Field guide No. 913
Silver fish woven into the tide
The tide has taken up sewing
Small silver fish appear woven into a pale net lying across clear water and rocks. The shoreline has finished mending something.
Field noteSilver fish show through a pale net lying across clear water. The shoreline has finished mending something.
Also possible, also breaking nothing
Tree rings across the clearingConcentric grooves spread through a forest clearing around a stump. The tree has left a map of its time there.
Torn acoustic wall reveals white feathersDown muffles sound perfectly well, so stuffing a quiet room with a flock is wasteful rather than wrong.
Midnight laundromat of sleeping mothsMoths do like linen, and drums are dark. A full load is just unusually committed.
Color bleeding into the gutterBright pigment washes from a curb into rainwater. The street has taken up painting.