ANOTHER DESK
Now, this one is definitely his private study at the Apostolic Palace....One thing all of his desks have in common - they look like desks on which actual work is done!
I am, of course, fascinated, by the objects that are photographed and what they indicate of his personality. In this particular photograph, I was most struck by the little crystal vase of red flowers. These are flowers that definitely did not come from a florist - they look like they were picked in the garden when he went for a walk, and I commented on this last week on "Immagine Varie",
before Ratzigirl posted that article about his former classmate who spoke about flowers he picked for them in a park.
Since we first saw a picture of him sniffing a bunch of field-picked flowers offered to him by children the day he arrived at Les Combes, we have seen other pictures of him doing that - and I think it says so much that a person loves flowers the way he does.
Of course, there are so many other objects on his desk(s) and bookcases that one can remark upon...I think Simone opened a thread properly, after all. Let's scrutinize Ratzi's desk(s) and see if it gives us an insight into his personality if not hims mind. An idle exercise, the more earnest souls will say, but if someone wants to "exercise" this way, then why not?