Field guide No. 1413
All ears
Mushrooms in plumage
Pale bracket mushrooms climb a mossy log, and their caps are layered in grey-lilac feathers. They look ready to fly the moment the log rots.
Field noteFungi grow gills underneath and feathers on top here, which is two kingdoms sharing one hat.
Also possible, also breaking category
Peeling sky over a derelict telescopeSkies don’t have a backing. This one peels at the corner like wallpaper and shows plywood behind.
Small talkTwo megaphones face across a court with a stone ridge between them. The conversation lost common ground.
Guitar picks from an unplugged cablePatch lead pours plectrums from its bare end in place of sound.
The orange committeeSplit oranges can be arranged round a teapot by anyone with a knife. The quorum is implied.