Norwegian Ranch Mineral Feeder Night

A stack of galvanized metal mineral feeders stands in a muddy pasture beneath the faint, milky glow of an arctic summer night. Thin rain streaks down the corrugated metal surfaces, catching the starlight and turning the silver sheets into reflective sheets of liquid. Patches of wet straw and churned mud surround the base, where a tagged plastic container rests slightly askew. Leading lines formed by the fence rails guide toward the central stack, showing the weathered texture of the agricultural equipment. The air is thick with the quiet presence of a brief sun shower, leaving the ground slick and dark against the pale, diffuse light of the sky. one drop of water hangs from the rim of the lowest feeder, ready to fall.