Seecrets of our yard

Tall apartment blocks with scattered lit windows enclose a snow-covered courtyard, where bare black trees, a wooden bench, and a small white ornamental turret stand under a crescent moon and scattered stars. In the distance a church tower shows a single glowing window above the rooftops, while drifts of blue-white snow cover the ground.

The scene is built from deep navy and cerulean blues broken by warm amber and pink window lights, giving the cold night a quiet, secretive glow. Branches are rendered in fine dark lines against the luminous sky, and the snow is worked in soft strokes that catch the moonlight. The effect is hushed and still, an intimate corner of the city caught in winter dark.