Fifty Words Challenge || Futile Efforts

My entry to the Fifty words challenge hosted by an amazing lady, @jayna, is built around the given prompt, break.
The story I imagined is about a hard working man who faces the powers of nature. He is getting tired of so much work, of so many futile efforts. But he keeps doing it as this is the only thing he knows: working land.

The sun was almost gone. It was a hot day with a clear blue sky.
He spent hours trying to resuscitate the burnt crops but without rain nothing can be done. Looking disappointed at the scorched rose bushes, he headed towards the little green cottage. He really needed a break.

^{Huawei P8, f 2, S 1/120s, 3.79 mm, ISO100, Snapseed edited}

The photo I used shows some of my roses. They were destroyed by rain, ironic isn't it? 🙂

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