Two girls stand at the threshold of something new—clutching each other’s hands, dressed in their best, poised between childhood play and the world of rules and routines. The tilt of the house behind them, the shadows on the grass, and the textured blue wash of the cyanotype all evoke the distortion of memory—how moments soften and sharpen over time. This piece captures not just a first day, but a shared courage, the quiet bond of early friendship, and the fleeting tenderness of growing up side by side.