A room with a view...

I am sitting in my attic taking a break from work. I am sitting in a room with a view. A view of power lines stretching to houses and a generally active intersection where kids are dropped off from their respective school days. It is a view two stories up, above everything. My view is usually focused on the computer screens on my desk, and then, only momentarily, to the world outside.

The oddest thing is the window between the two worlds. Computer technology, window, cars/electricity/activity. The windows are antique paned casement windows. The glass has the original waver of old glass. The latches are ornate compared to modern latches. There is no double-paned insulation or track for a screen or a storm window. Just casement and window frame and windowsill.

On my side of the window is my own controlled world of technology. On the other side of the window is the uncontrollable chaos of afternoon traffic.