Field guide No. 593
Summer dust devils on frozen lake
Hot wind, cold lake.
Across a frozen lake under a pale sky, three whirls of sandy dust spin over the cracked ice, trailing tan streaks behind them. Somebody's summer took the wrong turn.
Field noteDust devils need hot ground to rise from. These whirl sand across cracked lake ice.
Also possible, also breaking physics
Tiny storms in the cotton fieldGrey clouds rise from cotton plants. The crop has weathered the forecast.
Suspended lentil wallLentils pour from a sack and stack into a flat vertical sheet in midair, stopped at an unseen plane.
Autumn in the tree’s shadowShade can cool a lawn, not change its season. Still nothing here argues with itself.
Migrating seats in an empty cinemaCinema seats are bolted down in rows. These have come unbolted and flock up the side wall.