Galician Shearing Oil Shelf Night

Cold moonlight bleaches the pale dust hanging in the air above a galvanized metal shelf tucked along a feedlot lane in Galicia. The deep night sky presses down while ground fog pools in the low places, softening the edges of scattered straw. On the shelf, a shearing handpiece rests beside a rubber hose and a bottle marked with reagent labels. Rope fiber coils loosely near the edge, catching the faint light. The metal surface shows signs of use, its texture rough against the smooth glass of the bottle. one drop of oil glistens on the galvanized rim, reflecting the pale sky.