I used to have my desk situated so that I could look out the window, but found that it detracted me too much from my work. So I moved the desk and now look at David Muench's 'Autumn Reflection'... and am detracted from work by this forum, amongst other things.
Outside one window I have a sweeping view of the city, outside the other window, a view of birds fighting over their bird food.
On the wall beside me I have one of those cute KitKat clocks which, in this case, consistently gives the incorrect time and has a tail which no longer sways back and forth as it ought to.
On the same wall, I have a 'Certificate of Insanity' given to me by my boss of long ago. It dubs me 'St. Insane'. My 'mission statement' is hanging on the same wall: 'Defy the Rules'... the picture is of a very old lady doing wheelies on a bicycle on the uppermost top of the Golden Gate Bridge.
The other wall is taken up entirely by books, for I like the feel of a room full of books. Beside that wall, there is another computer and desk which is used by my husband.
The wall behind me has a picture of my dad and fellow crew members standing aside a downed airplane during WW II.
Also, there is a picture of my dad in a group shot taken during Vancouver's centennial celebration when City Hall chose one person born in Vancouver for each year of Vancouver's existence, and my dad was chosen for 1917. The picture is of the whole group of them, and it hung in City Hall for a very long time. There weren't many people born in Vancouver in those early days, most came to the city.
There is also a picture of Sir Sulkalot, my current nickname for our sulky Border Collie. The picture shows him at the very height of sulkiness. There is also an antique writing table which gets used mainly for storing stuff.
The room is very small, it is just a nice little nook precisely the right size for its purpose.
