Field guide No. 1164
Pressure test_ cloud in a rusted bucket
Rated for one cloud, tops.
A dented galvanised bucket sits on wet gravel, full of white cloud, with small puffs escaping through the rust holes in its side. The bucket was never meant to be this soft inside.
Field noteCloud fills a galvanised bucket and leaks through the rust. Vapour, finally, with a container.
Also possible, also breaking material
Soft evidenceA raised fingerprint marks a teacup. The evidence will be difficult to wash.
Descending smoke solidifies into woodSmoke trails sink back into the charcoal and harden into pale twisted roots.
The velvet switchbackRoads take any surface that bears weight. Velvet bears it badly, and beautifully.
Emerald rose in fossil stoneFossils keep the shape and lose the life. This stone rose kept the bud alive and wet with dew.