Sunday, October 25, 2020

The Sunday Five - A Nice Place to Perch


That tree stump, is this birds favorite place to perch, to watch the world go by.  He/she is often there.  Favorite places to perch, this weeks Sunday five

  1. What is your favorite place to sit and watch the world go by? 
  2. What is your favorite place to sit quietly with something to drink? 
  3. How long can you sit still and watch? 
  4. Do you prefer to sit alone, or with someone? 
  5. Do you talk to strangers? 
My answers:

  1. What is your favorite place to sit and watch the world go by? Along the Mall near the Smithsonian Castle here in DC. 
  2. What is your favorite place to sit quietly with something to drink? St Marks Square in Venice.  
  3. How long can you sit still and watch? 20-30 minutes. 
  4. Do you prefer to sit alone, or with someone? Either way, quietly. 
  5. Do you talk to strangers? Yes, and I enjoy it. 
Please share your answers in the comments. 

 

24 comments:

  1. What is your favorite place to sit and watch the world go by? Rehoboth Beach

    What is your favorite place to sit quietly with something to drink? A nice pub in New Hope and watch all the passser by.

    How long can you sit still and watch? About an hour. More if I have gin!!!!!

    Do you prefer to sit alone, or with someone? I think alone...Im more apt to really watch and take more in then.

    Do you talk to strangers? Most times yes.

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    1. The world needs more gin

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    2. HELL YEAH! BLUECOAT GIN IN PARTICULAR! PHILLY MADE YO!

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  2. What is your favorite place to sit and watch the world go by? On a Spanish restaurant terrace, I think.
    What is your favorite place to sit quietly with something to drink? A beach bar.
    How long can you sit still and watch? I'm not great at "still," but I can watch for hours.
    Do you prefer to sit alone, or with someone? More often, alone.
    Do you talk to strangers? Yes. Sometimes I regret it. Usually, it's uplifting. Actually have some very good friends who were completely strangers in cafes.

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    1. I don't do still very well either

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  3. 1. A bench in front of Town Hall on Commercial Street in Provincetown MA
    2. Almost any place in Ptown, especially if I can people watch.
    3. Probably an hour before I start to get self conscious and have to move.
    4. With someone but without talking.
    5. Absolutely not, if I can avoid it.

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  4. Hmm, wonder where you should retire to?

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  5. 1 - when I was younger, a mall. now, a beach. currently my sunporch (thanks COVID).

    2 - a nice bar (read: not a dive)

    3 - a couple hours (before I have to pee)

    4 - either; depends on my mood

    5 - hell yeah!

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  6. What is your favorite place to sit and watch the world go by? These days it's my back deck, watching the flora and the fauna. It's quite peaceful.

    What is your favorite place to sit quietly with something to drink? Usually in an outdoor area, watching people on the street,

    How long can you sit still and watch? Till the liquor runs out ...unless I order another!

    Do you prefer to sit alone, or with someone? I prefer sitting with Carlos.

    Do you talk to strangers? Yes, I do.

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    1. We will have to meet Carlos someday

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  7. What is your favorite place to sit and watch the world go by? - Just about anywhere; when it comes to the world, I generally prefer not to be involved.

    What is your favorite place to sit quietly with something to drink? - Some dark corner in a dark bar, facing the wall, but that was years and years ago...

    How long can you sit still and watch? - For an indefinite time, eventually I will fall asleep.

    Do you prefer to sit alone, or with someone? - Alone, unless it's on the terrace with my Poopsie.

    Do you talk to strangers? I try to avoid that as much as possible.

    PS: I this causes the reader to wonder why Penguin ever married me, I quite understand. 😘

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    1. I can see the attraction. You seem sweet and funny to me. I like you a lot, and I've never met you.

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    2. I think the night I met you was the last time I ever stopped at a bar on the way home from work,

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    3. duchess deedles, the hamster is quite serious (academic background). but he's fun to hang with and he warms up quickly.

      "poopsie" - you two are an old married couple, just like the duchess and I.

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  8. 1. The San Diego Zoo. Come spring the clothes come off and interesting fashion choices come to the for. Almost as entertaining as animal watching.

    2. Don't have one.

    3. Depends on when my back starts hurting.

    4. I prefer to sit with Balder Half if I don't have a book with me.

    5. I talk to strangers if they start the conversation, otherwise I'm too shy. If Balder is with me, he always reaches out to strangers. He enjoys people and once he starts talking, I will get drawn into the conversation.

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    1. People watching can be fun, you never know what you are going to see.

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  9. 1. The contemplation garden at the Desert Botanical Garden.
    2. A sidewalk cafe in Florence Italy
    3. 30 minutes to an hour.
    4. Either way.
    5. Sometimes but, probably rarely.

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    1. Florence is amazing, I loved the central market.

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  10. What is your favorite place to sit and watch the world go by? curiously in a casino; I get to see all sorts of free entertainment this way.
    What is your favorite place to sit quietly with something to drink? my easy chair in the bedroom.
    How long can you sit still and watch? not long enough. I don't sit still long for love or money.
    Do you prefer to sit alone, or with someone? if the someone has good conversation this is much better than sitting alone.
    Do you talk to strangers? not any more. People cringe and assume I am a creep.

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    1. Never thought of you in a casino.

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  11. Anonymous10/25/2020

    1. Centre of the city drinking coffee.
    2. Outdoors on a sunny
    3. Not still for too long
    4. Generally alone. I find it hard chat for too long
    5. I do at times if they have an open face, which makes it a bit hard at the moment

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    1. I talked with a stranger this morning.

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