Widmore thinks the world of Desmond, has paintings of scale with black & white rocks

Desmond enters Charles Widmore's office in Los Angeles and is met by Widmore with a bit hug.

Once we come back, we see Desmond staring at a model sail boat on Widmore's wall, possibly having a slight memory of his boat in the original timeline. Widmore is on the phone telling someone to get Charlie arraigned and get him out of there.

Widmore tells Desmond that his son is a musician (Daniel Faraday/Widmore) who is playing his wife's (Eloise Hawking/Widmore) charity event with the band Driveshaft. He asks Desmond to keep an eye on Charlie and make sure that he makes it to the event.

Widmore tells Desmond that he has a great life because he has no family, commitments or attachments, but Desmond doesn't seem convinced that it's so great. Widmore then opens a bottle of MacCutcheon's whiskey and shares a shot with Desmond, telling him that "Nothing's too good for you."

So clearly, this entire scenario is backwards. Instead of loathing Desmond and deeming a shot of MacCutcheon's being worth more than his life, Widmore loves Desmond and says nothing is too good for him. And there's so much more to come.

Also, if you look on the wall in Widmore's office, there are two paintings of a scale with black and white rocks on either side. One has a white frame and the other is black. In both of them, the rocks on each side seem fairly balanced.

Desmond confronts Charles Widmore

Desmond Hume storms past the receptionist Melanie and burst into Charles Widmore's office. The receptionist as well as security follows him in but Widmore tells them it's okay because Desmond is an "old colleague." Desmond tells Widmore that he's not going to answer an questions and that he'll never see him again if he tells him where he can find Daniel Faraday's mother. Widmore asks Desmond if Penny is safe and Desmond doesn't answer. Widmore tells Desmond that Daniel's mother is in Los Angeles and gives him her address but tells him that she probably won't be happy to see him because she's a very private person. Widmore stops Desmond before he leaves and says "Deliver your message and get out of this mess. Don't put Penny's life in danger." He continues "You're getting yourself involved in something that goes back many, many years and it has nothing to do with you or my daughter." He tells Desmond to go back to where he was hiding.

This is the first time Widmore has spoken to Daniel without disdain. He seems seriously concerned about Penny, most likely because of Ben threatening her life. Why is he okay with Desmond delivering his message to Daniel's mother though?

Also, in Widmore's office you can see the painting with the polar bear that says "Namaste" on it which we first saw in "Flashes Before Your Eyes" in season three.

Painting in Kate's house

In this scene with Jack and Kate, there's an interesting painting on the wall. If probably is just a random piece of set dressing, but you never know on Lost.

Jacob's cabin

Here is the exterior of Jacob's shack as Locke and Ben approached it.


This is the odd painting of a dog in Jacob's shack.


Here are the jars of liquid next to Jacob's window.


This is the chair Jacob is sitting in.