Survey Stakes and Tools in Liberian Rain

Orange low-angle light from a dropping sun spills across a muddy site access road in Liberia, illuminating a row of survey stakes and string reels lined up beside a trench. Cut grade rods stack neatly against the wet earth, their metal surfaces reflecting the storm-clearing sky. The ground churns with deep tire tracks and puddles that mirror the fading daylight. Plastic marker paint cans sit in a cluster, their bright colors against the brown mud and gray sky. A wide panoramic view shows the heavy equipment shadows stretching long across the wet ground, showing the material grit of the construction site before the briefing begins. at the edge is a single drip of water sliding down the side of a plastic bucket onto the churned soil.