Field guide No. 1433
Duckweed capped iceberg on tidal mudflats
Aground long enough to grow a lawn
A pale blue iceberg sits stranded on wet tidal mud, its flat top covered in bright green duckweed. It has been here long enough to start a pond.
Field noteIcebergs strand on shores, but duckweed needs warm still water and this one has grown a lawn on the ice.
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.
Molting umbrella on a wet shop floorUmbrellas are made, birds moult. A category slip with a handle.
The pier blooms into treesCut timber stays cut. These pier posts have grown back into cherry trees in flower.
Borrowed time at the stop signA torn patch on a stop sign reveals tree rings. The sign has stood longer than the road.