Heifer Breeding Chalk Drawer at Comoros Stockyard

Tropical midday light falls through steady rain, creating a wet sheen on the galvanized steel surfaces of the livestock equipment. A chalk drawer sits ready beside a coiled rubber hose, its white plastic against the dark, rain-soaked earth of the Comoros loading ramp. Reagent bottles stand in a row, their labels blurred by the downpour, while paper charts lie flat on a metal counter, edges curling slightly in the damp air. Layers of depth recede from the immediate work station toward the distant, misty horizon of the stockyard. Raindrops bead on the rubber hose and slide down the smooth curves of the steel, showing the patient labor of husbandry in the dry season. One chalk mark rests on the edge of the paper chart, sharp against the gray water.