Well perhaps not quite the first thing I see, the first thing I see would be my bedside table. The above photo is a view that I see as I go around opening the curtains in my house. It is the view from my computer room. How lucky am I 
More ‘first thing I see’ can be found in the gallery.
The purple leaved shrub/tree is gorgeous. Do you know what it is?
It is some sort of flowering cherry I think…
Fairy-tale like…
Your are not the only person who thinks that…
http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2012/05/18/photohunt-magical/
And many people see me as a fairy…
lucky indeed. love the color of purple in those bushes..!
It is a very pretty tree
Wow, that’s just gorgeous!
Thanks Natalie
Green is good for your eyes.
Pink is not bad too.
It is more of a maroon colour as I look at it today, but the leaves haven’t turned as much as they have in that photo yet.
Think you posted the bedside table some time back, did you not? Might be imagining it.
I did post the bedside table, there is a link to it in the above post.
It’s nice to possibly read about possibly the inspiration behind a name & I take it that it incorporates a lot of time away from the computer table
… which reminds me, I need to spend more time out in the garden … pruning to do next … urgently !
It is may place
But it is a little bit neglected due to being at the computer table for far too long 
A haven. A nature-cave. A Hermit’s contemplation room. A small Prayer.
You are welcome to join me on the patio any time