Through My Window

“Through My Window” is the name of a photography series on the Apartment Therapy blog. These are a couple of shots through my window recently. I may submit one of the pastel sky shots.

When I first looked at the apartment, David Todd commented that the view was good because it was unobstructed by other buildings. I remember his comment, but it didn’t really register until I moved in and lived here for a while. Now I understand. I got it David!

I lived with two interesting views in San Diego. I could see sunsets over the ocean in Carlsbad but it didn’t take long for them to become boring. Nothing ever happened other than a sail boat once in a while. Some will remember the little cottage on West Walnut with its neat view of San Diego Harbor and the aircraft carriers berthed across the way on Coronado. It was much more interesting because of harbor activity. I’ll always remember the flight of la paloma coming up the canyon in the mornings.

Unexpectedly, I believe this is the best view ever. I certainly wasn’t looking for a “view apartment” in the places I could afford to live in Brooklyn. Not every day, but many days the view is like a painters canvas. This gets my vote for the best morning sky since moving in. In the expanded view you can see some birds in the sky and the contrail of a jet flying over JFK which is only about 15 miles as the crow flies.

Times passes. Same window. What the hell is that white stuff? “It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas”. Incidentally I’ve discovered that my 100% Finnish DNA is standing me in good stead. The cold may be bothering my knees, but not me. I’ve stood waiting for a bus in cold windy weather without flinching. It may not be fun, but it’s no big deal. It’s not weather I live, it’s whether I live.