My View
This is a sample that uses css to produce an effect that I kind of like. The window view will remain in place as the user scrools the text on the page.
The picture could be almost anything. It could be a bird or animal just as well as a window view. The effect could be sort of like fancy stationary.
The effect is very simple to produce. The background: above for the body has left bottom no-repeat fixed in place to cause the picture to go to the left bottom. You might want to experiment with putting it elsewhere. The nice part is the "fixed" part. The picture is fixed in the corner as one uses the scroll bars.
Note that the page is a "blockquote" and that the left margin is 380px so that the is room for the picture to be unobstructed. I wonder what would happen if that margin was cut to 300px? I'll bet that the text would overwrite the picture. This might be an effect you would want if you had very bold text and a very light and misty picture. I will bet that we have all seen this effect applied.
In the case here I have made my name a part of the picture. I did this because I wanted it to be fixed also. The name does not move on the page under any conditions. The window view and the name are all a part of the picture. The background in between is transparent. This may not be the best design in the world but is a start for you to begin with. You can do much better.
The nice thing about this page is that it is accomplished with only a few lines of css.
How about putting a bird in for a picture? Maybe a baby would do. You could put his or her vitals in the picture and tell the story in the blockquote.
I have placed a heading in the center of the page here. Complications could arise here if the screen is not high enough. The heading would over write the picture in that case. The picture is going to be fixed. You have to be careful that the text does not overwrite the picture.
Use the idea for what it is worth.
Bob Harrell