Wiccan altar on Taichung pier railing

Candles and crystals rest on a wooden railing overlooking a monsoon-dampened Taichung pier. Soft overcast light flattens the noon glare while warm shadows pool beneath the arrangement. A staircase emerges from the same landing, splitting into two identical flights that curve upward and downward simultaneously. The impossible geometry aligns perfectly with the real wood grain and wet metal railings. Water droplets rest on the crystal points, refracting the gray sky into tiny rainbows against the dark wood. The dual staircases cast separate shadows that merge into a single dark patch on the wet surface below.