the other side
By Elizabeth
@Poppylicious (11133)
November 30, 2016 1:08am CST
One of the reasons I prefer sitting where Quiet Man sits on the bus {which is across the aisle, with a view of what's ahead rather than a wall of blue plasticky stuff} is that the sun rises on that side and affords the viewer a rather spectacular treat at certain times of the year. I could sit further back, of course, but fighting my way past a mob of tetchy passengers when I want to alight is not my idea of fun times.
Today I spy a view through grubby bus windows, and beyond Quiet Man, that is a haze of golden oranges in so many beautiful tones. The fields to my left are swathed in the glory of the sunrise, waking up to the promise of a wonderful winter's day.
To my immediate right the world outside my window is dark. The sun has yet to reach it and it stumbles about as a big dark blue mass of nothingness.
I cannot take a photo of nothingness.
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@xFiacre (13218)
• Ireland
30 Nov 16
@poppylicious A delightful way to start any day. And don't you think the verb that we use for getting off a bus is so sophisticated and elegant? 'I alighted' is so much more seemly than 'I got off'.
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@annastasiaaaaaa (727)
• Philippines
1 Dec 16
Your posts are indeed something! :)
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@hereandthere (45639)
• Philippines
30 Nov 16
yes, it's also nice because the sun isn't hot yet that time so i'd sit there only if it's a short trip.
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@hereandthere (45639)
• Philippines
1 Dec 16
@Poppylicious our climate is tropical so most passengers go to the non-sun side.
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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30 Nov 16
It was minus three degrees when I wrote this post!
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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30 Nov 16
I have never seen that, but it sounds glorious. I'd like to see fireworks from a plane.
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@WorDazza (15830)
• Manchester, England
1 Dec 16
@Poppylicious Where we moved to a couple of months ago has spectacular views all over Manchester. Apparently on New Year's Eve, if you go up to the top of the hills nearby, you can see all of the New Year fireworks right across the whole of Manchester.
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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2 Dec 16
@WorDazza That sounds lovely. It almost makes me want to visit Manchester again!
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@amitkokiladitya (171927)
• Agra, India
30 Nov 16
Even I love to sit quietly and look outvof the window when I travel
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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30 Nov 16
It is nice. There's so much loveliness to see.
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@amitkokiladitya (171927)
• Agra, India
1 Dec 16
@Poppylicious I love to see the world.. The other people, how they live, where they live
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