Afternoon Sunlight

I wandered into the living room an hour or so before sunset, and saw this shaft of sunlight illuminating just the corner of these old astronomy books which I have on the small table next to the couch. The sunlight had to work hard to get this far - it made its way through the branches and leaves of the big tree next door, and then under the front porch and through the window, and finally to the books. I thought that the photo needed the shadow of the edge of the books on the couch - it adds complexity.