Mist Rising from Lake Shore at Dawn

Thick white vapor drifts upward from the dark surface of a lake, clinging to the wave-cut shoreline of Manitoba. The water appears almost black under the deep shadow of heavy overcast skies, while a sharp rim of pale light outlines the distant tree line and the undulating edge of the mist. Fallen leaves in shades of russet and ochre scatter across the damp, gray sand and rocks, signaling early autumn. The foreground shows the texture of weathered gravel and smooth stones worn by ancient water levels. A faint glow breaks through the gray clouds, illuminating the rising steam against the dark, still water. at the edge is a cluster of wet pebbles glistening where the mist settles on the shore.