One of the fun features of this house is the 4-level tower in the center. You can see an outside shot from the front on the entry August 8th, and a photo of the "library" level from the inside. Well, just below the the books, on the 3rd level loft is where Tom's office is located. There are still a few little improvements that we're planning to make, especially aesthetically, but it's almost done and quite a nice work space for him. We did a much better job, this time, taming all the wires and cables. Check out the photos...one of them is the view he has from the slider near his desk.
It's a very light and bright space, but, being on the third level, it can get a bit warm, which is why there's a little fan in the one of the pictures. Usually, though, all he has to do is open the sliding
glass door to the deck and let the breezes in (he has two other windows to open, also, if he wants). The interesting thing is that, whenever there is a bit of air movement (and there usually is) there's also a very audible humming sound that plays through the tower area. It can be heard from all over the house. Actually, it's a sound a bit like blowing across the top of an open bottle. Or a ghost moaning. And there are three or four tones, like a wind chime. They play in random order, like a chime would, because the tonal variation is related to air speed (or direction, maybe?). We're not sure what is causing it, really, but it's kind of a pleasant sound. It could be the moving air playing over the metal railings on the deck, but that wouldn't explain why we only hear it when those
particular doors are open. We have those railings on the other (bigger) deck, as well. I've wondered if it's caused by the air moving through some channels in the metal siding of the house. But, again, the siding is over the whole house and Tom's office sliding door seems to be the catalyst. There's something about that door when it's open...We may never quite figure it out. But when you think about Tom working away in his office up there, especially on a warm day, you'll have to mentally add a sound track humming along with
him.
