extremely beautiful photograph of a conversation nook in a hilltop village home in the Texas Hill Country, a deep Moorish arched alcove in the thick plaster wall with a built-in plastered banquette with kilim cushions and a small carved limestone table, the alcove lit by a single hand-forged iron wall sconce with a hammered copper shade and mica panel casting a warm pool of amber on the curved plaster and the cobalt tile that lines the back of the niche, a tall double-hung cedar window with divided lites and wavy glass beside the alcove with a deep stone reveal where someone has left a book and a ceramic cup, the main room beyond with its dark timber beams and a simple iron ring chandelier with candle cups and a heavy panelled mesquite door open to a hallway, the plaster walls gently curving everywhere with subtle trowel texture catching the warm light, an intimate corner designed for reading and wine and conversation --ar 9:16 --v 8