Thursday, September 1, 2011

On the Desk, Part Two


More things on the desk . . .

Above, the essential computer plus a couple lucky turtles.


Dozens of family photos . . ..


Flowers from the yard (these are Rose of *Sharon*) 
in Ikebana vase


Mini-dark-chocolate Milky Way


Camera


And oh yes, the manuscript-in-progress:
66 pages of rough draft prose


And observing me and my desk is this squirrel
three feet in front of me
eye level.

Is your desk near a window? 

11 comments:

  1. Why is that mini dark chocolate milky way still in its wrapper?!? On my desk there would only be past evidence of chocolate consumption.

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  2. Not too many people have such a beautiful office with a view of the lake...luckyducky! There are three big windows in my command central, but my desk is not near them. You will see, when you pay us a visit this fall.

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  3. No desk for me. I wish I had a steady place. Usually, I write at my favorite wooden table in our library. Squirrels also visit the trees outside that space, but I prefer watching the nuthatches, cardinals, chickadees, and finches that frequent the bird feeders.

    Why are the turtles lucky for you?

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  4. I have a large window near my first floor workspace. Early one morning I realized a wild tom turkey was in the front yard watching me. He was the perfect specimen—as if he had been "plucked" from the pages of a Thanksgiving Day storybook. I think he was smitten because he lingered outside my window for some time.

    That adorable little squirrel may very well be eyeing your Milky Way bar or your lucky turtles.

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  5. love that muse of yours watching from the tree.

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  6. Oh, I'm so glad! I'm able to comment again!
    Could you explain me how you did, I have an other blogfriend who has the same problem, and I don't know how to explain the solution in english..
    And no, my desk is not in front of the window; But on the wall behind it, there are plenty of pictures showing beautyful places.Do you think the squirrel is looking at you or at the milky way?..:o))

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  7. Gotta have a window nearby. I need to see the sky and hear the rustling of afternoon breezes. This morning riding my desk are, in no particular order: a pipe rack, son's sculpture, pen rack, cup of coffee, few photos, small wooden boxes, my dad's pocket watch, toy typewriter, a couple of stray rocks,a box of metallic poetry pieces, and a bobble head doll. Sheeeesh! How do I get work done? hahaha

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  8. My desk is away from the window...too tempting to glance out and just people watch! (We live on the 3rd level of an apartment building)

    I've got: a dried flower arrangement, an old book, an empty photograph frame, a Willow Tree figurine, a tiny piece of pottery with some paint brushes in it, and a tiny wooden lamp on my desk.

    I love writing in one subject spiral notebooks, so I buy them whenever they're on sale. As for pens...whichever ones aren't 'scratchy'. I can't abide a scratchy pen. Must be smooth!

    Have you seen any of the baby squirrels recently??

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  9. L. Jewel - not sure how/why the turtles came to be 'lucky' - they just FEEL lucky.
    Others - Maybe the squirrel IS eyeing the milky way or the turtles - shoot - and I thought it was interested in me. hmmm.

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  10. Superhero princess: I've *heard* the babies so I know they are nearby in another tree, and I've seen the mother busily running up and down.

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  11. Wonderful space! Funny how outside space is often a reflection of inside space. We recently re-painted and re-dedicated the spare room to creative efforts. The window looks out onto a long view of evergreen woods and a cliff called Rattlesnake Ridge. It is easy to imagine oneself in a treehouse - so I call it "The Loft." I have two white boards on the wall to get ideas out of my head and a big, brown couch that pulls out into a bed for guests when needed. No desk. It's a small, cozy room.

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