Lamb Nursery Pen Under Spring Thaw Bulbs

Soft yellow light spills from industrial warming bulbs suspended over a wooden lamb nursery pen situated beside a rusted metal pasture gate. The enclosure holds a cluster of white lambs huddled on straw bedding that shows patches of melting snow and muddy earth from the early spring thaw. Thick white mist drifts through the air, softening the edges of the fence posts and obscuring the distant treeline. Dappled shadows from overhead tree branches fall across the wet ground and the sides of the pen, against the warm glow of the bulbs. A layer of fresh green grass pushes through the thawing soil near the gate hinge. The low angle view emphasizes the height of the wooden posts against the flat noon sky.