Field guide No. 1476
Pursed brass on burgundy
Holding a note in.
A worn brass trumpet on red carpet, its bell pinched shut into a point like pursed lips. It is not taking requests.
Field noteBrass bends if you lean on it. This bell was pinched shut, which ends the music, not the brass.
Also possible, also breaking material
Emerald snake sheds silver chainmailSnakes shed skin. Shedding a suit of metal rings means growing one first, oddly.
One bite through pear, mug, boothTeeth do not usually get through china and upholstery. One mouth went pear, mug, seat, all in a line.
Pressure test_ cloud in a rusted bucketCloud fills a galvanised bucket and leaks through the rust. Vapour, finally, with a container.
Transparent goat in a sparse orchardGoat fur fades to glass mid-body, so the orchard tree behind shows right through the animal’s middle.