Hay Bales Near Irbid Farm Shed Dawn

Cold silver dawn light spills across terraced rice paddies, illuminating a stack of freshly baled hay resting beside a weathered farm shed. The bales, wrapped in twine, show textured golden fibers against the cool gray of the low-hanging clouds. Late spring green shoots line the terraced fields, against the dry straw. The shed's corrugated metal roof reflects the pale sky, its surface pitted with age. Shadows stretch long across the damp earth, showing the early hour. One bale rests precariously on the edge, its rough surface catching the first hint of light.