My day started very early.. facing west at sunrise on my way to a stop-over in Dallas.
It’s been a couple years since I’ve flown, and much longer since I’ve been to California. Being that high up and seeing everything so small kinda shrinks your worries.. We’re tinier than we realize. I guess size and experience is all relative, but its good to gain perspective in that way once in awhile. I was pretty fascinated with the crop patterns while flying over Arizona.. Some of them almost looked symbolic. I especially liked the circular patterns — I saw one where there was a line connecting to it with crosshatches coming off of the line. It looked like some kind of tribal design. The juxtaposition of the natural terrain next to the grid was also really beautiful.
Then I got to the big city. Views from my hotel… I’m finding lots of things that take me straight back to NYC — mostly the diversity and amount of people.. and having to rely on mass transit. I’m enjoying the culture — bought a great small piece of art earlier that feels very regional. Saw some kayakers in the bay and felt a little jealous.
And what do you know.. the first thing I saw from my hotel room window was this restaurant, so I stopped by to snap a pic. You can’t ever get too far away from home..
Ending my day looking out the window northward at the city lights shimmering on the water. It’s nice to be in a new place for a bit.