Surreal Horizontal Tree in Bucharest Kennel

Pale dawn light slips across the polished concrete floor of a Bucharest boarding kennel corridor, illuminating a red medication tote resting near the baseboard. The walls are tiled in cool grey, reflecting small, sharp highlights from the early morning sun. From the center of the left wall, a fully leafed tree trunk grows horizontally, its bark rough and textured against the smooth plaster. Green autumn leaves dangle from the branch, casting dappled shadows on the floor tiles beside the plastic tote. The worm's-eye perspective emphasizes the height of the wall and the strange angle of the wood. The tote sits still, its red plastic against the grey floor and the organic green of the impossible tree.