Daybreak In Lime

About this piece

A lime-green lifeguard tower marked Miami Beach anchors the left side of the frame, its yellow rails and turquoise trim set against an expansive sky. Low sunlight spreads orange across the ocean and draws a narrow reflection toward the textured sand. The tower’s angular supports and curved roof give structure to an otherwise quiet, open shore.

The story

Late May dawn reaches Miami Beach in a band of gold along the Atlantic. The brightly painted tower holds its place above the sand, its stairs empty and its shutters closed. Here, even a practical shelter carries the beach’s exuberant palette, lime and turquoise answering the orange horizon. Two small figures stand near the water, lending scale to the broad hush of sea and sky.