Figure In The Window - painting by Salvador Dali

The figure in the window looks forelorn because she lives a life of solitude. She is the wife of the lighthouse keeper and she lives in the keeper's shack on the south side of the bay, far removed from any neighbor or the hussle and bussle of the city streets. By day, her husband tends the grounds and readies the structure for its nightly duty. By night, he tends the beacon - guiding the traveling ships safely to shore. She looks out the window - waiting for her own ship to come. She looks out the window - waiting for a beacon to guide her safely to shore. She looks out the window - waiting for her husband to return when he's not even really gone. For years, she's been perched in this window. For years, she's gone unnoticed. By ships. By beacons. By her husband. By life.