out my living room window

We are going to need a new living room sofa sooner than later. I have spent a good part of this year living on it. There is something comforting about looking out my living room window. First I know the scene and repetition and familiarity are comforting. The house across the street from the sofa view is a well maintained lovely white and stone faced ranch. It is one of 3 styles of homes in our 40 plus year old development. There have been additions and landscaping and such to the homes over the years, and since it is beyond mature as far as developments go it has lost some of that cookie cutter feel, but none the less, there are very clearly 3 styles of houses.

We are told this house across the street was the model for that style when the development was under construction. Stone, while common in this part of the country, is still an expensive upgrade and there are not too many others like it. The white siding is crisp and clean and I can't explain why but is a comforting color. It just seems to fit the house.

There are tons of matured trees in the background and I have watched them slowly change from bright colors of yellow and red to lovely works of art in nature with branch work, to new life with that intoxicating fresh green color of spring. And now in the middle of June they are full blown into summer green. And I have to confess it is still almost a shock. We had such a rough winter this year with storm after storm that I was starting to develop serious anxiety over the next weather report. Even though yesterday was a 90 degree day I still look out and sigh relief at the sight of summer trees.

They also have a flag coming off the front porch. I know when the timer on the exterior lighting will turn the lights off at night and I see my one neighbor on early mornings like this getting the paper from the driveway.

I can see down the street slightly to the next house which has nice exterior lighting. A warm glow that again says home.

And too think if I did not have blasto and c.diff I would never have spent so much of my time at home here on this living room sofa jolting awake at all hours of the night and would have completely missed out on this perspective.