Fish Swarming Peonies Flower Auction

Soft gray light falls through falling snowflakes over a harbor quay near Dallas where buckets of red peonies and yellow tulips line the wet concrete. The air between the flower stems is filled with a school of bright orange tropical fish swimming at head height, their scales shimmering against the white snow. Workers in heavy coats stand among the buckets, their faces showing disciplined focus as they sort blooms. Water droplets rest on the petals while snow accumulates on the metal rims of the buckets. The foreground blurs into soft circles of color, drawing attention to the sharp, impossible movement of the fish gliding through the cold air above the frozen ground.