This photograph was one shot on a workshop several years ago and one I just didn't get around to.  I'd decided I wanted to work on it but other things always seemed to get in the way.  So it sat on the hard drive month after month.  Every once in a while I'd see it and it would remind me that I really liked it.  And finally I decided to put it at the top of the list.  And I'm glad I did.

There was nothing particularly difficult about the capture in the field.  It was sunset and the sun had already dropped behind the Panamint Range.  So the light from the west was warm, the hard shadows of mid day were gone and all was soft and quite.

It wasn't until I started working on the image that I began to realize some of the expressive potential.  The light made the image soft while the texture of the mud stone gave it a fuzzy feel.  It was the baby blue in the upper right of the image that first caught my imagination and prompted me to think of a baby's blanket.  It all came together - the soft, fuzzy folds and the warm pastel colors.  I remembered with affection when we wrapped our daughter in blankets much like this and carried her about.

I hope this image conjures up fond memories for you as it does for me.