Where Gold Meets Blue

About this piece

A palm-lined beach curves toward a low rocky spit, while driftwood rests at the edge of gently rippled water. Low sunlight illuminates towering clouds and casts long palm shadows across the sand, balancing the dense foliage at left with an open expanse of blue sea. Gold reflections along the shoreline bring warmth to the scene beneath the dark cloud bank.

The story

On this late July day, light gathers behind the clouds and spills through the palms. The wet sand holds a narrow ribbon of gold, broken by the dark weight of driftwood. Small ripples reach the curved shore, each carrying a little of the sky's blue. Beyond the low stones and shrubs, the horizon remains level and clear beneath the rising clouds.