I like to find places that were made for people, but that people don't ever hardly notice. Benches in the middle of a Target parking lot, alcoves in airports away from gates and food lines, deserted courtyards with tables and chairs, fountains with ledge seating, etc. This is probably because I notice places where "play" is encouraged in spots otherwise thick with work and commerce. And I'm not talking physical play -- more imagination, reading spots, introspective timeouts, etc. Not work. And then there's the part where I'm not much of a people person; my introverted self must recharge away from people. So today we spotted a courtyard near downtown West Palm Beach - empty, canopied by huge oak trees and bougainvillea. It was like a small vacation - a rejuvenation picnic - we stopped and had lunch in it.
And then we forgot to go to the vegetable stand for sugar snap peas. We must have been too carried away in the sunshine.
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