Field guide No. 242
Envelopes blooming in lavender twilight
The post is seasonal now.
White envelopes grow among endless rows of lavender at twilight, opening like petals all the way to the horizon. Return to sender, eventually.
Field noteStationery that grows in rows is horticulture miscast. Unprecedented, but not a contradiction.
Also possible, also breaking category
Saltwater etiquetteCrabs lift things all the time; waitering is the new part. Unusual career change, nothing more.
Cracked bowling balls hatch pinsBowling balls are not eggs and pins are not chicks. Nothing contradicts itself; it is just the wrong kind of thing.
Reef in a minorClear pianos exist and so do aquariums. Combining them ruins only the piano.
Last stop, asparagusTowers are tall, green and tapered when architects allow it. Asparagus has been doing it for free.