Someone had left a ring of stones forming a heart on a huge red rock boulder lodged alongside of Oak Creek. I saw it as a talisman, a metaphorical symbol of love, harmony, and good luck very much in keeping with Sedona’s identity as a spiritual retreat. I saw the red rock, splashed in dappled light, as representing the body of Sedona itself, and placed its rocky heart in the upper right hand corner, within the brightest spot in the image.