Damp Dust Darkening Plywood on Diani Beach

Rain-soaked dust rests on the rough grain of a construction crate, darkening the plywood panels with wet, charcoal streaks. Crushed stone rests inside the open top, glistening under the cool, fading light of early evening. Temporary work lamps cast pools of yellow warmth against the encroaching gray fog that softens the horizon. The structure sits on open ground beneath the towering steel lattice of a crane, its metal legs disappearing into the mist. A faint sheen of water coats the wood, highlighting the splinters and the weight of the crushed aggregate. at the edge is one drop of rain sliding down the edge of a plywood slat.