I use my wideangle lens here to create a frame that places several elements into opposition. The lower edge of my frame supports the top of a wall of a house, making it into the base of my image. A single cactus plant climbs the wall as a pointer, its tip barely clearing its top. This cactus appears as a long finger, gesturing to a dazzling sweep of clouds that tie the bottom of the image to the top. The top edge of my frame is a launching pad for the branches of a tree that seem to reach for both the clouds and the cactus. Taken together, we have a layered image that suggests growth, and the time it takes for things to grow.