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| Photos on this page are courtesy of Kepguru, Geograph, GlobeTrotterGirls, TravelingWithAriel, blogitse, modivin, homeits, WellBeingSecrets, Pawesome, flickrhivemind |
| The View from My Window |
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| I used to write a column for the monthly newsletter at the office where I worked. My column was called "The View from My Window." The name held a double meaning, it wasn't only about my various and sundry views of the world. It was, also, about my office window. |
| My window looked out on the parking lot and the parking lot held several massive, ancient, moss- draped oak trees. When the stress level got too high, as it frequently did, all I had to do was look out of the window. Those beautiful old oaks were more calming than the strongest cup of herbal tea. |
| The other thing I did when the stress became too much was quit. I must have quit a couple of hundred times over the years. My boss would just smile, pat me on the shoulder and say, "There, there, it'll be better tomorrow." |
| It usually wasn't, but the truth was, I liked my bosses and the people I worked with more than I disliked the hectic stress of the job. So we all knew that the quitting thing wasn't serious. With one exception: I told them frequently that if they ever moved me to an office without a window, all bets were off. And they knew I wasn't kidding. I loved those oak trees. |
| When I started putting this page together, I was thinking about the oaks and about windows with nice, calming views. Somewhere along the way, the photos turned into both inside and outside views - and cats kept appearing - so the focus of the subject matter shifted. (As strange as it sounds, my pages sometimes take on a life of their own and I've found it's better not to go against the flow.) |
| I hope the view from your window is a pleasant and peaceful one...and your day a calm and happy one. -- Nancy |
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| The photos on this page are from Ireland, France, Italy, Belgium and Hungary. |
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| If animals could speak, the cat alone would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much. -- Mark Twain ~ ~ ~ The mathematical probability of a cat doing exactly as it pleases is the one scientific absolute in the world. -- Lynn Osband |
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| The main advantage of working at home is that you get to find out what cats really do all day. -- Lynne Truss ~ ~ ~ You can't own a cat. The best you can do is be partners. -- Sir Harry Swanson |
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| Cats seldom interfere with the rights of other creatures. Their intelligence keeps them from doing many of the things that complicate life for humans. -- Carl Van Vechten ~ ~ ~ As anyone who has ever been around a cat for any length of time well knows, cats have enormous patience with the limitations of humans. -- Cleveland Amory |
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| I put down my book, The Meaning of Zen, and see my cat smiling into her fur. 'Cat, I would lend you this book, but it appears that you have already read it.' She gives me her full gaze. 'Don't be ridiculous,' she purrs, 'I wrote it.' -- Dilys Laing |
| Cats know when people like or dislike them. They just don't care enough to do anything about it -- Winifred Carriere ~ ~ ~ When cats are inside, they want to be out. And vice versa. And often simultaneously. -- Louis Camuti |
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| A cat isn't fussy - just so long as you remember that he likes his milk in the shallow rose-patterned saucer and his fish on the blue plate with the red trim. -- Arthur Bridges ~ ~ ~ In certain cultures, thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this. -- Author Unknown |
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| I have studied many philosophers and many cats and the wisdom of cats is infinitely superior. -- Hippolyte Taine ~ ~ ~ It's impossible to look at a sleeping cat and feel tense. -- Jane Pauley |
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| Music: Moonlight in Vermont The Past Whispers - Home Old New Orleans Friday's Journal |
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