Field guide No. 856
Empty giant under a burgundy blanket
Someone is still under there
A vast mound beneath a burgundy blanket fills an empty concrete room. The blanket is doing an admirable job of not explaining itself.
Field noteA blanket covers a huge, empty shape in a concrete hall. The occupant has left no forwarding address.
Also possible, also breaking nothing
Loop neck flamingo at dawnA flamingo’s neck curls into a complete loop beside a still pool. It has found a shortcut to its own head.
Tree shaped void beneath clear iceA tree-shaped cut in clear ice, packed with oak leaves. The tree is absent, the outline is intact, nobody is wrong.
Slow flowSnail fountains are sold at garden centres. This one is merely the size of the wall.
Hermit crab’s jade insulator shellAny hollow that fits will do for a crab between shells. A glass insulator happens to fit.