces of people I have just met are more difficult.....especially neighborhood kids I don't see often.  They grow and change so rapidly, that I need to see them around their home to know who they are.....context....except for the kids on the end of the court whose flaming red hair is a clear giveaway.
     How about you?  Have you experienced this?