Field guide No. 1178
Roots above, leaves below
Upside down, with confidence.
A cross-section of soil shows pale branching roots standing out of the grass above, while small green leaves hang from the soil below. The plant has swapped departments and kept the paperwork.
Field noteRoots stand in the grass while leaves hang from the soil beneath. The plant argued with gravity and won.
Also possible, also breaking physics
Against the grain: tangled badlands strataRock does fold under pressure, though rarely into a tangle with tidy layers above and below it.
Cobalt waterfire on autumn leavesBlue flame still burns leaves, however unhelpful the rain. Color does not contradict combustion.
Downpour in reverseRain falls into pale columns that sprout in rows from cracked earth. The ground is farming weather.
Peppercorns piercing a porcelain platePeppercorns are hard but not that hard. These went through porcelain and table at speed.