Window On My World

This is where the blog originates, my window on the world here in Florida. You are looking east-southeast, best I can figure. Now, you'll have to accept my word for it, but I can actually see the water of the Inter-Coastal Waterway from this seat, and it was from these windows that I took an "after the fact" shot of the recent space shuttle launch. Were I really ambitious, and had a very long ladder, I probably could see a whole lot more, as these buildings in the picture are well over 40 feet tall - lots of steps inside, but the high ceilings and 17 windows bring in lots of light. The live oak tree in the picture is even taller than the buildings. To say the least, I like it here, and I enjoy my "six months and a day" residency that equates to no state income tax. This is now my sixth year of being a Florida resident, having left after my term of Mayor ended in Missouri, and I retired from my job. I've kept myself busy in my retirement (read my blog)

Ostensibly a second bedroom in our Florida condo, I've pretty much taken this over as an "office". Having worked so many of my adult years, it's hard to give up the concept of having or even needing an office space. We do have a futon in the room, which Millie the Beagle and I share, and from where I routinely fall asleep watching the ten o'clock shows on television. The windows are open this time of year, and the breezes are excellent and obviate the need to run the air conditioning. These windows are closed in July and August, but there are indeed gulf breezes coming off the water, one half mile to my west.

Next week will be my birthday, and I'm pondering what I want. I've been truly blessed and can't say there are "needs" and the wants I might have are really foolish and too expensive. I might go look for a newer camera - the digital I used to take this has only 6 megapixel capacity, and somewhere along the line I've managed to put a small spot on the lens which seems to defy my efforts to remove - so I guess I'm off to the camera shop for expert help and I'll probably walk in with one and come out with two cameras. Hopefully, my next photos will come out without blemish, either with a professionally cleaned lens or a new camera. We'll see what develops.