Field guide No. 1620
Shoulder season
Snow wearing the rocks.
Mossy boulders dot a brown hillside in a late thaw. The last snow hangs off their sides in folds like shawls.
Field noteSnowdrifts draped over boulders like shawls, lingering on the shady side of every stone.
Also possible, also breaking nothing
Bicycle rust branching into thin airRust spreads along exposed metal. The bicycle has simply stayed outside too long.
Teacup inside a tea bagA white cup sits inside an oversized tea bag amid spilled tea. The steeping instructions are unusually literal.
Tangled birch, rigid rootsRoots take the easiest path, and in this soil the easiest path apparently comes with a set square.
A brief history of rainFossils can be poured into an umbrella by anyone with a shovel. Ammonites and umbrellas, both on record.