She was walking with an elderly lady and it seemed almost as if she was hiding behind her as she walked.
You were probably creeping on her and she was attempting to hide from you.
On a much more exciting subject, my porch repairs were completed today! I'm thrilled! I had some old weather damaged wood on my back porch, stuff that has been bugging me for years now, replaced with new wood, repainted. I've had a lot of issues with my porch, most of which I've gotten fixed this year, so I'm quite happy right now.
And I'm having the same contractors come back in June & July to do some other work for me. (First, I'm having the popcorn ceiling in my garage repaired, some boards in the ceiling that are sagging fixed ($500 for this repair); then in July, I'm having my popcorn ceiling in the living room replaced with knockdown texture & having some crown molding installed ($1000 for this job, including all the materials, which is a great deal).
By the time I'm done with these contractors, I may actually want to keep my house instead of selling it in a few years. One risk is that I might blow my vacation budget for next year on house repairs instead.