Field guide No. 1115
Frozen patch in a moving field
A still spot in a windy field.
A tuft of grass lies sharp and unmoving in the middle of a field that is blurred by a heavy wind. It has been told to hold still and is overdoing it.
Field noteA tuft holds perfectly still while the field around it blurs in a gale; it was asked to wait and did.
Also possible, also breaking physics
Pendulum anchors a swinging roomA pendulum swings and the room keeps still. Here the bob holds still and the whole room does the swinging.
Smoke skeleton over a smoked fishSmoke gathers into the outline of a fish skeleton above a smoked fish. Dinner has left an afterimage.
Road splitting into darknessThe highway opens into a muddy pit, centre line and all. Repairs are scheduled, indefinitely.
The ladder harvestWood that was a tree has decided to be one again. Carpentry does not usually reverse.