Day 1,932: luminous, limb

The white limbs of the birch tree were luminous among the darker leaves. 

Your luminous example clarifies the problem.

Artwork of the day 
Adobe (Variant): Luminous Day
Josef_Albers
Date: 1947 - 1952
Style: Hard Edge Painting
Series: Adobe/Variants
Genre: abstract
Media: oil, masonite
Dimensions: 28 x 53.34 cm

Word of the day 
luminous: giving forth light: bright: shining: easily understood 
limb: an arm or leg of a person or animal:

Quote of the day
“There are some works so luminous...so powerful that they give us strength, and force us to new undertakings. A book can play this role.”

― Hervé Le Tellier