When I saw the skylight in the bedroom, I was ready to fill out the application form. Even on a gloomy day like today, I don’t need to turn on a light except in the walk-in closet (the door to the left in the picture). I love that the sky is the last thing I see at night, and the first thing I see in the morning. I know what the weather’s going to be like without having to look out a window. I wonder if I’ll be able to see any stars?
(I’d take more pictures of my new place, except it’s still a disaster zone.)
There are massive old trees on the property, front and back, higher than the house. On the street, the trees form a canopy over the road — it’s beautiful! It’s one of the many reasons why I moved here, I need to be near trees. The House of Fielding in Pennsylvania was surrounded by big, old trees and we had plenty of resident birds. I missed the bird sounds while living beside the stadium, but now I feel right at home. In fact, living in this attic flat with trees and birds outside my windows gives the impression I live in a treehouse. I love it!
House of Fielding: Arboreal Living. As I was typing this, a squirrel chased another up the tree outside the window (the branches are against the house). If I didn’t have screens, the squirrels would probably be raiding my pantry because I leave all the windows open — no-one can really see in because of the leafy trees.
Thanks to everyone for all the comments I haven’t had time to respond to — I’ve not yet caught up on sleep! In fact, after I spoke to Cheryl and the kids briefly last night, I fell asleep on the bed wearing my work clothes and the phone still in my hand.
Now let’s see if I can get to work in less than two hours today: yesterday morning the TTC had a power outage due to a “personal injury” at the Spadina Station, which meant that everyone had to exit the east-west subway line and find another way to travel. It was chaotic! One colleague didn’t get in until after 11 o’clock!