the sunflower must've come late this year. i remember last year by august sunflowers were past their best. at the farmers' market last weekend, flower kiosks displayed an array of beautiful and fresh-looking sunflowers. there was even a large kiosk selling only sunflowers. i would have been tempted to buy a couple of bunches -- at $4 for a bunch of 5 -- if we were not taking the whole day up and about the countryside in that darned bus. as it turned out we didn't get to the city until eight.
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this morning at the bus, there was an annoyingly loud lady talking on her phone. she would laugh, like a hyena, to the consternation of the almost crowded bus, if my reading of their body language was correct. i tried to block her from my mind, until i heard her say "oh, i can't believe this picture, it's so white, not a one coloured person! it's disgusting!" so i slowly turned my head to look (there was just one person between us) and glared at her. the bus at this time was slowing down to stop to let people off, and as i was about to say something, she abruptly got up and exited at the back of the bus, still yacking away and complaining about the whiteness of that picture she and her caller were discussing about. she had to pass the length of the bus and when she saw that i was still glaring at her through the bus window, she gave me the finger! "lovely!" the black guy a few seats behind said. "what an asshole, she's probably being f***ed by a black shit!" the remaining passengers, a mix of colours, mind, just had a laugh. i was still seething with disgust when i got home.
I’m noticing that they’re late this year as well!
One is always going to find obnoxious people in public places.