The Stone Bridge in Autumn — 1014 Piece Art Puzzle

Autumn came to this bridge the way it comes to everything worth noticing — gradually, then all at once. The maples on the bank have gone gold and red and the stream below carries their early departures toward somewhere slower. The old stone arch has seen every season and remembers all of them equally.

1014 pieces of golden afternoon and moving water — the textures of moss-covered stone, the particular shimmer of a shallow stream in autumn light, and the layered canopy of a forest that has decided to become a painting for a few weeks every year. Every reflection, every fallen leaf rewards the time spent.

Some afternoons ask to be held a little longer.