I think it’s important to notice what you notice, and then if you are so inclined, to examine that. I’m a big fan of The Art of Noticing by Rob Walker, but I’m not really sure how much this noticing has anything to do with that.
Today I was noticing that this town that I’ve lived in for the last few years doesn’t feel so big anymore. It’s a megalopolis for sure, depending on how you count it up to 10 million people live here. It just didn’t feel as big to me as I drove up the highway this afternoon. Could be the density; it’s a lot of suburbia. Could be that the distance to the edge of town is almost never out of sight. It’s in a valley with a great open bay in the middle, and there are protected green spaces on those valley sides. The city inhabits the zone between those two other places and you can always see one or the other or both. Could be that the suburbia is quite well treed, maybe even wooded at times.
I’m not reporting anything profound here, just noticing what I’m noticing and thinking about it. Do with that as you will.
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