What "desktop image" do you use?
By The Horse
@TheHorse (220068)
Walnut Creek, California
December 10, 2017 12:19pm CST
I know it's kind of a personal question, but I'm curious about what others use as their desktop image.
Is it the default that came with the computer? A favorite person? Something motivating? Something soothing?
For years, I didn't care, and just used whatever image was the default on that computer.
But I finally decided I wanted a soothing image, and one that as familiar to me, not some random place I'd never been to.
So I chose my own photo of the Michaelsons' field, near our family cabin in Montana.
My icons took a long time to load this morning, and as I looked at the field, I realized that just looking at it really is soothing to me.
It also made me wonder what others stare at while waiting for their icons to load.
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42 responses
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
10 Dec 17
I have several desktop wallpapers that I tend to cycle in rotation, mostly personal holiday photographs.
However, I do try to personalise the computer for special occasions such as Christmas, which is why I am currently using this one.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
10 Dec 17
I use my favourite flower....let me see if I can share it.
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@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Dec 17
@Morleyhunt They are "happy" flowers.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
10 Dec 17
@TheHorse they are daisies. They were in my flowerbed just outside my living room. I took the photo about four years ago.
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@andriaperry (117133)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 Dec 17
That is a nice view. I have my own photo of a sunflower I grew here in a flower pot on the front deck back in 2010.
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@Melanie_Marie (1871)
• New Baltimore, Michigan
11 Dec 17
@TheHorse Me 2. Very Spring-like.
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@kobesbuddy (78871)
• East Tawas, Michigan
10 Dec 17
We have a random place, a tranquil stream of water and hilly terrain.I have no idea where it was taken. It's so old, I seldom even look at it, for even a minute. Your desktop image is beautiful, quite relaxing to look at!
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@kobesbuddy (78871)
• East Tawas, Michigan
10 Dec 17
@TheHorse No, I didn't take it, it's from some random source on our computer.
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@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Dec 17
@kobesbuddy I take it you're happy with it.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
11 Dec 17
I love to use pictures of landscape or natural scenery as my desk top pictures.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
11 Dec 17
@TheHorse - Yes, it is a nice way to do it. 
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@BarBaraPrz (47618)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
10 Dec 17
I use the standard Galaxy shot Apple provides.
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@BarBaraPrz (47618)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
10 Dec 17
@TheHorse What space cadet wouldn't be? 
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@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Dec 17
@BarBaraPrz Heh. I like space too!
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@Courtlynn (67081)
• United States
10 Dec 17
When we had a desktop, about 15 years ago, we always had a default of lanscape of animals. But once I had my daughter 9.5 years ago, we switched it to pictures of my daughter.
Then we got rid of the desktop about 8years ago, and when I finally got my first laptop about 5-6 years ago I out my daughter again, and same with my new laptop i got this year. As nothing else seems like a good fit for it.
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@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Dec 17
@Courtlynn My failure turned to joy. I was trying to make "bubble stuff" in the sensory table. Instead, I made mountains of bubbles that became beards, mustaches, and beehive hairdos.
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@Courtlynn (67081)
• United States
10 Dec 17
@TheHorse thats what us kids use to do with bubble baths
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@Courtlynn (67081)
• United States
10 Dec 17
@TheHorse cute kids. Seem very happy there.
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
11 Dec 17
I just use whatever is available on this phone.
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
11 Dec 17
@TheHorse - Nope. I do all of this on my phone.
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
11 Dec 17
@TheHorse - My laptop needed $169 in repairs. I gave it to a neighbor when we moved.
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@FourWalls (68884)
• United States
12 Dec 17
I like nature scenes, too. I have waterfalls on everything.
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@Marilynda1225 (83062)
• United States
10 Dec 17
Usually I have a pretty beach scene on my screen because the beach is my favorite place. Now that the holidays are approaching I have a yule log burning which makes it feel more like Christmas since I don't have a fireplace.
Your field in Montana certainly is soothing and I can see why you picked it.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
10 Dec 17
I use the default from my mac, it is an awesome photo but my icons and photos are almost covering the pretty picture.
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