Field guide No. 1533
Against the grain
Splintered in one direction
A weathered fence post has split open, and its splinters fan out as matchsticks with red heads. The post comes pre-kindled.
Field noteSplintered post frays into matchsticks, red heads pointed at a dry field.
Also possible, also breaking category
Sailing bed across the salt flatsBeds stay where they are put. This brass one has sails and runners and is under way.
Borrowed spineA round cactus grows a long fish skeleton from its side. Very much a dry sort of aquarium.
Wheat roots through the airport trayRipe wheat grows from a security tray, its roots matting the clear plastic and trailing onto the rollers.
Burgundy sneakers and a tangled lace webLaces spun into a web is a job for a spider, done by shoes. Odd, not impossible.