String Lights Over Wet Concrete Burgundy Dawn

Pale dawn light spills across wet concrete and steel beams inside a taped-off excavation zone in Burgundy. A temporary string of bulbs hangs in the foreground, glowing faintly against the grey sky. Behind the lights, a plastic sheet shivers in a breeze, its surface rippling with water droplets from a brief sun shower. Dust coats the treated wood planks and steel girders, settling into the rough textures of the site. Raindrops rest on the plastic, distorting the view of the earth beyond. One drop slides down the edge of a steel beam, catching the pale light before falling into the mud.