My cat Rudy has taken to sitting on our bathroom cabinet looking out the window to the backyard. This vantage point puts us at about eye level when I stand beside him. It also gives me a unique view of my garden, not to mention—and why Rudy sits there—a good location for bird watching.

Lately my young daughter (who wants to do everything Rudy does) “asks” to get up to look out the window too. I used to get impatient holding her there looking out, but now I’m finding it is a good excuse to zone out and really look at my garden and the bare bones it presents in the middle of winter. I haven’t come up with any genius design solutions or planting plans yet, but it has given me lots to think about.

Standing there for five minutes at a time also reminds me to water my myrtle topiaries, or rather, my myrtle topiary (since two have died recently from a lack of liquid refreshment).

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Monday, February 26, 2007 3:16:37 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)    Comments [3]