Field guide No. 893
Peeling basalt reveals ivory cores
The rock has a pale interior
Large ivory spheres show through cracks in a dark basalt landscape. The mountain has come apart to reveal its storage.
Field notePale rounded forms show through cracks in dark basalt. The rock has kept its contents under a thin shell.
Also possible, also breaking nothing
Recursive hatching in an abandoned marsh nestA cracked egg in a marsh nest contains a clutch of smaller eggs. The family tree begins early.
Rectangular voids in tangled rootsRoots grow square frames in the riverbank, each holding a view of the water.
The very formal heronHerons wade, laundromats flood, bow ties exist. All that is missing is the occasion.
Oyster shells opening on a wet roofOysters can cling to wet roof tiles. A chimney may object, but the shells will not.