# Look outside & share! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 17, 2003, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-outside-share/213670 "2003-11-17T11:01:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-outside-share/213670/61 "2003-11-18T20:11:09Z")
Can’t see any window from my desk, need to stand up for that. The nearest window has a pretty good view of the DC skyline, or at least it would if not for all the clouds. I can see the dome on the Jefferson Memorial and most of the Washington Monument but on a clear day I’d also be able to see the Capitol dome, the clocktower at the Old Post Office, and what I believe are the spires of the National Cathedral. ---
**Author:** ![sunstone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunstone/32/3372_2.png) [@sunstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunstone)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-outside-share/213670/62 "2003-11-18T22:12:04Z")
It’s a sunny afternoon. The pool is just outside the window, and a bit further is a rock covered slope. In the far back I can see the terrace with my cactus garden and citrus patch of 6 trees. Desert willow and ghost gums are along the brick wall, which hides all but the neighbors roof. Blue, blue skies beyond. Very peaceful. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Cymbeline](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_cymbeline/32/9244_2.png) [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-outside-share/213670/63 "2003-11-18T22:36:31Z")
When I look out the window from my office building, I see the Potomac River, and the Key Bridge going into Georgetown (Washington DC). I see Georgetown University, downtown Georgetown, and in the distance, the National Cathedral. I see Thompson’s Boathouse, and sometime rowers going up and down the river. Right below my 10-story building I see lots of cars and traffic, and the Key Bridge Marriott and the Rosslyn Holiday Inn. Often times, I see helicopters go by, following the river. Sometimes, we see the presidential helicopters. ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-outside-share/213670/64 "2003-11-18T22:56:54Z")
Having just come in from outside, I can tell you that it’s very cold, rainy, and windy here in Vancouver. I live across the street from a hospital, and there’s lots of traffic on the road. Also live near a Health Sciences Centre, and a theatre. F\_X ---
**Author:** ![ShadiRoxan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@ShadiRoxan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadiRoxan)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-outside-share/213670/65 "2003-11-18T23:34:52Z")
I see the back of some old Victorian style homes. The rich kids’ apartment complex, where they have gated parking. And for some reason, a lot of fireworks going off. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/look-outside-share/213670.md?page=3)