Field guide No. 365
Frozen splash across black basalt
A ripple that set.
A small white pebble sits at the centre of concentric rings in black volcanic rock, like a splash in a pond that hardened mid-ripple. The stone is still waiting to land.
Field noteLava does set in ripples now and then. Rings round a dropped pebble is a neat coincidence.
Also possible, also breaking material
A softer landingOak is not upholstery. The floor is behaving like the wrong material, nothing worse.
Velvet waterfall in an empty theatreFabric doesn’t fall like water, but a lot of fabric falling is merely expensive.
Ironing crumpled aluminumFoil can be smoothed, not turned into a mirror-thick plate. The iron added metal somewhere.
Lightly dressedAny leaf can hang over a bulb. Few lampshades wilt by Thursday.