I really appreciate the effort people are putting into their suggestions. I have thought about this a fair bit since I started furnishing the office and saw how it was shaping up. Two of the guesses are right on: the art does need to be themed, and I will be looking at it quite a bit. The pictures are intended for one wall only; there is a large expanse of behind where my clients sit, that will be facing me every day and all day. At the risk of sounding off-putting, I'm pretty definite about what I like, and I'm willing to respect that. My post was an admittedly rather last-ditch effort to give the universe a chance to bring me just what I'm looking for--one never knows when that will happen, so I figured it couldn't hurt to throw out there. I would actually prefer 3 pictures over 4, but couldn't think of a subject that fit that number that I want to stare at that much. I really need some meaningful (to me) symbolism and beauty. Plus, the walls are a lovely (truly) shade of green, so that places some limitations. Honest, I'm not the most particular person in the world--really! :-D

Ha ha! I love this forum :) I'm liking that $289 one, mhillgal--thanks! squirrel, I would like that but I can't really understand it...how tall is it, etc.? I also found one at Ikea that needs some kind of mounting--maybe some top/bottom pressure mounting? Ikea has everything... Here is a link that might be useful: some slight hacking would be involved but that's half the fun :)

I can't wait to see pictures of Maggie. Love the name. If you wanted to try another DA rose, I have had great success with Pretty Jessica which laughs at the heat, is upright and stays small but tall for a DA rose. I would say mine is about two to three feet wide, if that and about four to five feet tall. Constant bloomer. Next one would be Princess Alexandra of Kent but give her room to grow. She is a beaut! Flowers bigger than my hand in spring and fall. Smaller flowers in the heat. She takes a beating and keeps on ticking! Next would be Munstead Wood. Love, love, loveo him. He also takes the heat. All three have to be the best DA roses I have seen for the heat. Now, that being said, my first timer roses that have been in the ground about six months (if that) and on their own roots, that seem to be doing pretty well for me are also Lady of Shalott and Alwick. They are both babies and being subject to full sun all day long and until this week, 100--110 degree heat. Both are producing sporadically with tiny flowers but their leaves look good and they are continuing to put on new growth. I think once they get established in a couple of years, they will be fine. I hope Lady's flowers tone down the orange a bit in the future. Another rose, still very young and on its own root that seems to be doing well is Occhi di Fata. It is starting to put out a few more blooms and the growth is good. It is a charming rose and I hope for great things in the future.

Sounds like a few possibilities- if daughter/grandkids moved in recently there must be no father on a continual basis. The boy may not understand that your house is no longer 'his' home. He may have witnessed/lived with a defiant/violent/drunk male in the past where this type of behavior is all he saw. Monkey See- Monkey Do. He may be ADHD. ADD. Fetal Alcohol Sydrome Disorder child. - 91-94% of ADHD/AUTISM is later diagnosed at early school age or adolescent age as FASD. ... It IS his mother who needs to set boundaries. Grandma already raised her kids- it is not her responsibility. Is the mother an alcoholic? Drugs? Physically or mentally abused and does not have the capacity herself to guide her children. You may not know these answers yet but dig. Ask grandma over or out for a hamburger. Discuss your worries with her and she may shed some light on the situation. Or not... It is not the child's fault, as much as it puts stress on you. Be proactive- lock your garage door. Lock your home doors. Ask a legal person if YOU may put a lock on the gate. Look at your County Clerk office tax assessment/file to see who legally put up the fence- you may be surprised to find out it is really your fence. Talk to your insurance company- they will have suggestions about how you can cover yourself. Most of these things are private and the neighbor's will not know of you trying to figure out the situation. Sometimes it DOES take a village to raise a child- especially a mentally affected child. I am blessed- I too have a connecting yard because two sisters and their husbands lived side by side. Then they were widows. I was able to know/visit the sister that previously owned my house for a year, before her death a few months ago at 100 years old... Her sister is my neighbor at 90, who is a wonderful woman. Don't dispair- there is a reason you are there. Figure out why as exhausting as it is right now. Chin up!