Field guide No. 1156
Open season
Fruit watched from the thorns.
Apple tree branches heavy with small red apples have dark curved blades pinned among them. The orchard has put up a notice in the only way it knows.
Field noteDark curved blades are pinned among the apples, as the orchard’s own notice to pickers.
Also possible, also breaking category
Zest expressTrains take whatever body you weld onto them. Citrus is a livery, not a paradox.
The kitchen holds its breathA dust sheet over a kitchen is housekeeping. One with eyes is a ghost costume for a room.
Silver fish stream through a giantSmall fish stream along the body of a much larger fish. The shoal has found an efficient commute.
Snowbound empty nestA ringed nest sits empty among thorns. The occupants left a forwarding address, and no bird.
