Week 9: warm winding willow

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This weekend was a time of family and gratitude and eating and warmth and loveliness, hopefully for many of us. 

This is my backyard at home, a little pen when we have our rabbit hutches and used to keep a baby lamb and also a ducks and geese at one point. This willow tree was planted from a sprig from a bouquet I got from my Mom on my 18th birthday, and it has been growing in an adobe pot since then. 

The light in this photo really reflects the comfort and loveliness of this place for me- the backyard I grew up in. The gentle and flattering light highlights the familiarity of the subject and the setting. It feels pink and rosy and peaceful and captures the way the light felt at that time of day and the simple happiness that I feel when I'm in this spot. This side of the house was blocked from the sun because the house is in the way, but the sunset was beginning and light was still spilling around this area over on the hills creating warmth and three dimensional angles. 

It's funny to me that this photo feels both "warm" and "cool" at the same time. Actually, it feels more cool than warm, in a comfortable way. Even though we are looking at pink and amber, we also see purple and green and blue, and the photo feels cozy but cool.