One of life's pleasures is people-watching.
Human beings are such fascinating beings.
While waiting for a friend, recently, I sat in a wicker chair with old, comfy pillows, on the long, roomy porch of the The Red Lion Inn. From this pleasant vantage point, I was able to watch all the tourists walking by. Most of the ladies had shopping bags.
If you are interested in seeing the Inn's Christmas gingerbread house, you can read about it here:
When visiting a new place, who doesn't like to shop? The town the Inn is located in, Stockbridge, has some darling places to peruse. All those tourist dollars are also good for the town's economy. Sounds like a win/win situation to me.
Looking up, I could see the American flag and the inn flag flying in the breeze against the leafy green canopy.
Nearby, pink and fuchsia petunias spilled out of wicker planters.
The front brick pathway looked neat and clean, with flowers and green plants lining either side.
Nearby, in more wicker chairs, I heard a couple discussing restaurants. They were unsure where to dine. Being the not-so-shy wallflower, I turned around and told them about my first choice restaurant. (It's Cafe Adam in Great Barrington where I've never had a single bad experience. It's always been top notch with several pluses after the rating.)
There was lots of picture snapping. Looking out onto the busy street on this perfect sunny day, a van drove by without stopping. The passenger side window was down and a woman aimed her camera and just snapped photos.
I couldn't help but wonder if they would come out blurry since the van never came to a stop. It just mosied right on by and snap,snap, snap, the lady took photos with her camera held far outside the car window.
I couldn't help but wonder if they would come out blurry since the van never came to a stop. It just mosied right on by and snap,snap, snap, the lady took photos with her camera held far outside the car window.
When my friend came, we opted to have lunch outside on the patio. If desired, you can read about it here.http://writingstraightfromtheheart.blogspot.com/2011/08/outside-dining-simple-summertime.html
It sure was fun getting a bird's eye view of the town from the front porch people-watching spot.
It sure was fun getting a bird's eye view of the town from the front porch people-watching spot.
DO YOU LOVE TO PEOPLE WATCH?
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