Rhea's favorite spot these days is her perch atop the creaky old desk chair in the office. A spot that allows her optimal viewing of all the happenings below. I remember when we first moved to Haight St. being equally fascinated with this view...we used to call it watching "Haight T.V." and we would spend hours hanging out, talking, and laughing at the craziness of Haight St. The novelty eventually wore off and we looked out the window less and less...actually wishing it would slow down out there and tiring of the never ending freak show that is our neighborhood.
Rhea has brought back the joy in looking and again I find myself spending endless time reflecting on the world below...we yell to the birds, bang on the window to try and get Gus's attention at the produce store, and watch the buses zoom by. I am constantly narrating the scene below and have to wonder what she makes of the perspective of all those "little" people.
All these fun endeavors aside, our favorite window activity is saying goodbye to Papa at the back door then rushing to the front of the house to wave goodbye as he rides off on his bike to start his workday. We say "bye-bye Papa...come home soon to us"...and he always does.
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Every entry and every image is better than the last! You know, this is grampa's favorite view too when he's there :) They'll watch together!
It is sooo touching to look up into the window and see my girls waving to me....attn all bike commuters...I'm not racing you, I'm just trying to get home as fast as possible to see my girls
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