Golden Birch Forest Cliff Edge Markham

Vivid orange light from the low sun illuminates the pale, peeling bark of birch trees standing along a rugged cliff edge. The ground beneath the trunks is blanketed in a thick carpet of fallen leaves, glowing with autumnal gold despite the early spring season. Moisture glistens on the textured bark and the damp soil, indicating recent rain that has left the air heavy and humid. The horizon reveals the gray expanse of the sea where salt spray has weathered the rocks. A minimalist arrangement of vertical trunks contrasts with the horizontal sweep of the leaf litter. One wet leaf rests on a dark, jagged stone at the very edge of the cliff.