Perspective

I'm beginning my day with a slightly different perspective. 
To be fair, not much has changed. I'm still having my morning coffee and quiet time on the deck. The birds are still flitting about and singing their songs (one meadowlark is particularly vocal this morning), the highway noise is there with the morning traffic, and Groucho the cat is sleeping in a sunny spot on a comfy chair.

But I moved. 
I am sitting in a chair facing east instead of south. 
I am looking out over the neighbor's backyard instead of looking at our field.
Our neighbors have been busy. They planted a lot of trees and have moved a lot of dirt and done a lot of work in their yard. Many of the morning bird sounds come from that direction and I am sure that the fruit trees they've planted will be producing a good harvest for them in the coming years.

I am kind of glad that they are to our east because I don't want the fall winds blowing all of those leaves into my yard. It might not be a big deal, but the trees at our last house dumped so many leaves. Here, we don't have the fence to hold them in so they would probably just continue to blow out of the yard.
No matter. It's not an issue.
I do have a couple of trees to plant, but I have lots of room to plant them so that their leaves won't be a problem. 

Anyway --
I was just thinking that the world looks a little different from this vantage point. Changing our view from time to time is a good thing. Seeing things from a different perspective can give us a better understanding of the world around us. It might help with just being aware of differences that you didn't see before, or it could bring a different understanding of social injustices or political or religious views.

I have used the front porch from time to time. That particular perspective is more active in the morning than back here -- especially during the school year. Kids going to school, people going to work -- there are neighbors that actually do more than smoke cigars and sit quietly on their back decks or porches!
Some neighbors have golf carts or four wheelers that they use to get their mail which is delivered to our boxes at the entrance to our 3/4 mile (1.2km) road. One of our neighbors runs every day. Kids bike and ride some motorized vehicles. There is actually quite a bit of activity at different times of day. It all happens unnoticed by the loner on his well shaded back deck, smoking cigars and enjoying a cold drink in the quiet and peaceful company of birds and nature.

Perspective
Sometimes we should change it.
Even if it is just to see what others see from where they are.

John