Field guide No. 1616
Settling in
The table is giving way politely
A heavy oak dining table in a sunny room with a potted cactus sinking into the tabletop, the wood dipping round it like a cushion. It has made itself at home.
Field noteTabletops hold weight flat, but this oak sags round a potted cactus like a cushion.
Also possible, also breaking material
Black shadow driftA fence post’s shadow has banked up against it like snow, crumbs and all. Wind usually does this in white.
Slate wave on a silent shoreA wave of layered slate is frozen at its crest. It has been about to break for some time.
Ice webs among autumn bramblesHoarfrost grows on webs every cold morning. These skipped the silk and went straight to ice.
The sea has pocketsWater stitched like denim breaks the fabric rules, not the logical ones. The key is perfectly ordinary.
