Field guide No. 1330
Mushroom caps falling beneath a rotten log
Autumn, but for fungi
Under a fallen log in dark woods, mushroom caps drop from the bark and pile up on the forest floor. The log is shedding them like leaves.
Field noteCaps drop from under the log like leaves in a gale, gills first.
Also possible, also breaking physics
Snowfall from a jungle radiatorRadiators heat. This one snows, in a palm house of all places, and the drift is knee deep.
An endless orange peelA single strip of peel passes through three shrinking oranges. Each fruit is smaller than its argument.
Brick balanced on a dandelion parachuteDandelion fluff carries a seed’s weight; slung between two stalks it now cradles a whole brick.
Dust ripples in the bell foundrySound can make dust dance on a plate. A silent bell setting the floor rippling is less convincing.
