Motor Pool Drip Pan Rack Before Dawn

Pale dawn light spills across the concrete floor of a bunker stairwell in Ibadan, illuminating a metal rack holding motor pool drip pans. Canvas covers drape over the upper bars, their folds catching the cool morning glow. Stamped paper cards hang from hooks alongside coiled rubber hoses and scuffed plastic containers. Painted metal surfaces gleam with small, sharp highlights where the light strikes the edges. The air remains still, preserving the quiet tension of the pre-sunrise hour. A scuff mark on the plastic bin edge reflects the overhead fluorescent glow, at the base of the scene in the gritty reality of maintenance.