This photograph was taken during a hike to Witty’s Lagoon, near Victoria. Along the beach trail are several arbutus trees, covered with ‘old man’s beard’ (aka beard lichen). A breeze moved through the trees and lichen causing the filtered sunlight to dance briefly on the path. The experience made me look up and take a moment to enjoy the sun’s effort to push its light past thick branches and lichen clusters to the earth.

Digital archival monoprint on 100% cotton canvas