Field guide No. 1283
Crimson velvet in an open oyster
Packed for something precious.
An open oyster on wet black slate holds a lining of crushed red velvet where the oyster should be. It looks ready for a ring.
Field noteOyster shell holds a lining of crushed red velvet in place of oyster.
Also possible, also breaking material
Fair exchange in shallow waterA crab in a glassy green shell stands beside an encrusted old bottle. Both parties accepted the terms.
Orange cone coils a parking stripePainted line lifts off the tarmac and wraps the cone twice.
Emerald glass wave at dawnGlass behaves like water if you allow it centuries and some heat. This one skipped the waiting.
Star tears falling at dawnStars are far-off suns, not drops. Here each one hangs in a teardrop of glass, ready to fall.