Sights and sounds of the office

The office I share with the Deputy Director of Planning is quite open to the outside world.  While there's something very nice about being open to the fresh air and the public, it can be inconvenient and noisy at times.  I took this photo from my desk, where you can see how close we are to the Great North Road.  If I'm not disturbed by the trucks slowing down with their engine brakes, then it's by loud chatter in the breezeway,  people coming in to discuss the allocation of their plot or roosters crowing out on the lawn.  C'est la vie!

It's hard to pick out, but there is actually a flatbed truck rolling through on the Great North Road about 50 metres away.