Field guide No. 238
A well-kept secret
Hinged, latched, clamped.
A walnut sits squeezed in a blue bench vice, fitted with a tiny brass hinge and latch like a jewellery box. Whatever's inside is not coming out without a warrant.
Field noteA jeweller could hinge a walnut by teatime. The vice is just there to make a point.
Also possible, also breaking nothing
A kind of patienceSwap the bob for a peach and the clock still swings, just slightly off. Somebody simply hasn’t.
Roots under the spare stepRoots take the shape of whatever’s missing, given decades. Slow masonry, but masonry.
Moon leaveBalloons come in every shape, moons included. Sleepiness is printed on, presumably.
Low tide laundryFish-print sheets are a choice, not a contradiction. They simply haven’t been hung here yet.