The Gate at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens; Birmingham, Alabama

As far as photography goes I am a novice's novice.  I like to think at times that I have a photographer's eye for seeing things uniquely but mostly I humor myself with photos not very well composed.  At the Birmingham Botanical Gardens there is a gate that looks out over a reflecting pool to a large granite orb.  In the winter it is especially stark and the lines of the walkway and the gate draw the eye to the distance.  I like this photo.  It's not a great photo but when I look at it my mind meanders a bit and gives me pause and permission to rest for a brief moment.