Field guide No. 1268
Backwash
Surf’s up in the deep end.
A sand wave breaks across a drained indoor swimming pool, spray and all, over the old lane lines. The lifeguard has not been told.
Field noteSandbreak curls like surf inside a drained swimming pool.
Also possible, also breaking material
A matter of tasteMoss and rock layered on sponge is a terrarium with a cake slice’s ambitions. Inedible, still possible.
Snowflake wings in spring thawMoth wings shed scales as dust. This moth’s wing breaks up into drifting snowflakes.
Between stationsFish heads and fins protrude from smooth tide-pool rock. Fish and stone have not agreed who is who.
Hinged limestone ridgeLimestone slabs stand open at one end like lids on a row of tins.