The View From My Window

Juen 10,2020

View from our windows

     It’s a simple, yet powerful idea — sharing the view from your window during the COVID-19 pandemic — and that’s precisely what thousands of people are doing. The collages above and photos in the scroll represent a few of the views from the Knox Neighbourhood

     If you would like to see more (like 65,000 more views from around the wolrd) check out this Facebook page… View From My Window.

     There have also been many quotes about Windows  – enjoy these as you stroll through our windows.

     “The windows of the houses – even if the house is ramshackle – are always beautiful because windows represent light!”      Mehmet Murat ildan
     “ The window of opportunity opens and closes as fast as a camera’s shutter.”   Warren Criswell
     “ If you want the people to understand you, invite them to your life and let them see the world from your window!”   Mehmet Murat ildan
     “ All the windows of my heart I open to the day. ”     John Greenleaf Whittier
     “ There is a window from one heart to another heart.”      Rumi
     “ The windows of my soul I throw wide open to the sun. ”   John Greenleaf Whittier
     “ Open the window of your mind. Allow the fresh air, new lights and new truths to enter.”  Amit Ray
     “ Enlarge your windows till you get a window where you can see the whole universe with one look!”      Mehmet Murat ildan
     “ My favorite journey is looking out the window. ”    Edward Gorey
     “ A breeze, a forgotten summer, a smile, all can fit into a storefront window.”     Dejan Stojanovic
     “ Set wide the window. Let me drink the day.”    Edith Wharton
     “ Throw open your window and let the scenery of clouds and sky enter your room!”      Yosa Buson
     “ I feel that it is healthier to look out at the world through a window than through a mirror. Otherwise, all you see is yourself and whatever is behind you.”      Bill Withers
     “When I look out my window / Many sights to see / And when I look in my window / So many different people to be.”      Donovan
     “ I let fall the windows of mine eyes.”    William Shakespeare
     “ If a window of opportunity appears, don’t pull down the shade.”     Tom Peters
     “ I removed the window because, while I used to spend all my time looking out through windows wishing to be outside, I now live there all the time.”     Angelina Jolie
     “ A window covered with raindrops interests me more than a photograph of a famous person.”     Saul Leiter
     “ Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world.”    George Bernard Shaw
     “ If it’s reality you want, I suggest you look out the window.”     Peter Stamm