Field guide No. 1327
Midair leaves on a fallen log
Growing on nothing in particular
Fresh green leaves hang in the gaps of a split, rotting log with no stems holding them. The log is dead, but its leaves have not heard.
Field noteFresh leaves hang in the gaps of a rotten log with no stems to hold them.
Also possible, also breaking physics
Fog weighs on the fenceMist is water too light to fall. This bank has the weight of a herd and leans on the wire like one.
Red umbrella under a taut skyAn umbrella anchors a taut canopy above a bench. The forecast is being held in place.
Icicle fringed tortoise in summerIcicles hang from the shell’s rim while dandelions bloom a step away.
Autumn leaves suspended in timeLeaves that refuse to land are gravity’s embarrassment. The tree is entirely ordinary.