Bales

What is it about hay bales in a field that is so fascinating?  Is it the regular geometric shapes scattered seemingly at random on a surface?  

It was a miserable morning - in terms of weather - rain, wind, rain etc.  Around mid-day we watched the trailing edge of the clouds slowly approach, and by early afternoon the sun had come out, the wind had dropped, and it was a lovely afternoon.  Which is when I went out on a brief walk.  It was getting close to sunset, so the already golden fields were made even more golden.