Field guide No. 1551
Deep roots
Planted upside down, on purpose.
A cut bank of dark soil shows mushrooms growing the wrong way. White stalks poke up through the moss while the caps sit buried below.
Field noteMushrooms rooted by their caps, stalks poking up through moss like pale plant labels.
Also possible, also breaking category
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.
Parking meter swallows the roadParking meters take coins. This one is feeding the road itself into its slot.
Blue flame in red cabbageA small blue flame burns between two cabbage halves. Probably the freshest pilot light there is.