An ancient sepia-tone photograph:

She stood motionless on the jetty, her back to the camera, staring at Liberty’s statue and a hazy Manhattan skyline. Middle-aged, in bundled clothing, her right palm to her face, in awe and bewilderment of all she beheld.

Exhausted, alone, and hopeful in a new world.

Michael Borne is a professional architect and an amateur watercolor artist.