A bird's eye view

[girlyswot]

My flat is on the second (US = third) floor and because of the way the ground slopes, it feels much higher than that when I am looking out of the window. Normally my attention is caught by the water a couple of hundred yards away in the Cromarty Firth. It is tidal and so it's always fun to watch it rise and fall through the day. Or I'll look across the sea to the Black Isle. Or, very often, I'll just be mesmerized by the ever-changing sky. I have my Gmail theme set to 'Tree' which has a weather-sensitive element that just can't keep up!

But today it is foggy. I can just about see the houses across the street down below, but not the fields and certainly not the water. My attention is focused instead on the tree immediately in front of the window. There are several tiny blue tits perched on its bare branches, pecking away industriously, looking for food. I don't think that anyone else (except possibly my neighbour) can see them.

When I was an undergraduate, I had a second-floor room in the front quad at Exeter just opposite the chapel. From my window you could see all the details of the carvings of the apostles that were quite hidden from view at ground-level. I loved sitting in my window seat and looking out at my private gallery.

What are your hidden, private places? What do you see that no one else notices?

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[moonette1.livejournal.com]

Private? *laughs* I haven't had any private place to myself since I had my first child. It's a nice thought, though. Once in a while I take a walk on the beach when the kids are in school and I can avoid the guilt of not walking the dog (he's not allowed onto the sand in our town). The ocean is my favorite place in the world. Your place sounds quite lovely. I think I'll book a flight out there. I'll just tell Mike I'm going "shopping" for the afternoon. ;)