Salt Fields: Science Fiction

You could see the sky in the salt fields. Every day, he'd slog out into the salt water that stung and burned in the cracks on his feet, and he'd pile the salt up in the center of the square to be scooped out and hauled to the carrier. It was hard work. The salt burned, and he had to haul heavy loads to keep his job. But it was a job, which was rare since the machines had come and replaced them in the factories. Couldn't do that in the salt marshes, though. The machines were too valuable, and the salt destroyed them. So he worked in the salt fields and watched the reflected sky.


Inspiration: The photo - http://www.flickr.com/photos/formosating/6969643227/
Story Potential: Low.
Notes: Cool photo, low potential story.