Children Hopscotch Under Fluorescent Night Sky

Stark fluorescent light bleeds across wet asphalt where a group of children play hopscotch near Mississauga. The deepest night sky presses above, heavy and dark after a storm clearing. Puddles reflect the harsh electric glow, distorting the chalk grid drawn on the ground. Late autumn air leaves the trees bare and the pavement slick. The children stand at the edge of the frame, their movements frozen in the moment of a jump. Shadows stretch long and sharp against the curb, while the wet surface mirrors the overhead fixtures in fragmented shards of white light.