Wet Black Plowed Field Under Break in Clouds

Late afternoon light breaks through heavy gray clouds to strike a freshly plowed field, turning the turned earth into a sheet of wet, shining black. The soil reflects the bright sky in sharp, glossy patches between the deep furrows. To the right, tall rectangular hay bales wrapped in white plastic stand stacked against the horizon, their crisp edges against the soft, rolling clouds above. Bare tree lines in the distance mark the edge of the property, stripped of leaves for late autumn. The ground glistens with recent rain, showing the harvest-time urgency of the season. One dark clod of mud rests on the edge of a furrow, catching a direct beam of sunlight.