Field guide No. 984
Eight arms ago
An octopus in open water
An octopus drifts through dark blue water. It has not yet reached the part where it needs a hand.
Field noteAn octopus drifts through dark water. It has not reached the part where it needs a hand.
Also possible, also breaking physics
Coral blossoms in desert tire tracksCoral needs seawater and gets none here. It has grown along a tyre track in baked mud as if the tread were a reef.
Octopus camouflage creeps across rocky seabedAn octopus blends into rock beside kelp. Its camouflage has become a permanent address.
Frozen waves, silver fishCrushed ice on the fish counter rears up into breaking waves over the catch.
Paper moths in the archiveFolded paper flying unaided is aerodynamics’ concern. Moths in drawers are a museum staple.