Here's another shot from Michael's lovely home. I had so much fun taking pictures there! He hasn't seen any of these, btw, so it will be like a little party every time I post one. :) I loved the diagonal of the lampshade, the tree trunk and the rocks in the corner against the straight lines of the fence, the lamp pole and the millwork on the window. The contrast between the soft organic of the vegetation and the stark geometry of the lampshade. And of course the natural light vs. the incandescent light. See how the millwork reflects the light above and below the event horizon of the lampshade? Not just on the corner post, either ... you can even see it on the mullions. And then, like an unexpected grace note, the perfect spheres of the little pull-things on the lamp. (What ARE those called, anyway?) The only round thing in the image, but they're echoed by those two rocks out by the fence. There's just so much going on here, I just had to tell you about it! :)