General Discussion & Chat: What do you see when you look out your front window?, 0 by lupinelover

lupinelover wrote:
When Louisa and I were talking last night (only last night? Time sure flies!) she said she would love to know. So would I. Here goes:

From my downstairs front window, I see a perennial garden with trees (weeping hemlock and weeping cherry and magnolia)in the way of seeing much else. I can't even see my roses!OK, upstairs.

From the upstairs front window, I see a whole bunch of houses; mostly surrounded by grass lawns. Lots and lots of trees, too much in the way to see more than about 30 yards in any direction. The trees are mostly silver maples; some oak, hickory, a few hawthorn and American elm.

From the back upstairs window, I see more of the same: lots of trees (few silver maples visible from the back, though)

I will go over to a bridge where I can get above the tree level. OK, now I see the skyline of the city. There are two rivers north that join about downtown. Lots and lots of creeks feeding into the rivers, but very flat country all around. Looking at the city I see mostly concrete. Looking away from the city I see mostly suburban houses surrounded by green lawns and trees.

What do you see when you look out your windows? Trees? Mountains? A city? Help us see the world -- not with maps, but with gardeners' eyes.