Hope

Hope is the light in the darkness that leads you from despair and adds a little sparkle to your life.  She canters on, against the pelting rain, listening to the drumming of her own hooves. She follows the light, the light of her heart, where she knows she'll be safe soon. The trees overshadow her, casting gnawed and ghastly shadows across her back. Owls hoot in the distance, an occasional bat flapping subtly past. Her legs grow weak with fatigue, sweat runs into the rivers down her back. Just a bit further, she must go on. Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible and achieves the impossible. 

Always have hope.

Fact File:

Time: 3 hours

Program: Photoshop CS5 Extended

Layers: 8
Notes: Added rain and water dripping from horse.