Stacked Hatch Crate in Albanian Barn Night

Galvanized metal crates stack high near a wooden windbreak under a sky heavy with winter rain. Straw mats the ground, tangled with thick rope and scraps of paper caught in the wind. A rubber trough holds murky water beside the metal stacks. Gray daylight bleeds through the overcast monsoon clouds, mixing with the dim, silvery glow of barn lamps. Rain lashes the scene, whipping the loose paper edges and creating a wet sheen on the rubber. The crates show rust spots and scuff marks from heavy use. Water drips from the trough edge onto the muddy floor. One piece of straw rests against the lowest crate corner.