This view was taken from someone’s backyard. I decided to frame up the image in such a way as to exclude any man made elements. It is hard or even impossible to tell that the photograph was made in a suburban setting. My intent was not to make a political statement, simply to record what was interesting to me at the time. The experience was about being in nature as much as possible on that particular day, and it was a satisfying outing in all its imperfection. Sometimes a little beauty is all that is necessary to increase the amount of civility in the world.
