Tower vs Area

[Slo Moe]

One memory of a tower night around new year some years back.

The weather print had an unusual code, had to check it. It said
"diamond dust". Never seen that before, or ever since. Very very tiny
ice particles that filled the air. Requires just the right combination of
temperature, humidity and air pressure and the gradient.

But wow, it was staggering. All the view was sort of shimmering,
it looked like the tower was under water. The taxilights, the
runway lighting all were sort of under a long tide. Beauutiful.
That can be seen only in a tower. And even very rarely there.

Then the reflections of early morning sun on the fuselages,
when the planes turn to apron from the runway. And you can
really live the liveries in a new light...Can only be
seen from the tower.

Tower has some benefits... An office with a view...