Field guide No. 1615
Seed money
Light as a seed, then not.
Fluffy seeds blow out of dry pods across a stubble field at dusk. As they fly they turn to black rocks and drop.
Field noteThistledown hardening into boulders mid-gust, the field sown with rocks instead.
Also possible, also breaking material
Straw hatted garden snailSnails grow their shells. This one carries a woven sun hat, ribbon and all, coiled into a spiral.
One for the roadTyre tread pours from a red suitcase across the yellow lines; it has been on the road a while.
A honey filled running laneHoney pours and sets in any trough; a running track’s kerb is just a long enough mould.
The velvet switchbackRoads take any surface that bears weight. Velvet bears it badly, and beautifully.